Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
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We say recently people sending
going for what bought And in order that there will
misunderstanding position
this question desire little in addition add
codici we're, already think this
essary judging
Gently who while they buy most everything they home told
times when bought The given
doing they could they
local dealer could did show any disposition get
Or when city and visiting the large they something
that pleased them and bought it,
We have offer for merchant who will
effort provide his customers with what they And
blame while in the city, they visited the big retail and
when there bought something they particularly liked especially
goods such character that would
their home merchant would not have the thing We desire
fair and realize that there exenuag which
would justify buying outside their home What little might
bought these would enough speak
about Nor wish create the impression that idea
head that just because selling goods Audubon that
here, in this vicinity has right to buy anything anywhere else
What have said the past regard sending away
people who perseny everything they
buy regardless the fact that the goods the could
be bought the local dealer And who when they
thing Of importance buy send it. Buying only
the things which they hurry for which too insignificant
for them bother send for themselves People who will inves
gate prices and goods find that they supply their
at who and then declare that cheap
without knowing what they would have had pay here.
appears that the Audubon who have
had the publicly what they all privately We do not
hqk there merchant in who has said this subject much
than have said advertisements Perhaps they do not
publish what they because they do not people know it, Per-
haps they think policy Or perhaps afraid they might
be confronted with evidence that than We
afraid think the
might find out that had opinion And to the policy
of
will stop who wanted to send, from sending Which
doubd and exactly what said former advertisements
We did hope however that might be read few who amendb
and who would look the question with business and fairness
and would the future they have the past give their home
chants equal chauce with the city stores.
We all know that when booming when
good and when merchants selling lots goods that property Of all
kinds will sell quickly and for better price than when the place
dead Values property regulated certain extent by the cond
tons of the business done place. Let enough people refuse
their home merchants long
and the few merchants left will the tactics Of
crossroads grocer stocks carried will degenerate respects trade
that should here will other wdawake The
longer prevail grow
til property values would shrink onea many of gaining
livelihood would be taken All these facts apparent
will stop think strange
pie who interested in the welfare of Audubon financial well
other will pereny do the very thing which will hurt
themselves the end much than they the merchant
time.
We salve their conscience saying Mrs So So
sends for what she buys therefore they have the right There
is question about anyons right spend their
place they But which people
would time remembering remind them it.
Nor do desire make for ourselves ee
goods from that could have bought WELL
cheapy satisfactory from local dealer Nor think
justified in sending away because else does.
trying that the city
advantages many disadvantages
impossible account the and other
for them goods cheaper than country Providing the
country makes effort and satisfied with reasonable profits
local dealer sell the goods at the
prices would pay sending does unreasonable for
aonze We understand that ia
And that do not share directly In the profits make
Yet there child Audubon the vicinity Of