The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-24

10 gain by sending their money To
the catalogue houses. by passing by
their local merchants aaa sending
their dollars 10 the concerns who have
absolutely no interest In their com,
mdnities.
These catalogue houses do not pay
taxes In your town. the local mer.
chant does. They do not build side
walks In your town; the local mer.
chant does. They do not contribute
TO the building OF roads over which
the crops of the farms are hauled to
market: the local mcrchsnt does.
They do not help 10 build school
houses for your children: the local
merchant does They Do not assist In
the support OF your churches: the
local merchant does.
But there are some things the eata
logue houses do for you and the
lrst and greatest of these Is To assist
materially in bankrupting your com
muniiy. The dollars they take away
never come back TO you They will
never help to make a city Of your vii.
A&ANs IVY tbtNWa@E AtAG
value Of your reai-estate holdings by
making local improvements
Let us look at the subject from the
standpoint OF the farmer. for II Ii the
farmer who Ia the greatest patron OF
the catalogue houses.
The town or village one. two or
three miles from his home Is his mar.
ket for the butter and eggs and other
produce OF his farm The half dozen
or more merchants OF the town. each
anxious to obtain his full share Of the
business OF the community. maintain
a competition thrt affords TO the
farmer at all times top prices for the
products OF his farm. II Is these half
dozen merchants that make farm
profits possible. the profits are In no
way due TO the catalogue houses OF
the cities.
But the farmer persists in sending
his dollars To the city. He wants a
buggy. or a Ne, Of harness. or a pair
OF stockings. or any OF the necessities
or luxuries OF life. and To get them he
takes out his mail order catalogue and
looks AT the i3neiy printed cutA. reads
the well written description. and. pass
Ing the local merchant By. the mer.
chant who has purchased his produce
at the best market prices. the mer.
chant who has helped 90 build the
community. he sends his dollars to
the catalogue house In the city and
takes what they choose to send him
what Is the result
Ons after another the doors OF the
local stores are closed. and where at
one time there we're half a dozen mer-
chants. each bidding for his Eaare Of
patronage by offering fair prices for
that which the farmer had 20 sell.
there Ia now but one merchant who
has . monopoly. not only OF the sell
ing. but OF the buying as well. and he
pays shat be pleAses for the farmers
--odace.
The farmer car continue TO send his
macy 10 the catalogue house In the
city for bis supplies. but be cannot
send hts produce 70 the same place
In dikposinE Of that be is absolutely
dependent upon bis local merchant.
and by his patronage OF the catalogue
houses he has killed competition. and
must dow take whatever is offered for
What be has to sell
Mr.. Farmer. are you helping To kill
the goose that Is laying your golden
exg'
Are you sending your dollars to the
houses AMI by so doing kill
ing the local Industries of your town.
Are you putting yoar merchants out
OF business. and creating q monopoly
iha, will pay you what II pleases for
the products Of POUR farm.