Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
Mr.. MAIL ORDER MAN.

Did you know that more than one
of the hardware merchants Of this
county have had mail order house
stoves in their back stores, brought
in and exchanged because the stove
was no good?
Did you know one of these mail or
der houses announced that they
would not handle groceries after
last January LIST (tFe time the new
pure food act went into effect, but
resumed their sale after it was seen
how trade fell off, caused by the re-
Election cast on the rest of their stock
from this move?
DID you know that the special gro
Gerry catalogue of mail order house
recently quoted the price on maple
sugar at 4c, when you, Mr.. Mail Or
der Man were getting 10c. per pound
for your maple sugar. Probably they
have a epecial maple sugar factory
covering several acres where they
can make the product much cheaper
than you can, and OF better quality,
too. Now, you know that maple
sugar cannot be bought for less than
what the maker sells it. You know
about this.
And this, gentlemen, is the same
firm that offers to sell you other lines
Of goods at such low prices. You
know what the maple sugar must be
that can 6e sold at a profit for &c.
Well, the hardware man knows what
a stove must be that can be sold for a
small sum, the jeweler a watch, the
furniture man piece of furniture,
and so on. Every man to his trade.
The southern man would bite at tina!
price on sugar, but he does MT know
you do. We bite at prices on some
other goods, we don't know, but
some one does; the man that's in that
business does.
First class raw material costs so
much, it can't be bought for less;
hrst-class labor costs so much, you
can't hire for less; construction costs
so much, good construction can't be
made for less; and when you buy
standard article you pay a standard
price, whether it be here or any
where else.
Do you believe a bushel of Green
Mountain potatoes can be bought
cheaper of them than you can raise
them yourself? OF course not. AT
the same time one concern is adver-
Using genuine % standard article at
retail for less than the same article
can possibly be purchased for in
thousand lots from the manufactured
OF the genuine goods. Bring in your
catalogue and we will show you the
article.
We have received several more let
tiers from the people on this subject
but none of them bring out any new
points, and they all fail to look be-
yond the possible saving of dollar
to-day. We can buy a suit of clothes
at home for SO or less, but we prefe
to pay SIS, and have saved money
And if farms are not worth more in
town with a thriving village why is
they bring more money and are sell
ing better
We are unable to discover any pos
sible theory whereby oney sent
the large city helps the town, or i
the long run the individual in th
county. Every dollar left in Barto
helps the town, and every dollar le
in your town will help you.
We might carry this friendly di:
cussion on for weeks and probabl
few mail order customers woul
change their opinion. And it woul
take a far stronger argument tina
we have yet seen to convince us TIL
the mail order way of buying gooC
is the best policy for the town or Il
individual. We feel, therefore, tn
like all good things this discussiC
must come to an end and the spaC
be given to other matters.
Remember, the n, first, the price
maple sugar, and second, that I
man liveth unto himself alone.
KODOL digests what you eat and quick
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