Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-04-19
PATRONIzE HOME INDUSTRY.


A Good Citizen Spends His Money
Among the Local Tradesmen.
The member Of community who ha-
bitually ignores his home merchant, me-
chanic or tradeslnan and makes his pur.
chases and spends his money in other
towns does not deserve the name Of .
good citizen and should not be cosnte
nanced by those who have tho best inter
ests Of their own locality at heart. That
1t pays to trade near homo IL . well es-
tablished fact, and no town or city ever
prospered whose citizens, enticed by the
alluring bats held ont by the merchant
in the big cities, spend their money with
them.
The local merchant and mechanic are
interested in the progress and develop
ment Of the town and country in which
they live, and every dollar that they
amass is reinvested and remains in the
neighborhood. As they prosper their
taxes increase, and just 30 much those Of
others are lightened. They assist in
keeping up your schools, churches and
other public institution and charities.
But the person who spends his money in
some distant city puts it beyond assist
ing In any local enterprise. The man in
the city upon whom you Uestow your
custom has no further interest in you or
your surroundings than the cash he re.
ceives from you. 1t Is no concern Of his
whether you are as devoid OF social,
church or educational privileges Is the in.
habitants Of Borrioboola- Cha, or wheth-
er your streets or highways are well
made or an aboriginal Indian trail. The
surplus money which he has to bestow
will so to enrich tls exchequer Of insti-
buttons from which you will never re-
ceive any benefit and to add to the
wealth Of communities in which you
have no financial interest.
And. further, there il no good reason
for this impolitic and unbusinesslike di-
version Of trade. The business men in
the smaller cities and towns can and do
sell goods year in and year out A. cheap
ly as do those OF the larger places. The
lower expenses. cheaper rent and i'm
munity from the exorbitant municipal
taxes which prevail in the great cities
enable them TO do SO and still make q
living profit. But the shrewd city mer-
chants. by advertising certain goods ut
ridiculously low prices. manage to attract
gullible patrons TO their places OF bust
ness, with the knowledge that they will
succeed in selling them other goods at
advanced prices 10 reimburse themselves
for the loss on the leader" and leave
themselves handsome profit.
The home merchant Is established here
and expects to pursue his business among
US indefinitely. The continuance Of his
trade is dependent upon this fair and
uniform treatment Of his customers and
the quality OF his goods His field is linn
tied. and should he resor, to shady meth
DDS or foist dishonest wares upon his pa
irons his reputation would DO gone and
his trade consequently lost. But the
metropolitan merchant has wide and
an almost unlimited field. His patrons
are from all parts OF the country. and il
he can lie s. fortunate as TO get one good
deal" from each one he does no; expect
them TO return. The ideal community
is that IN which there is a reciprocity Of
good feeling among merchants in all
branches Of trade, mechanics profession
al men, worsingmen and farmers, each
syaillng himself a. far a. possible Of the
others services. buying his goods or en-
ploying his labor, as the case NAV l,e.
The community where this practice OBJ
tains is always found 10 be an excep-