Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-16
GAR OFF CATTLE HAVE
LONG HORNS" -
Chapter Three.

THIS is our third chapter under the above title and
the subject of ordering various goods from Northern
Mail Order Houses. There selfish motive IN the
arguments making for home trade. Just rene-
ber if you will, that there THREE dry goods houses
in Yorkvlle there probably THIRTY other business
houses within the towns limits that handle groceries,
hardware drugs and medicines, paints oils varnshes,
furniture, Stoves ranges brgges wagons harness. sewing
machines pianos and organs, Watches clocks ewery, a-
ricutual machinery and Implements and in fact almost
every article that civilized could want Now we do
expect ask that you buy everything that you
from do ask that you buy all your
DRY GOODS, etc. from H. c. STRAUSS & CO. but
you in the habit of buying goods through the mails
and sending money to Northern markets, where you will
never even see its glitter again. do make plea that
you do your buying through local houses In sending
money away it is probable that you sending money
out of the community that probably paid to you tor
services by Yorkve business house, and you give the
local merchant no chance small profit from your
trade 'We" says the mail order votary, eff render
the local merchant such services to his money
have perfect right to send it to Richmond for goods II
want to do so" Yes admit your right. But also
claim right and that is the right to pay money for
services such parties buy their goods in Yorkvile
Now, we hope that will take the illustrations
mean to be vndctive PERSONAL but simply desire to
show the mail order adherens where they doing them
selves and Yorkvle merchants injustice Think
the following illustrations carefully and apply them to
yourself, if they fit:
1st Take the two railroads. If one of the local
agents ordered all the dry goods groceries, etc. his fami-
might se from Richmond while the other local agent
bought his goods from Yorkve merchants which rail-
road would be likely to receive the business of local
chants? You can without using pencil.
3D. Take the local livery stables for instance. Sup
pose the firms should buy all the supplies, needed
for the stables and all such goods their individual fam
lilies might use from Norfolk Va. If the propretors OF
the other stables bought all stable supplies and their nd
vdual family supplies from Yokvile merchants and kept
their money home do you not think that the latter
firm would get such business local merchants could put
in their way?
3d. Take again, local oficeholder, either appoint
i've elective who receives large proportion OF his sup
port from Yorkvle business houses and after his salary
fees had been paid he used his money to buy dry goods
and family supplies in New York. could that oceholder
with good grace ask for the votes signed endorsements
of the 200 voters connected with local business
houses? Such business would give his endorse
nent to such an oicehoder would be simply putting
club in the oficehoders hand to crack his head
The arguments above be applied with equal force
to other classes of business folks and do not the
railroad agents. the verymen the ocehoder because
they may may order their goods We do not know
that any of them do the mail order system in buying
goods. They simply used as examples The same
arguments could be applied to physicians preachers To-
cal merchants.
This is our last sermon this line We have en-
deavored to show Yorkve people how they are doing
themselves and Yorkvlle merchants justice in buying
their goods by the mail order route We do not think the
people who have been buying goods from mail order
houses have ever considered the fact that the mail order
houses of the North do contribute penny city,
county or taxes they do not contribute to church
Sunday Schools they do not help support graded
country schools, they do not help local business to
make living, they do not help support any local nstitu
ton Local merchants contribute to the support of ALL
Now ending all these arguments with the Golden
Rule of 'Do others you would have others do
you" don't you think it would be to your credit
to buy goods from through local merchants?
III. G.. STRAUSS & COMPANY.