Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-06-26
"DO not Divide the Spells
Till the Victory is WOn.'

ont in the Plainview papers,
advertising their goods at very
low prices, the merchants have
reaped a great harvest. They
have whitfield their big profits
down and are now making prices
to the buying public that cannot
be equaled in Canyon City or
any other railroad town. We
were talking with very promi,
uent cow-man the other day and
he said: The merchants have
now come to their senses and |
am truly glad of it. They are
now selling goods at lower
prices than | can buy them at
any point on the railroad. | buy
a great many supplies and have
been sending my wagons to
railroad points to get them, but
the other day | picked up a copy
of the Press and saw where one
man was selling coffee, sugar,
etc, a great deal cheaper than |
can buy them on the railroad, |
pick up copy of the Herald
aud find where another mer-
chant is selling dry goods and
groceries as cheap rs can buy
at Canyon City or Hereford. ="
He said: Il know this to be a
fact, for | have bought supplies
at all these places and ind that
| can get the best bargains in
Plainview, and | am really glad
that they have decided to adver-
tise, for | can now keep posted
on their prices. - He then pull
ed out a greenback, we won t
say Of what denomination, and
said: Here, credit me with 4
few years subscription. '-Plain-
view Press.
The spirit of rivalry, so char
aCteriStic to the growth of new
towns should not gain proper.
tons to the extent that we lose
sight Of the fact that we are on
practically the same footing
when the question of natural
advantages are considered, for
we are only one as 4 town that
forms link of the great and
glorious Panhandle, which is
big enough for us all, aud just
at the present writing a little to
spare. There is no reason why
we should not all cooperate as
a unit IN all plans that promise
a betterment of our condition
in life. the mutual action and
reaction Of reciprocity should
unite our common interests
wheE the matter of developing
our resourceful country-.which,
without exaggeration has been
apparently touched by the Giver
of all things with wand of
pdrtiality-is taken into consld
GRAFTON.
We can only credit the above
clipping to this enVious rivalry
that is in this instance sticking
out on all sides like the handle
of a jug. Newspaper satire is a
composition of salt and mercury,
and it depends upon the differ
ent mixture and preparation OF
these ingredients that it comes
out a noble medicine or a rank
poison. The connection be
tween vice and meaunesS is a
tit subject for satire in news
papers but in the present in
stance it is uncalled for when
the facts of the case are consid
cred Canyon City merchants
are enjoying just the same lucra-
tive patronage from our friends
and customers to the south at
the present time that she has in
the past, and the fact that they
do not make it known through
the columns of the News for the
especial information of the
Press is to their detriment.
That Plainview merchants nave
been unloading an Old stock of
groceries and dry goods 'at ex
tremely low rates, is admissa
BILE, but take it value for value
when a fresh stock of goods is
considered, Canyon City can
compete and undersell Plain
view, or any other inland town
and to qualify the above asser-
tipn, SHE DOES.
Now, Bro. Little, we wish to
congratulate you on your sue
cess in being SO fortunate as to
secure a liberal patronage which
you Justly deserve at the bands
of your merchants, but let those