The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-03-20
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Cur community ;i Just now passing
thronst the same oxpori:a,ce, that each
and every community has passed through
from the Hudson River 10 North Dakota,
namely, Of being bcsegcl by mon, who
have made Il failure OF everything else,
they have tried to buy GROCERIES away
from your own town. If what these
men tell YOU were true, that you can
buy Groceries go much cheaper from
them. than from your local merchant.
Grocery Stores in the Eastern States
would lQag since havn passed out Of
existence, instead Of that, the reverse
is true. Grocery stores still live in all
places. while these it;nerant merchants
operate in locality for awhile, then
move on. When one of these mea, who
have perhaps had a week or ton days
experience. SO pe:sistcrtly wants to snvn
you money, AJAX tii0tn what thoy arc
paying for Eggs. Or Butter, or Chickens,
or Potatoes, or anything you may have
to trade for Groceries. It is the easiest
way to get rid Of them. or course 3a
understand that this is fres country.
A man can buy his goods where he can
do the best. There is no such thing as
Protection within our borders. Abso
lutte free trade roigns supreme. And 1
blame no man if he can buy Groceyies
or anything else cheaper in Chicago or
elsewhere, than he can at home, to buy
them there. But we have yet to learn
OF the first instance where man saved
one single dime by buying his Groceries
in Chicago. Here is where so many
farmers get tallen in: Onu OF these cx-
pericnced Salesman will ask Turner,
for instance, what do you have to pay
for. say: Evaporatcd Apples, for instance.
The farmer answers, II got 10 lbs, saF
slc0." Now this experienced Salesman
sails in, and quotes you evaporated
apples at G,G15or CENTS BY the
Box, mind you, now remember, they,
sell by the box, having no drying out in
weights, to contend with, 40 shortage in
weights, and let mo say right hero that
not one box in twenty of dried fruits
will hold out in weight. Now the price
that we could sell you Dried Fruits at,
BY the bo3<, We will guarantee
will meet Chicago prices in each and
every instance. Do not forget this.
What is true Of Dried fruits, is true of
great many other goods. Now if any of
our farmer friends want bill of Grocer.
les, bring your Chicago prices to va, and
we will fill the bill at the lowest figures
you can obtain anywhere. for same
grade Of Goods. Don't let them Hoo
doc you by comparing the price Of q
box, with the price of single Mound
Tea ia another article VIE thov trv to
make you believe that your local merch-
ant is robbing you, Now l have bought
and sold Teas for about fifteen years
and want to toll you right here, that
IL We're to pick the best tea out of
several samples shown mo, might make
a mistake of at least lOc per pound.
linen what can you expect of men who
have mover made Tea study. We have
Tea at 2c pound that looks very much
like our SOC. Tea and vet the difference
is 3oc. per pound by the chest. Then
again. suppose this principal of sending
away for you goods were carried out to
its fullest extent. and it certainly would
be, if it was such a money saving thing,
as these experienced Statesmen try to
have you believe, then the local stores
would all close up and move to Chicago.
Now what would farm be worth in
Steele County if YOU could not even buy
a spool of thread. or pound of tobacco.
or pound of nails any nearer to you
than tho large cities. Now claim that
good stores are as necessary in farm
ing community, as good farmers are in
a business community. The benefits
are mutual, Therefore, we urge you to
give ps a chance to figure on your bills,
then if We can not do as we'll by you as
others can, we have no right to kick.
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