The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
AGAINST MAIL ORDERS.
Country Merchants eight Catalogue
Houses Through Local yyoskiies.

country Merchants eight CatnioRua
Houses Through Local woeIiies.
Cronin Brothers. owning n general
store at Morris. ILL.,, town between
three thousand and four thousand peo-
pie, publish large interesting ads in
the local newspaper, advocating buy
ing at home and offering to sell at
same prices as the large Chicago
houses, II freight, etc, be added. The
announcements are so large as TO
make their reproduction an impossi.
bility. In the paragraphs below. the
gist of one of them is given without
display:
We propose to meet the prices OF the
department stores or catalogue houses.
All we ask is that you deal With us
on the same basis that you deal with
catalogue houses and give us the same
amount OF time to get the goods which
1T would require to get them from
them. Flank your money down when
you order the goods and we will meet
each and every price they make and
furnish you the same goods at the
same prices they offer you.
We will go further.
We don't ask you to take any goods
where mistakes are made in ordering.
Well shoulder the mistakes. If any Of
yOu have ever had anything come
wrong you know what q nice little job
it is to get 1T corrected, no matter how
willing the firm is to do so. 1t takes
correspondence. stamps and freight on
10 l,O fn
say nothing Of the loss of time.
Some people prefer to buy away from
home because it sounds big to be abe
to say they ordered from Chicago, etc.
We know Of one party who is actually
paying more for goods bought away
from Morris than he could buy them
of his dealer here. This kind Of peo-
pie we can do nothing for, but the kind
who are making the dollar go Just as
far rs they can. we can and will do
something for. Give lis a trial on the
proposition we make. if you are one
OF those who have been buying away
from home Bring your catalogue with
you. If we fail to furnish the goods
without reasonable excuse don't give
us your confidence again. Try us once.
We don't fear the result. We are
residents Of Morris. We are your
home merchants. We help pay taxes
We have to live and consume some OF
your products.
Is our proposition wrong?
The whole trouble about our people
about Norris is the same with which
so many communities are suffering.
That old slow-coach credit. Some OF
it so slow we never get it. No mer-
chant can sell goods cheap on that
plan. The dollar invested in goods to-
day and sold for cash tomorrow can
he invested in more goods the follow
ing day and the same process Of sale
may be repeated, but the dollar in
vested in goods to-day and sold on
credit tomorrow is tied up just so long
ing capacity is stopped for the mer-
chant until he gets it back again. Can
YOU wonder why the catalogue house
has the advantage in price over most
of your home merchants? The cata-
loguc house won't trust you; even de-
mandS the money in advance with no
goods in sight Your home merchant
often trusts and often to his sorrow,
even though 100 per cent. sometimes
be his profit Many times seeming
profit OF % per cent. on goods sold to
Il good man turns out to be merely
small interest on the money invested
because Of slow pay. Treat your home
like YOU are compelled to
treat your catalogue house and we
think You will get better results.