Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09

"I would like to have a dozen pic
ture hooks-plain," said the red
bearded suburbanite to the hardware
dealer. "How much do you charge for
the plain onesT
"They're 10 cents dozen. Do you
want a dozenf' asked the dealer.
"Ten cents!" said his customer, 70
fectively. That's 2 cents more than l.
can get them for in town. I'm not
sure but the plain ones are cents q.
dozen. I'm not kicking, understand"
he added, as the hardware man look
ed at him grlmly. Il know you have to
charge little more for what you sell
than big institution that buy in large
quantities. It's all right that you.
should. Every man has to make his
living and my motto is Live and let
live Ten cents, eh?'
Ten cents" repeated the hardware"
dealer. Did you say you wanted a
dozen Of themT
The red-bearded suburbanite consid-
cred "Lemme see," he said. Il don't
know but half a dozen would be-
enough. That would be 5 cents,
wouldn't it,"
Five cents" said the hardware
dealer. DO you want half dOzenT
II might run short on half doz-
en-" said the customer. But then IL
| did l could get half dozen more
any time at the same price. Maybe
I'd better do that than have lot of
extra ones lyong around. don't mind
the price 1t isn't everything"
Isn't it?" returned the dealefs
shortly.
Not the way look at it." said tho
customer, with Il smile. IL figure that
it's worth little something extra
for convenience. Here you are in,
business-one OF u.s. you've invested
your capital in pretty fair stock and
it's a convenience to us all to have
you here. l happen to want something;
in hurry, perhaps, and It's good
i deal easier for me to buy of you than
to fiddle around wasting time In
big store in town. Your place isn't so
crowded that l have to wait for ten
minutes to get somebody to wait on
me and another ten minutes for my
change"
mo, it amt" said the dealer, "B
wish it was"
"Then you can take the trouble to.
, show me what l want. You are
neighbor, l may say. Pm P. j. Bid
dick to you, I'm not just one of few
thousand people that you don't care
a hang about, except to get their money
and get rid of 'em. 1 know you and
!. you know me. Isn't that right?
Hmm" grunted the dealer.
Certainly. And If there's anything.
wrong with what l buy l know cam
come to you and you'll make it right.
/ You'll remember the transaction. You
won't ask me for my ticket and send
me from pillar to post hunting the
claim department"
} The hardware man grunted again
do you want half a dozen of them
| hooks?"
! YES, l believe I'll take half dOA-
on" answered the red-bearded man.
Wait u moment, though. Perhaps
: you'd better make it a dozen. l guess
can use 'em, and If I can't 10 cents
won't make me nor break me- No, sir,
l believe in patroniZing home insti-
} buttons, even If it costs a little to do
1t. The big city store doesn't do this.
suburb any good. 1t doesn't enhance
the value of real estate particle; it
! doesn't pay any taxes here. You're n
home institution, you're taxpayer and
citizen. If we pay you little more.
, for your goods than we do the big
store, why, It's worth it to us, That's
what l always say when they talk
big store to me. Pay a little extra
7 say"
. "Why didn't you come to me for
/ your new lawn mower. then?" asked
the dealer
The red-bearded suburbanite looked
, disconnected for an instant. well,
that's different" he said. sc YOU
, had been a little more reasonable I'M
= your prices l might have done so but
} my lawn mower cost me a dollar and
a quarter less in town than you want
ed to charge Inc. I've got to look out
} for myself, you know, Business ID
, business when you get right down to-
, lacks"
: That's all right" said the dealer,
but why do you mix it with guff?'