The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-03-15
pArRoMIzE HOME MERCHANTS

pATRoNIzE HOME MERCHANTS
SIT recently came TO the attention OF
this Journal where church in . little Kan
sss town WAS In need Of money, and s,
was there usual custom, they were obliged
to call on the merchants OF the communit ,
for donations. All OF the merchants re.
sronded literally. Three hundred dollars
was raised from these stores. The lssl
man asked to subscribe was druggist. j
will give So, said the pharmacist. II you
will let me add something to the subscrip-
tiop HIST The permission was accorded
him aud he wrote at the foot OF the list
Owl Drug Co.. $5 90; Sears, Roebuck &
Co., 5000; Montgomery, Ward a Co.,
5000. The church people saw the point,
as did the farmers Of the community,
when the minister read from his pulpit the
| list Of donations, and ever since there has
been no mail orders from that Kansas
town."
The above was taken from magazine
exchange short time ago.
Kansas is not the only state that suffers
from this commercial detriment. II
reached Vermont long ago and nearly, II
not quite, every town in the state sends
large sums Of money not only to Chicago
firms mentioned but to others Of the same
stamp, whose pame is legion.
We admit that In few cases the pur-
chasers have obtained the worth OF their
money, or thiok they have, which amounts
TO the came thing, but In the great ma.
orlty OF cases when the goods have ar
rived the buyer finds that by investing tbs
same amount with local merchant an ar
ticls OF twice the value, In some instances,
could have been obtained. Nor is this oil
supposing the purchase Is not what you
expected, or for any reason you are not
satisfied, the article can easily be ex
changed for one which Is satisfactory y
These concerns advertise In their catalogue
to exchange, OF even refund the money If,
on Investigation, they are not satisfactory,
This statement looks very attractive when
you read II In the big book which thy
send absolutely free OF charge" tut
what are the fsctss Not one In hue.
dred IL ,ccepted II returned, and as for
ever getting back the purchase price, we
have yet to hear VI case.
Ia fal.n fnr ura ,t.d tbat A.
for buy ing goods out Of t,wa Is becaust |
they are cheaper. After thinking the mat
ter over carefully and taking everything
Into consideraioB IL is ten 10 .ue that you
are paying about twenty five per ctn
more than ID, local mer, bant chatges, no,
to mention freight, express or the brtsk.
age in transit, which often happens Thts,
outside companies claim no responsible |
for goods after they are aboard the care
At the shipping point; your grocer.
etc delivers he goods Into your
hands, and even then bis responsibility
does not cease as be 10 ready at sll times 10
correct any error which bas been msde.t
A vergennes dry goods men tells Of .
lady who received garment from
Chicago house, and not being satisfied with
her bsrgsin u brought 1t to him to ex-
change, proposing TO turn 1t In for the
price paid The merchant had the same
garment 10 stock and was selling the same
article for el 90 less than she had paid.
Needless to say, the proposition WAS not
accepted.
And II 10 not recfssary to 20 to Chicago
10 get relieved Of your bard earned del
are. Two vergennes citizens proposed to
ouy fur.lned overcoats. First the stock
Il local dealer WAS examined and prices
earned. Then they betook IN, mselvts TO
Burlington, int bdirg to leave their money
here, but after getting prices found that
hey would havst 10 pay from ten to twenty
iollars msre than vt home, for the sane
trade Of cosu. The vergeDpes dealer
made the sAle In both Instances. Tn. Ne
IRE but few Of many easss which we
nisht cite.
No~, ,be question naturally arises, why
vii the supposedly Intelligent American
'itlEsn be longer delCded BY the Hsmboy-
Int Announcements made BY the unlcrup-
lluos ard conscierceleu dealer 10 every.
bibg that ~ msbofscturedi 10 II because
he voiuminous cstslogue shows plotures
4 tbs coveted article snd describes IL 10
pbraseolosy, mskings . mount.
in out Of mole biii or ~ IL becaase they
ave more cor 6deree 10 q stranger 10 keep
ia promises than 10 one whom they have
Inown for Jesrs 10 be an honest, upright
.i,en, one to be depended upon to stand
y his business phdses, or what Is IN
Ne cannot Zee.
We're you 10 start today 10 solicit sub.
eripiions for the rspsiring Of your
hurch. To finance . new Industry which ,
would materially beip Rot only the town
q which IL wss to BE- established but Ill
be surrounding towss, or to build 40