The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-21
HOME TRADE IDEA.
VALUE OF ITS APPLICATION TO IN
PRovEmENr or TOWNS

Hsw the PatroaisiaH of Home Indus-
try Tends Co tscFssss DasiRess aRd
The sta. 81 CemmuaIties--it. Adyo-
cary bJ the 'osnts, Trsss.
Scycr before has the country press
bcu aroused 90 such an extent as II
T. at present a. To tls evils Of patron
iElng other than hlmc enterprises. says
che Home Trade Advocate
Editorial aud looal columns u the
papcrs. especially ia the western
states. arr Oiled with common sense
articles settling before the people such
facts as apl"al 10 reason ana patriot
lam Some editors la their zeal 60 ac.
compiI.h g-si pcrhap. 80 too Oar la
abuse ~ systems tuai takc uY",y
from their nclghborhooIs aud hy se
ven criticisms u patrons ~ out u
town concerns "oycr,holi the mark
and fail O. accomplish what IL much
desired
None Will gniusay that The wage
Garner hi. the Inherent right 10 spend
his earnings wherever be- dc.lrs u
h. wishes 10 bus his clothes lu some
distant city. d. has that privilege
Sometime. be may have cause a. do 80.
His home merchants may not carry In
stoJk what b. ulshc, 90 secure OH
en- may charge him what BE- considers
an rA1rb.inut price quite often De-
may learn that DE- makes q mistake by
bus inr rris without careful ~
animation ol them When ihis is UIc
case aud u frcqurat, l. the purchas
er bcrumes better patron ~ home 10
stitutlons than ever b~fl9,
But there are few thing that the
average man and woman overlook u
IL that he dollars that they send away
mesR w.gsy taken 900 ~ ln.ai rirru
latiol mi the consequent lmpoyrr.sh.
Ing " tho community 10 that extent
Nay that there arr 2.utu pcuplc IN the
community Tive dollar. a year from
each one sent away amounts 10 $40.
60 a year aud IN ten year, tio0o.
Surprising that n nth or sixth o.
this represented the PROFITS that should
BE- left In the community II would be
quite enough % establish business
enterprise that would support several
families But from some communities
the average amounts scnt Any Tor
goods nrc from a third 10 half and
often more than the total paid or neci
ei supplies. Think ~ what grrat
loss that is' Think that this trade
given 20 The home town would lmme
dintcly Increase lts business from a
third 10 hair
How many years would II take u
the home trade principle was adhered
TO strictly before your town would be
morr than double Ia sIIel II would
only require very few years And
with the growth " the town every on'
living within its limits aud lis trade
radius would receive a hcncnt
Al the rrsldcnts ~ community
have common interests In n The In
burrr. the farmer. the merchant h'
doctor aud the lawyer prosper Ia com
mon. Their interests ARE parallel The
community l. cooperative. II the mcr
chant whp employed men from sons
distant city 10 do his work would pat
runIrc an out N town doctor aud h'
town doctor send away for the help b
needed the laborrr would suffer An'
suppose that the lah1rcrs should sen.
away fDr tbclr eggs. their Vegetables
fruit butter etc, would not the farm
~ w. arcctcll Suppose that the mcr
chant IL compelled Ia do business With
out profit can he pay rs g'od waec
60 his help rs they should hc cntitlc'
toy 80 II gocs down the llne. IN
better the home town eau BE- made th
better Il Il for all ne \ patron o
home industry. and 10y being such 20
assist yourself and all In your neigh
borhood