West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
BUYING HOME GOODS
The Value Of Patronizing the
Local Merchant.
HELPS BUILD UP THE TOWN.
Money Sent to tho Mail Order Houses
Could BE Spent TO Far Better Ad-
vantage Right In Your Own Com
murlty,

money Sent to tho Mail Order Houses
Could Be Spent TO Far Better Ad-
vantage Right In Your Own Com
munlty.
Did you ever receive catalogue
from ono OF tho large mail order
housesl Very likely you have, AZ they
are sent broadcast throughout the
innd. but especially into tho small
towns They read nicely, don't theyl
fou aro astounded that they can NJ.
FORD TO sell their goods so cheap. You
wonder how they can do IL. Probably.
IKE thousands OF others. you have sent
them your money and waited anxious
~ Tor tho wonderful bargains that You
have selected. Then ngain. like thou
SANDS or others. you have probably
been II bit disappointed when the
goods arrived and you found you could
nave purchased the same thing OF your
local merchant at about the same price.
Ihen, TOO, there was another advan-
tago In buying mt home. At your homo
store you could have secured n better
hitting garment or chosen more be-
coming color, etc.
NOW, this Isn't an attnck on tho mail
order houses. They are doing n legiti-
mato business. OF course. and nina
times out OF ten give you your moneys
worth. but II has been proved in thou
SANDS OF cases that they cannot give
you more for your money than tho
merchant doing business right In your
own community. Why, then, choose
the mail order house to do business
win In preference TO the local mer-
chantf DO the big city concerns do
anything for your town. DO they help
out when new improvements arc need
cd and every dollar counts7 Most GER
ninly not. On the other hand, are the
local tradesmen Interested In the well
rare or your community7 They GER
tainly are.
The local merchant has n family. He
wants n clean and prosperous town I'm
which TO bring up his children. He
pays taxes. he gladly chips I'm for I'm
provements, ho makes his store n cred
IL TO the town when given the right
support The rapid and vigorous circu-
lntion OF money IN as necessary TO the
well being OF the merchants as plenty
or good blood is 60 tho body The more
money that IL spent Mt home the more
money for churches. schools, etc.
Business makes the town. and you
make the business. There cannot be
business without customers. and IL you
send your money to the mail order
houses that much custom is lost. Asa
matter or fact. there is no necessity for
going elsewhere. The local merchants
carry always everything that can be-
m m rNt
IND what you want It is probably your
own fault. Givo them the opportunity,
and they will be glad to serve you.
You buy only one bonnet or dress or
suit OF clothes at n time, and what
does it matter II you buy II I'm largo
city or smaller one7 Many times you
pay car fare 60 other cities and pay
higher prices than you would have to
pay Mt home for tho same article.
Did you ever stop to consider that
when you spend your money I'm other
places all you get Is the goods you
buy. When you spend It at homo you
not only get the goods. but the money
comes back to you I'm better streets,
better schools or perhaps better patron
age or your husband, brother or son.
III you VIII read tho Advertisements
OF your local merchants you viii find
that about everything needed II kept
In stock. These advertisements are
generally true. Not because the adver-
tlsers are any better than other people,
but they can't afford to misrepresent.
The store that advertises is tho store
that Is known, and the store that Is
known Is the store that trade goes 20.
aud the store that trade goes TO Is the
store that does tho business, and the
store that does the business Is the
store that can't afford to cheat.