The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-02-24
DOES THIS FIT YOUR CASE?

you, the one who is reading these lines,
that is If You are buying away from
home--the city in which you live. Did
yon ever stop to think that every dollar
you send away from Greenwood for
merchandise is not returned till fall
when it is sent back to buy the com
try's product. Well it is. And from
our experience of four years as post
master ] found out that five dollars
was sent away by merchants wives
whereas there was one by those of the
mechanics or laborer Now we do not
know this is the case in Greenwood and
we hope 1t is not. II should not be, for
there is not q merchant in town but
who carries stock of dress goods that
can be made into as pretty dresses, and
we know as cheaply ash found at Barrs,
Menkins, Lowensteins or any where
else. Again there are dress makers here
who can make them to fit as well and
much cheaper than Mrs. X. & l.. Lin
den or Madam Grundy of Louisville,
or any other, but for argument, say
they charge as much, are they not home
folks, don't they deserve it, for when
they get 1t it starts to rolling again, and
one dollar will stop in the heIphe,Y
pocket, one or more In the grOcers
draw, another to the coal and water
man. another TO the officers for taxes
to keep up the town, another TO the
druggist or doctor, another to the bank
until before n month has past it has all
gone back into our trades circulation
In the other case your money is gone
and Louisville or some other town is
enjoying the luxury of your folly.
To the men the same can be said; bny
your clothes ont Of the stock at home.
Your fathers wore home spun and you
are no better than they. But il you
have got to buy nade-to. order suits
give it to merchants at home who make
them or receive profit ont of sales.
De this and you will in one year declare
times are better The Ward d. Mont
gonery and Sears d Roebuck book
salesman is taking thousands of dollars
from Greenwood & merchants each year,
just because you have set the example.
Iou, by sending away for things have
led people to think they can get better
goods for less money~bnt every one
who will confess and give their experl.
encs will testify such is not the case
when compared with our merchants
goods and cash is paid on purchase.
Now we are not opposed to buying from
out of town firms but our duty is to
our home merchants first for out Of
his business he builds your churches,
gives to charity. buries the poor, encour.
ages every enterprise that starts; and to
these your ont Of town merchant gives
nothing. II he has not what you want
and at reasonable price, send away
but in each case before this il done, let
the inquiry be made.
And right here let ns say word to
the planters. Give our merchants yonr
tradepay them The commission you
pay Your New Orleans merchants and
they will furnish you the goods. There
are planters living in fifteen miles OF
Greenwood who spend eight and ten
thousand dollars 4 year, and ont of that
may be five hundred In Greenwood.
Adopt new plan this year and give
your home merchants the eight and ten
thousand dollars ;Jd the one In New
Orleans Or risewhe.e the five hundred
dollars. They viii appreciate it, aud
at the saus time II viii aid in building
up y0nr home town.
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