The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-28

home merchant next time, and know
what you get when you pass over the
money for IL. He may mo, be able to
sell you what you thought you we're
buying from the mailorder house at
the catalogue price. but he can sell
you, II he has IL, the same goods you
get from the mail-order houses at an
equal or less price than they ask for
Il, and what is more, he can sell you
what you really want Mt as reasonable
a price as you can get It for else
where.
The following letter, written by
Michigan farmer. explains In a clear
and unmistakable way the danger Of
buying of mail-order concerns. II was
addressed To one of the largest Of this
class OF institution In this country:
Baldwin. Mich. Jan. ~. 1907.
Gentlemen:
have your favor OF recent date,
and also your catalogues and accom-
panying circulars Offering premiums
for distribution of the same among my
friends | have no doubt that. as you
say, will thereby confer a great ia.
vor upon you. but ] am compelled 10
take issue with you on the statement
that ! will also confer favor upon
my friends.
over some time past. | have received
no favors from you'll paid for all |
got. and the length of time | traded
with you. instead of establishing
friendly / atlons and gaining me ad-
ditional favor as II would in home
store. gave you the opinion that. un.
like a new customer. to whom you
give your very best, so they viii come
again. was a steady conner and any
old thing would do for me.
Our last deal opened my eyes and
convinced me OF your policy Your
catalogues offer some apparently great
bargains But let us draw up our
chairs and see II there are not few
things very essential 10 the rural citi-
zen that are not mentioned within It's
yoluminous bulk.
For instance, there Is no reference
TO paying cash or exchanging goods
for wheat. oats. corn. beans. butter
eggs and ha'
How much will you pay for cattle.
sheep and hogs, T. O, b.. al Baldwin7
How much will you pay 10 support
the Lake county schools and educate
our children How much for improy-
ing our roads and bridgesY For sup
porting the poor7 For the general
public EXPENSE
On what page DO you offer TO con
tribute money TO the support OF our
churches
What line OF credit will you extend
to me when my money IL low because
Of sickness. or poor crops What do
you provide In the way OF entertain
ment for the public snd In the way
Of providing those things that make q
town desirable and thus keep up the
value of my property
As a matter OF fact. do you do any.
thing 70 help locally. or do yoa merely
take the money out Of n community.
returning nothing whatever. beyond
the value Of the goods bought Think.
ing II over carefully. I believe IL Is
better to call upon our local dealer
and look over his stock where we can
see the goods before buying. There
are then no errors IN change or re
funds to be haggied over across a 900
mile stretch
Yes. Il 10 better 10 trade af home.
Our home merchants guarantee upon
an article means something. as he
wants our good will Keeping the
money a, home benefits home indus
tries and thus. indirectly. as. We can.
not expect TO sell our products To the
local merchant sHd do our trading In
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