The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-15

;ollowing communication from
one of it's readers and at first de-
ridejl to cOnsi1n it to the waste
basket. The writer is evidently
honest in his opinion, yet he is
looking thru the wrong end OF
the glass. We will first notice
5he article. then analyze it's con-
teutS:
AN ANSW ER.
when you send your money to the
cities. you Pay one third of what you 90
at hea1e.
The freight is not rs high for us farm
ers. as for the dealers in Mlnot.
You deal with strangers. but they are
inst as honest as are the dealers in Mi
cot.
You pay for goods in advance, but if
shey are not as represented YOU get your
Goney back.
To buy from printed descriptions, is
cot wonse than to buy IN some OF the
dark places in Mlnot.
Regarding the freight. 1t doesn't
seem as high to US rs to the dealers IN
Lipot.
went into Minot barber shop one
3ay and got shave. | handed the bar
hsr a dime and he said Five cents
s,ore, p&ease, had forgotten the
&sisht.'
Of course We always pay full price,
>.at not more than the goods are worth.
Ne might as we'll help some millionaires
ID the cities, as we do not SEQ any bene
IL Of what we spend in Minot.
We always pay cash. Well, / bought
Tor cash for a year and half in Minot
..isa cert.in store, and spent pile of
saouey. When | asked for credit. he in
xornled ne that he did not trust.
We do not have to wait for goods, as
We can send in our orders in plenty time
snd we don't have to fret bit
A SUBSCRIBER.
Now, to pick the article to
pieces, the writer perhaps is sin
cMe In his remarks, and believes
chat he is telling the gospel
6rUth. Can he save a third on
goods bv sending to the big cit
@es. freight added? Did the writ
er ever in his life, before he sent
away for I. bill OF goods, go to a
merchant and say, ''Here, Mr..
Qnthesquae, am about to send
away for a little bill OF goods. 1
tnow 10 isn't the right thing, but
ny heighbor says he can save
money. Now, can you duplicate
tiis bill Of goods for the same
amount, spot cash, freight add
ed.'".' Did you. Mr.. Subscriber,
eyer DO this'' Ii you did, will
YOU be honest and tell US the
Calne Of the merchant? Wewon't
give you away if you will do this,
but we want to know. No, we
don't believe that you ever did.
e. you had done SO. that mer-
Giant would have taken your Of
Ter lip and made some money by
It. Several of the Minot concerns
advertise that they will dupli-
cate any mail order for the same
price. What more can you ask,
Mr. Subscriber The Independ-
ent knows for certain that one
OF the MinOJ grocers advertised
q. bill Of goods for s..
This is a fact. Figures will
not lie. and Sears K Roebuck
couid not have duplicated the
Oil and still have Il profit LETT,
giving YOU goods OF equal value
70 the ones sold by this merchant.
tou question the honesty Of
the Minot merchant. Did you
ever-klow a merchant to take
undue advantage oiyou? Didn't
YOU want him to make fair
living profit? Didn't you want
80 pay for what you got? Were
you compelled to buy from him
il you thot he was trying to cheat
YOU: No, you realize that the
Minot merchant has to be fair
whether he wants to or not.
Competition is getting stronger
every day and it behooves the
vide awake business man to do
not a thing for which he could be
4euroaehed. On the other hand
you know that for which ne could
Be reproached On the other
hand you know that the mail
order houses will often give you
q cheap article representing it to
be first class. The Minot mer-