The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-21
Correspondence Baltimore County UniOn.
: KEES YOUR MONEY AT HOME"
BELA1R. Md. March l7lh. l9Os.

"KBEp YOUR MONEY AT HOME"
BELAIR. Md, March 18th. 1905
Messrs. Editors II noticed an article In late
issue Of your paper headed Better Keep Your
Money at Home" in which you called attention
to the fact that the large money Order firms
like Sears, Roebuck & Co.. Larkins & Co., and
others, who are taking vast sums every day out
of this locality by means of so called presents
given to purchasers. was pleased to see the
very sensible views expressed in that article.
agree with you fully that these houses are max
ing enormous profits out of those people who are
foolish or thoughtless enough to believe they are
getting something for nothing. The case you
cited in which double the quantity of goods had
been purchased at retail for the same amount of
money and balance left, shows how these firms
can well afford to give these presents. and how
these thoughtless persons who patrOnize them,
instead of their local merchants, are paying not
only the cost of their so-called presents" but
in addition an enormous profit to the "Order''
house. Your local advertisers who are asking
merely a living profit for the goods they sell,
find their business injured by these houses and
their former customers. / am glad to see that
you have sounded this warning, thereby protect
ing the interest of your subscribers. if they will
heed the warming and at the same time helping
all kinds of business by getting people to spend
their money at home.
Yours truly, ALEX. NJ. FULFoRD, JR.
THE THOUSANDS of Maryland friends of Col.
Robert Hough were shocked on Thursday
morning to learn of his sudden death, which
occurred at his home on North Charles street,
Baltimore, on Wednesday evening, after very
brief illness. He had suffered some time with
an affection of the kidneys and this trouble,
complicated with sudden attack ofcoDgestion
of the lungs, caused his death. COL Hough
was native of Baltimore and spent nearly his
entire life there. He earned his title for
bravery as a soldier in the Confederate army
during the Civil War. In later years Col.
Hough had been employed by the United Rail-
ways Company as manager of it suburban
parks. He was known throughout the East as
a starter of light harness races and had officia-
ted at most of the tracks in this capacity, thus
occupying his spare time as a recreation rather
than as a regular occupation. He was genial
gentleman and his presence in racing stand
was a sufficient guarantee that nothing but the
most rigid fairness would prevail there. Col.
Hough, who was 81 years of age, is survived
by widow, two daughters and one son.
AT THE meeting of the Evansville Farmers
Club at the Maryland Agricultural College on
Saturday last a general discussion took place
relative to the State road agitation and the
club went on record as favoring the principles
of the Biddison bill, especially the feature
which provides for the continuance of the
work under the supervision of the State High
way Division of the Maryland Geological
Survey. The members were positive in their
opposition to a paid commission. The work
done under Chief Engineer w. w. Crosby was
highly commended. Mr.. John w. Williams,
of Laurel, was elected president of the club,
and DR.. Joseph r Owens. secretary, posi-
ton he has held for years. DIR. Owens, who
is resident of Hyattsville, is treasurer of the
Maryland Agricultural College. He is a
brother-in.law of Mr.. Charles A. Councilman,
of Baltimore county.
A WRITER ON the situation i'll Canada says
that ''the evolution of the Dominion into a
nation seems to be proceeding even more rapid
ly than many interested observers in the
United States have suspected" Canada may
be electing Presidents, making treaties, build
ing navies and going to war on its own account
before the end of the present generation. But
it will have 10 begin with smaller population
than that of some of the states of the Union.
THE ANNUAL report of the Pennsylvania
Railroad shows falling off of 50, $50, PA in
the net income at the same time that the gross
earnings increased 1852, 913. The cause ap-
pears in the large increase in operating ex-
! Qf
McCrea says that the first effects of the panic
were not felt until the last two months of the
| year. The sum used for the New York ter
minals to date of report was S30,541, Ala.
IT IS said that twenty one states are pog ren
been organized in New York. 1t is asserted
that others will also be represented on the
national committee. The present object of the
movement is to place candidates in the field
for President and Vice President.
THE JAMESTOWN Exposition grounds are
offered to the Government for $250O, 900.
Uncle Sam need be in no hurry. None of
the showmen will rush in to cut him out of
the bargain.
WITH 176 military and semi military schools
in the United States, and nearly 10000 cadet
soldiers in training, there is no danger that
the American martial spirit will soon die out.
MIR. BURBANK is working on banana which
he thinks will grow as far north as Massachu-
sets. The pawpaw may have been started for
banana, but somehow the job went wrong.
DEATHS.
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