The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

the man why he did not return tn,
article to the mail order house ant
have it changed.
because have to return it a
my expense" said the man, "ans
even then / stand a chance of no
getting what want. The cost o
returning it would be considerable
and it might get lost on the trip
and just thought maybe yos
could sell it to someone else, anc
could let me have one that fits me
from your stock"
1.-The merchant looked sharply a
the man to see if he vas joking OF
really didn't know any better. and
seeing it vas only the latter he told
him he would exchange the article
for him. And he did and the fellow
was profuse in his thanks for the
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And then the merchant told the
man in a gentlemanly way, just
what he had done. He said:
my friend, you live in this COM
munity. You have lived here for
several years. You own = farm
that cost you perhaps $40 or so per
acre, and it is nov worth from $40 to
$40 per acre, yet the land is not a.
good as it vas when you bought it..
What has made it worth more? It
is because it is near to good town
to this town that you and your
neighbors helped to build up by
your patronage. While you we're
helping the town With your patron
age, you we're unconsciously doubling
or trebling the value of your farm.
The rule works both ways. The
growth of the town increases the
value of your farm. and the deteri-
Grafton of the town INJURIES the value
of your farm. If you buy your
goods in Nezperce you help to make
Nezperce a larger town, and help to
make your land worth more. If
you buy your goods in Chicago you
help to make Chicago larger city,
aad you leave to other people the
burden of building up your home
community and increasing the value
of your land. If you help to build
up Chicago, how much will it in
crease the value of your farm7
"You are interested in this town
as much as are the people who live
in it. You trade your produce here
for things you want, you sell your
stock and farm products here, and
if you are unfortunate and need
financial help, the business men
here and no one but the business
men, are solicited to raise a purse
for you. And they always do it,
whether you have helped them or
not. If you are short of cash, or
your crops or stock are not yet sold,
you ask for credit at the store here,
and you get it, which is favor to
you though you may not know it.
f you buy something at my store
which does not prove to be as good
IS was claimed for it, you can bring
t back and exchange it or get your
money back. In these and a hun ,
red other ways you are under OBJ
igations to this town and the msr- ,
hants here to trade with them, and :
ct you have sent your cash to this
lail order house to buy what you
ant and have not gotten what you :
'anted after ALL"
The merchant paused for breath,
nd the man mumbled something !;
bout getting cheaper prices at the n
all order houses. >,
eff that we're true" said the h
srchant, II wouldn't complain 4 =
t. If you could save money by y
'derihg of the mail order houses, n
hich are the bitterest enemies of :.
is town, wouldn't complain bit. h
OF counting all the things that l
I'VE said-the fact that you are
Irting the value of your own farm
len you hurt this town; the fact tn
at the merchants here Tor at what ii
er town you trade), take your tt
oducs and lose money on it, and ST
re you goods in exchange; the to
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