Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-22
Home Trading

tithu h'nhon -
see one thing still in your issue OF
February II 10y nameless somebody,
male or female. Now | have great re-
spect for an honest opponent, but have
10 patience with man who will hide
behind fences nd trees to throw stones
AT one in the open, aud IT liz or she has
not learned the Lords ten command
Iueuts better than the catalogue twelve,
they need to learn over again, rs every
article is fully warranted, aud il not sat
isfactory they will return your money
with all freight charges both ways. The
company is not poor aud do not have to
wait for my money, and although they
have never seen me-. vet they know me,
as our home traders do when have the
dollar.
The other one, II. F.. Fitzgerald Now
he says there aSs different grades OF
goods, which admit. hut do oar mer-
chants warrant all their goods and stand
behind their warrant in everything; |
am told by one of our local dealers eve
make many had debts in our credit sys
tenn, also We run delivery team. and
ask more for goods" Now have traded
| at Island Pond forty five years, aud there
has never been delivery at my door,
though you see | have heIpe pay them
all these years, also those bad debts
which friend Bartlett speaks of buying
such IA large amount Of property. When
| sell cord of wood and the debt proves
not good, would they he willing to make
it up to me on the next cord or cord,
| guess not They would stand their
own risk. was accused of going to
! Charleston for hundred pounds meal.
| Now in fact ! have not been to Charles
| ton at all, but my goods have been
! brought within half mile of my home
after freighting from Island Pond to
Charleston and back, saving me about
l0G on flour. Why is that? expect
traders will say "fpur not As good" But
! it was; come now aud let us compare
articles would not ask our dealers to
get as low AS catalogue prices. but to
make good honest profit, then believe
in home trade.
When | went to live in Derby | car
ried some butter to Elisha Laue, aud
while telling him what | wanted to buy,
he stopped Inc and said, Come up to
the desk, and get your money, then if
yon wish to trade will he glad to serve
vou."
Now want to say word to friend
Fitzgerald, Thank you for your. maul-
ness in signing your name. 1t is true as
the good book that money does a lot of
talking. and although we may differ on
some points yet we can be friends.
fail to see where our traders have RIGHT
to send or go to Iiollan,. and buy pota-
toes because they find chance to get
them cheaper than here aud we he de-
MED the same privilege.
Now friend and school teacher, j. NJ
Bartlett. do you forget you once was a
trader at Island Pond, and after making
nice little nest egg you did not STAY il,
your dear old town to spend t,sbut went
ont west and left us ? and if my theory
is true, which | claim, did not we that
traded with you have to pay for all that
property you mention us bad debts?
have warm place IN my heart fol
friend Bartlett, tor | think he had the
right to go where and when he pleased.
Article by Essex. He too is hid, bUI
let him stay hid. If he will Just come
down to good plain English so the ordi-
nary citizen can understand, will he
glad for one, as | do not like to hunt
the dictionary to tind meanings.
Now will just ask one question, then
will close: If can buy 100 pounds
corn at Que place for $ll0, why do YOU
ask Inc to go little farther and pay
$l.2O for the same thing? Now don't
say inferior corn, but Just say the Other
man was out of corn and my necessity
was his opportunity. But will stop TO,
this time. Hoping all writers will have
name. am yet on the skrmish line
with reserve in rear. l.. +. Currier.