The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-08

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CATALOGUE HOUSE.
WHICH?
(From the Crescent and Grip St. Paul, Minn.)
Both long exist side by side the other must
Co. The former stands for the general welfare Of all the
pe the latter for their individual enrichment the first for
the continued advancement of civilization the last for step
backward If the catalogue house WINS then goodbye
merca traveller and country merchant goodbye country hotel
school and church, goodbye village opera house and pub
lie library goodbye good roads and good bridges and goodbye
civilization!
Pshaw! idle dream some viii Indeed? ;. Let s;
SAID that community Of farmers near his town were advoa
rSe Key @
One merchant, who is at the time postmaster said that
houses
What VIII be the outcome? Retrogresson, decadence s-
the catalogue house good thing for the majority then
it here to stay for the majority rules If it becomes fixture
be But 6n ss s hd thing for the sSgae To
elimination Of village merchant and the country town. Can
Merchant and catalogue house go the same obber
manufacture for his Can buy cheaper than the
against the merchant but does he? Let us see They go
to shoe factory What is the price Of such shoe? Two
Ss i1s 0' Sq asf eff s SCUM
will pay two dollars for it, No sir can't be made for
ta t sst Tt up s
way and will take it" That your catalogue house shoe
Gs~ des %ha the t n
The sas asati s1a EXPERT could M the
difference and he would have mqlate the shoe prove it.
yn s % hs1e used
Another country incident A woman wishes TO-
f1ge The merchant the
garment But we can't do that madam we are closing
this line out below because is Of date Indeed
but selling
quests sorekseper forward to catalogue house for
fG fy | M would s ne have be At
any price and bought from the home merchant fe
III q sasS not his back The
Do these houses do business without profit? Are the
simply millions Sears
few a mso Of think e
selling goods At COST Could he he haze , oqsrppsd all Ii
screr? No! HE fierce competition Of the sse has forced
the as s to s s ae sSs THAI has n
obsolete and sells them sight unseen."
system and yet he IS the farmers best friend indeed he is
he is his servant since he stands between him and the
the market price of his produce and eey standing the oss
he extends him credit for and without interest and
f children his @ Supplied With can
generally gratis helps maintain roads and bridges school
houses and churches and convenience Of his people
short the links of the mighty chain of progress
that has done much advance civilization. Let the
conditions obtain; eliminate him and that chain is broken The
farmer will have lost his home market Will the supply house
take its place? The mere mention Of it should shake the
/ farmers nerve =~a~4
merca traveller follows Immediately upon his heels Eliminate
and the others occupation is gone
tie day. II He s soul saa
civilization which could better almost other force
that makes for progress u
Place the catalogue houses side and the commercial
traveller country merchant the other and TELL o. lover Of
your counys welfare which shall receive your endorsement
and support? They absolutely antagonc The elirnina
Of the upbulding Of the other Which makes
for and which for progress Which for stagna