Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-20
BOOMS home TRADE
Prosperity Week a New Foe to
Mail Order Menace.
BOOSTS LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Original Idea of Bright California
Girl That May Be Applied to Any
Town or Section With Lasting Bene-
fit-May Become General
Did you ever hear of prosperity
week? Perhaps not, for 1t is some
thing new under the sun. 1t is an en-
tcrprisc of November, 1908, in south
crn California, but it might just as
we'll be transported to and transplant
ed In our town or any town.
Some of the New England and other
states have their old home week, when
former residents or cXpatriated natives
gather at the old home and spend a
week in reviSting familiar scenes and
talking over the past with the well re-
/ mcmbered Oldest inhabitant who has
been there since the big snow of 1916.
But that is merely sentimental fine
and healthful sentiment, to be sure,
but nothing more Prosperity week IS
fine sentiment plus something more
substantial. 1t is a practical proposi-
ton. 1t IS Il business proposition. 1t
means more money in the pockets Of
the old home folks who are still doing
business at the old stand or at new
stands. In fact, 1t seems a general
llvening up Of interest In the home
place from the standpoint of trade.
Prosperity week as designed by its
originator is a business booming week,
a home trading week. 1t means much
to the community concerned In the
way Of the patroniZing of home indus
tries and 1t means something to the
mail order concerns of the big cities In
the way of falling off In patronage.
Prosperity week was invented by n
young woman in Los Angeles. When
she suggested to the chamber of COM
merce that week be set aside under
that designation during which every
body should make particular effort
to buy only hOm" grown products and
trade only with local merchants, cut
ting out mail orders altogether. the
bright idea was adopted promptly, and
the week beginning Nov. Is was so
designated. The result? Well, immc-
diately the idea took hold, and thou
sands of citizens entered with enthuSi-
.:., ~, =. , i
''N f'
p,'S '',,',''. ~ 20 'pl'o'',',u w.
were named to devise ways and means
for creating a hearty home trade SEN
timent. Still others were formed to get
up tangible methods of celebrating the
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