The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30
10y atty to Portland.

streets. her cleanliness, her order, her peace.
We delight in her promenades. her scenic
environments her magnificent panoramic
ocean and inland views. We prize the uni
versa1 comfort of her homes. We revel in
her harbor and island luxuriance her unique
beauties of cape and bay and prolnontory.
We are glad and proud when the summer
stranger comes to view these charms, and
rehsarse them enthusiastically TO ears altar.
We delight in praising Portland. and in
all that praises Portland. All this we do,
and, so far we are loyal. But what else do
We do?
why, We sit down among ourselves. and
twirl our thumbs and look solemn and wise,
and say. "Oh yes, POI tland is very good
place to live in, but for business, ah-and
then we shake our heads and look as if
there We're reallyFno words in tie language
bad enough to tell what a BILE place
Portland is for business. Then we go out,
and send some more money to Sioux City,
TO Fort Payne, Or TO New York for a
silk dress or TO Boston for spool of thread.
Our torefarthers evidently considered this
locality good place for business. George
Cleeves thought it was good place for bus
iness when he planted his pioneer foot on
1.-The Neck"
80 thought Burroughs, and CLARK, and
Rramhall, and Bracket, and Crocker, and
FaTAer, ana treble, anu Noyes, ana Cush-
ing. and Freeman, when they built and re-
built their dwellings and fought for terrific
ry inch by inch with their indomitable
courage.
We're these intrepid men mistaken? The
answer lies in the subsequent condition of
theif pfostellIy. 1hey must nave louho
home enterprise to prosper they must have
hade success upon II. nc" oln theS 40
lE 1hey ala IL py WORKING 10 oullo up the
prosperity OF the Iowa. anu tne prosperity
OF the town quilt up theirs. ne theory is
plsln.
me man VINO owns real estate IN town.
unds MS properly Value nuctuate Win the
"nslness pulse Oh the towt- "hen IL QUICK
ems ms mouse or LIS store or DIS factory is
worth more; when 1t slackens, less. The
business interests OF portland winch IN
cluoe manufacturers ana Wholesale traoe'
cannon Oh course, De covered pY single
susges1lon' or a single conslderatlon; oht
the very considerable proportion which her
real business pears TO Inc other. makes IL
possiple 10 cover much with one plain de-
mana. Ii Is, give 10 our own merchants
the hist chance TO sell you their goods.
"hen they can not meet your needs, then,
ana not I'LL then, patronlze Boston or new
ork.
One Is not required 10 GUY what one
Doesn't want 1or Inc sake OF loyalty TO
hoine 'raue out is rlsnl thihs 70 uo anu
wrong thlng lot TO 40, 10 patiohlze nome
trade JUST as Tar as is possloie ana keep
our money al home- Inis Is not only right
oue polite.
Ibere IS olsloyal' lmpohtlc, seiIsn ana
flllS TACT. too much IN vogue, Tor rushing 10
the larger cltles 1or every thln2 mat IS
wanted. from a piano 10 paper OF pins.
There are women whose HUSBANDS ana
runners owe 10 Fortiaho patronage every
COLLAR theS possess,Who say Win great CON-
pIHcency that tney never puy anything IA
.oftiano- there is notnlng mere you know.
&C "heh tney want uress OF urapefy' OF
a to"e1 or skein Vi slih' lhe9 isAoie Ing
lafse anu careiuliy seiee'eu assor' menus VI
.AoSe very sooos Ihas oui iheronan' nave
1'S- orousn6 ifolh We" iorA anu laiu On
4hsir co"h .ers al lair pr-ees' anu 'ney 81. al
Dso a'o senu ~ 'e" VI q "na tHo''oh
fos samples iheh wAeh Inc Samples coh'e'
@1Mh lhe' uo WIN "iiia1ins pionp'neso'
mo iaf a"ay n'ere nan's osins aief' ~ e".'n
t'n Hsue' 'AeS soiecs nlts teh' oasnnieie'
va uoi.Af oi'A' an" WIN oHoAi
80 - 49, - e"'A .
-''Ai0 us"1 IA VI Oiahi 20 eA"0'iS 90 soo'
20 pieoo VI D'o"n e"eheA Dousn' IL
1aoa'on- 10 uln ersnoe 'eihs III 'n!s oao''
ma Inc transaction IS JUST 80 much gam
~ DostoA anu Just ~ liuon loss ~ oiU-
AA"- ING 40 eon iAoo 80 "eA - on A'Ao-
Asse anu e"h neS.ne's' is 'nis i's
"s peopi0 "ie io'"A ~ ou1 oi.'' aee'
eh W say "e WISH ner piospei,'S ~ rs
ho,o 'hn o"p'' al. '"oan ti"' we
@ish ~ see our man uiAotuf anu contneroe
-1Ai'e' anu ohips uhio"u 'heii e"feoes oh
0Af NC nne"n 'ne' "o "ouiu sec
o't "iS soo's inei enahos soii oneii oioenS'
S1A na.'ers' Sell tneir n".s' our erocAery
-- 'Ae-A ''.'ees ooi ga pc inen 'iioi' o",
p0's' oui 1o"eieie tneli spoons anu All
trades and professions flourish by the in
creasing needs OF a increasing population.
yban q great ,ailorino or crock erv or
VI VI
COOL ana .shoe' or or! gooas, or FURNITURE
ouse is hazarded in our midst, we congrat-
,,,sta tba nro ,riators ,nd we oonor.+r1.+a
- - "so
Ourselves on having SO me stores IN Fort
land. We wish the firms cordially we'll, but