The Monte Vista journal., 1907-06-22
HOME TRADE NOTES
LITTLE oIeAAAiNos THAT POINT
MANY MORALS FOR ALL.
A NEW TEN COMMANDMENTS
Carefully Revised by the Catalogue
Hovsss-M1ii-ordsr Houses and
Pure Foode-Tho Local
Dealer.

The ten commandments ~ revised
10 At the mail order catalogue house
plan:
Ffnt-You shall sell your farm
products for cash whenever you can.
but not to US: We do not buy from
you.
Second-You shall believe our
statements and buy all you need
from u because we want to be good
to you. although we are not person.
ally acquainted with you.
Third-You shall send the money
In advance to give US the chance to
get the goods from the factory with
your money: meanwhile you will
have to wait patiently l few weeks
because that Is our business method.
Fourth-You shall apply to your
nearest city to aid you In building
good roads 30 you may conveniently
get the goods from the depot which
you buy from US. for We do not build
country roads.
Ffth-You shall buy church bells
and interior fixtures from US and for
ward the money In advance. for that
10 our business method. and you shall
collect from the business men In
your vicinity ~ much money ~ you
can for the benefit Of your churches.
Although We get more money from
you than they do. still 1t is against
our rules to donate money for build.
Ing country churches.
0ixth-You shall buy your tools
from u and be your own mechanic,
In order to drive the mechanics from
your vicinity. for We wish it 10.
6eventh-You shall induce your
nelghbor to buy everything from US.
% We have room for more money
the less money there is left in your
community the sooner We can put
your local merchants out Of business
and charge you any price we please.
Eighth-You shall look often upon
The beautiful pictures in our cata.
Iogus. % pour wishes will increase,
although you are not In immediate
ese1 OF the goods. Otherwise you
Might have some money left to buy
accessory goods Of your local mer.
chants.
Ntath-You shall have the mechan.
ics Who repair the goods you buy
troa ~ book the bill % you can ssad
ths money for his labor to a. for new
goods. Otherwise he will not notice
our inaueace.
Teath-You shall. in case q acct.
1eat, sickness or need. apply to your
local dealers for aid and credit, ~
~ DO not know you.
The secret of how II has been that
some Of the eastern mall order houses
which have done business In Montana
and elsewhere were able to undersell
local merchants on some lines Of gro
ceries has been revealed Tie rsvsla-
tioa has come about through the opsr.
alton OF the natioaal pare food Law.
One Of the big mail order concerns,
which has done . great business in
Montana. makes the announcement
that II has closed it, grocery depart
0sat. giving In . circular its reason
eee doing 20 because it, maintenance
has beea made impracticable by the
pure food laws Just passed BY COZ.
Srsss."
u that II not IN acknowledgment
that the consumers have been fur.
aisAsd with adulterated food stuRs
visa they ordered groceries. then the
Dasiish language 10 not understand.
abe. BY selling The stux that has
besn put under the baa because Of it,
inpurity. the mail order concsens
have beea able to undessell the local
msschants- living hundreds Of miles