The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

=
longer such" said c. 2. De SuccI
last Tuesday when a reporter Of thi
paper asked about the grocery ped
ding business.
Continuing Mr.. De succa aaid
Fired Mccoy g. Company. Of 1881
Western Avenue. Seattle. last win
ter made ne a proposition to sci
goods 10 the farmers, agreeing Il
pay twenty per cent Of the purchase
price. Al that time Mr.. Mccoy
represented the business as strict
ly honorable one ard spoke Of # as
a Godsend to the poor farmers who
would by this method be able 70 Sc
cure better goods al lower prices
than the local merchants could sell
them.
The proposition outlined by hin
seemed fair enough, as he agreed 10
furnish expense money until be
made the frs; delivery, when I
would receive ny commission.
worked Harrington and Odessa and
we went to Edwall. but the second
day I was in Odessa he sent ne q
letter saying 10 60 70 WILDER as he
was going TO Seattle not having been
able 10 do any business IN Edwzll.
! came 10 WILDER expecting he
would send me expense money as
promised but il has 70. come. I an
not particularly anxious 10 work for
nothing and laid of pending an
answer 10 my telegram for money.
He sent me a wire yesterday telling
ne 70 come in 70 Seattle but 50 far
! have not received the money OF
letter. One thing IS certain ! VIII
stay right here a. his expense as he
has guaranteed ny expenses and
can collect il II he has any thing
You can depend On che thing. he
viii never deliver shipment In this
county til he has settled With ne,
as DO not think his goods can pass
the pure food laws. ! VIII make a
test Of them al my own expense If
the merchants don't"
HAS he any wholesale house n
mo, he buys his goods from
Seattle jobbers and ships them 70
The farmers al about fifty per cent
profit.
How any farmer in his right
mind can patronise these psddlers IS
more than can understand. Why,
he sample Of coffee that I carry IN
ny case is nothing but large Mezi-
an Java that can be purchased any
,iace for twenty cents q pound, ard
Go not believe be sends as good
.uali,y as the sample. It's q cen
idence game and ! don't want any
aore OF i in mine.
why, just think Of selling some
'oor old unsaspecting farmer I'VE
ounds Of every kind Of spice under
he sun when you we're reasonably
are the nutnegs we're wooden and
he spices we're made Of God only
nows what.
But the worst OF al IS the SIC a
ound tea. Il these orders were
yer delivered and the farmers saw
le tea they bought sor SIC, 7 would
.el safer on a Russian battle ship
j Port Arthur, than N Lincoln
ounty. 7 would ask protection
ON the marshal. +,
"It's pretty hard to understand
ow a smooth talker can make a
Irmer believe that Seattle frn .
IN pay a mans expenses and iren-
: per cen; commission and send ,
in out here to sell better goods at
wer prices than the merchants can
II them here.
"But nevertheless 4 smooth talkeT
IN Go the business. A man can
axe 4 fortune On wheat farm but
mt protect himself. We sold
'er $1,000 worth CT goods al Har-
ng;on which would have made a
'oss profit OF 100 per cent, or ST.
70. Twenty per cert Of that
900 OF S4oo viii go to the sales.
an. Just what the goods cost and
lat the farmers Of Harrington ges
r their $1,000 is easily seen.
did you see that letter N. E
ay sent out a short time ago.
by, I thought tha; would put The
ddlers to the woods bat it didn't. K
,wever the suckers are getting :.
irce and I think the peddling T
siness is about over. This part Il
Lincoln county has been worked
~ thoroughly in former years.
st by the buggy and stove sales X