The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-17
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Colonel Douglas Hands.
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In It's battle for the town or city in
which IT is published every newspaper
worthy of the name makes a hobby of
insisting tbat home industries be pa
tronized. add issue after issue lahgrg.
fof an additional tin bucket hrigade
and gives more Of its space 10 the pub.
lie than IL sells TO its advertisers IN
season and out II works for new indus
tries and gives aid and comfort In ey-
cry way possible to those establish
ments that have the weekly pay roll TO
meet and its slogan of "patronize
home industries" is never silent True
of publishers in other places. this Is
also lrnc OF those operating prainting
in Muskogee and in
view of the existing conditions here
the PhoneX desires TO make to make
a few brief statements and then ask
several pertinent question s Next 10
the government and railroad pay rolls
two of the printing plants of this city
are the largest establishments in the
city These establishments are the
best vertising assets the city has or
ever had ard bring more people TO
Muskogee than all other influences
combined. These establishments pay
large taxes into the city treasury and
annually are the cause Of more wealth
Eeing added TO the city than any other
industries operated here. The working
forces of these plants are union mel,
linotype operators, printers stero-
typers and pressmen. and are paid The
union scale and work union hours
Most of the employees have their homes
here and all of them spend their week
Il. A.. "a.
the few statements-now a question
or two. 4eHrsl EN g
Why do the city officials, the Judi
oia officials and the officials Of the in
terror department. all citizens OF Mrs
sogee, buy from travelling men repre-
senting Kansas city, ST Louis GaiNcs-
ton and Dallas houses printers sap
plies that could he mrcbascd OF The
lNcrl printing establishment Why
do the banks of Muskogce send away
from home for their stationery ali Of
which could be supplied 10y o. through
lie local firms ~ he same price they
now pay? Why viii elective county
and city officials pat the local labor
unions on the back and then send their
orders for Office supplies TO a Dallas
firm working only women and chi'd, en-
, and non-union men? Why viii tie neG
who most al all depend Eiion local
lsupport for busii, s- the bankers The
lawyers and the elective officials. per
sist in ignoring the local establish
ments and buying .neir Supplies ont
of town continue to howl about pa
,tronizing home industries? How many
local officials are elected by cut of
town votes? How long would the scS .
en or eight banks OF Muskogee con
lhnue in business If that business Was
confined in their out OF town GUS
toners? How much taxes are paid ~
Muskogee by the Dorsey Printing Co,
of Dallas, or Geo. d. Barnard of St
Louis, or Clark & Courts OF Galveston. /.
What have they ever done for this cit /,
that entities them to line OF Dlsines
such as would add twenty or thirty
men to the city pay rolls IL given 20
the prfntories Of this cityg Why would
! 1t not b, a good idea for some Of TIC
Aluskogee men who send their money
away from home for office supplies,
to get new motto and nang II over
their desks, readings "Patronige Hon.
! llndustrieib' and the next time the ont
lOf town drummer comes along point %
the motto and tell him there is nothins
doing Either this should be done lr
they should not pose as town boosters
or critics Of the anvil chorus