Evening journal., 1907-07-18
JOURNAL DOLLAR
KEEPING PACE
Philadelphia for Philadelphia
Shoppers +; Wilmington for
Wilmington Shoppers
TRUCKER IS ON THE JOB

Every one in Philadelphia is crying
Hello, Bill" and right here in Will
mington the cry should be Hello,
Dollari" for the secret of success in
business Is to buy at home. We do
not see any of our Philadelphia friends
buying dry goods, groceries, shoes or
a dozen Of other things in Whining
ton. Wilmington ought to be a city
of 10000 in 1910. Then let us be up
and doing. Suppose for a moment
that we were to allow the Cool Spring
reservoir to leak a little every day,
and all at once find the bank giving
way Destruction would be the re-
suit What else may ave expect in
the case Of our business men If our
people spend their money in other
cities? Take our business men and
see how they are equal to the times.
They tell us in the advertising columns
of the local press all about the bar
gains to be found at home. We see
our people going away to buy goods
which could be bought at home as
cheaply as elsewhere with the quality
as good if not superior to Philadelphia
goods
We find the Italian laborers who
went to Delaware City TO build the
new road. refused to allow the mos
quitoes to enjoy a picnic off them, and
yet the people allow the stores in other
places to dine off them every time they
buy away from home A market
gardener. from Rose Hill said this
morning: Il have been selling truck in
Wilmington for years and find that It
pays to buy at home. The business
man buys from me and then my men
and myself spend our cash right here
where il is sure 10 como back again.
The always comes back and so do the
thousands of dollars which have been
handled by us. Vegetables may be
scarce this year. but 1 hope not half
as scarce as the people who buy away
from home. The real cure for busi-
ness depression is buy at home Old
time remedies are sull considered the
very best and the trucker, the hotel
man. the mechanic and every one will
be better off If we all buy at home.
That was the prime object of THE
EVENING JOURNAL in sending forth
this little business missionary among
the trades people of the city. It's do
ing its duty nobly and it's making
converts 70 Che cause, too. just like
every missionary is supposed 10 do,
Yesterday X. A. Nordaust, the tailor.
who was one of the lucky ones to get
the coin. spent il with the Auto Speci-
atty Company. OF No. 91s Orange
street, whose career I'm the business
world chiefly concerns automobile
specialities, and marine supplies r.
II. Bacon is the manager. Mr.. Bacon
knows an auto and all that is neces-
sary to keep it in first class condition;
his knowledge Of marine things is un-
limited That the Auto Speciality Co
is on extremely good terms with its
competitor. the Wilmington Automo-
bile Company No. 217 and 2f9 Wesi
Tenth street is evinced by the fact al
its getting the dollar from Mr.. Bacon
That's the way it should go on. r.
r. Banks eis manager of.the Whining
ton Auto Company. His reputation
among the shonkers' and the users ot
autos is high. When the dollar reacn.
ed Mr. Banks. his name was the last
10 fll out The tags attached TO the
coin. he brought the dollar TO THE
EVENING JOURNAL Office this after
noon whore the third sci Of tags werl
attached after which it was returne,
10 Mr.. Banks. who win spend II thil
afternoon. WATCH FOR THE DOL
LAR. BUT DON'T HOLD THE DOL
LAR, rcsH 1T ALONG.