Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-08
Think It Over.


Sweetgrass county, is contained an ar.
ticle which we think worthy of repro.
duction, shifting the scene from Big
timber and Sweetgrass county to For.
syth and Rosebud county.
With the approach of the Christmas
holidays the citizens of Forsyth and
Rosebud county, who are contemplat-
ing the purchase. of gifts for their
friends, will debate with themselves
the question, Where should buy my
Christmas gifts at home or in the
east?" And, no doubt, many of them
will decide that the east is the proper
place, because they can make small
saving on their purchase.
Before arriving at definite conclus-
ion, Mr.. Buyer. we would like to sug-
gest that you ask yourself these ques-
tons:
Who buys the products of my farm
the local dealer or the EASTERN mail
order house?
When | am short of the necessary
cash, who carries my account over for
a month or twO-the local dealer or
the eastern mail order house?
Who helps to pay the taxes of the
county-th the local dealer or the eastern
mail order house?
Who donates toward public benefits
and public charlottesville local dealer
or the eastern mail order house?
Who circulates his money in Rose
bud county-the local dealer or the
eastern mail order house?
Before ordering that jewelry, wear
ing apparel, toilet set, hardware,
glassware Or furniture, reason these
questions for yourself, and decide
whether or not it would be better to
send your money away to an eastern
mail order house, who has no interest
whatever in your welfare any more
than to get your money, than to give
it to your local dealer upon whose !
success depends largely your success.
The only way to make this county
progressive and prosperous is for all
TO work in unison and pull together.
You can never do it by purchasing
your goods from an eastern mail order
house.
1t might not come amiss at this time
to call the attention of the local mer-
chants to the fact that what applies to
the purchasers also applies to them.
1t has been customary in FORSYTH
among number of the merchants to
send east for their commercial print.
ing, notwithstanding the fact that the
town has two printing offices fully
equipped to do all kinds of commercial
printing. The News has knowledge
OF one instance where the price paid
for printing from the east was fully
as high as what we would have charged
for the same work. The merchant
gave the order without learning what
his home Offices would do it for. and
ne thought he was saving money. If
your home office will do your work as
we'll, and in some cases better, for
nearly the same price that you have to
pay III the east, is it not entitled to
the order?
Admitting that you can save few
cents by sending east for your work.
who has the welfare of your town at
heart? Who advertises, gratis, the re.
sources and advantages of your town
and county so that settlers NAV be
induced to locate here and trade with
you! Who represents your town and
ITS lnterests-that eastern printing es.
tablishment, or your local newspaper?
The local newspaper is the only
means by which the prospective set
tier from abroad may learn of the nd.
vantages and resources of a commnn.
lty; and by its success and flourishiny
appearance can he judge of the pros.
perlty OF that community. The sue
cess OF a newspaper depends entirely
upon the patronage It receives. The
News wishes to publish the very best
paper that it's patronage will permit
Now, Mr.. Merchant, we would like
to suggest that before you send east
for that printing, give us call and
see what we can do it for.