Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-13
WHY PURCHASE COAL
IN PORT JERvISP
COMMUNICATED

Milford is not so large II commun
ity that those who are interested in
the welfare OF the town can afford
10 allow the wealth of this district to
be distributed among business men
of other places, especially profits in
the purchase and sale accommodates
which might easily be kept at home.
1t must be conceded that where nec.
essaries Of life can be procured in
Milford just as good aud just as rer
sonable from the local dealers, It is
Of decided benefit to the community
aud therefore TO the residents, that
the local dealers should be patron
lied. No one would say for instance
that If IL were possible 20 save to
this community and the citizens
thereof from 81, 500 to 1900 or more
per year. it would not be the grossest
waste and extravaganoe not to take
advantage of the opportunity TO
practice the economy. There are
many ways that Milford can be econ
omical in which communities, espee.
iaIly cities would not tolerate a fail.
ure to grasp and act upon
One of the principal extravagances
OF this place consists in the purchase
of all the coal brought into the dis
trict from the city of Po1t Jervis. 1t
must be- with a good deal of satisfac.
tion that the coal dealers of Port
Jervis are able to carry on their
books the names of all the residents
of Milford as customers. There is
absolutely no reason or excuse for
the profits on the supply of winter
coal for this borough going outside
the town and into the pockets Of
dealers of a city seven and one-half
miles away, neoessitating the paying
of higher price for coal on account
Of individual carriage. There would
be just as much hauling locally in
the coal trade If the profits on coal
we're kept at home, for the coal
would have to be carted from Port
Jervis Just the same, but it would
seem that the price to be paid by the
consumer per ton could be reduced,
at least to the extent of the price
charged for the hauling.
Milford can purchase coal at the
mines just as cheap as Port Jervis.
We mean of course if we dealt in
coal here the local dealer could 90 to
the mines and buy coal in carload
lots ct the same prices that Port Jer
Wis dealers can purchase it. Not on
ly could this be done for Milford it.
self, but the surrounding districts
which are accustomed to obtain their
/ coal from Port Jervis, would order
supplies from the nearest point of
distribution. All that is needed is
a coal dealer In Milford, or, the for
nation Of a cooperative coal con-
SINNERS association. Most everybody
knows how much coal he needs for
the winter supply and can place his
order in advance so it would be DOS
sible to know exactly how much to
order at the mines by the dealer.
There would be no risk connected
with providing coal in accordance
with a cooperative plan and should
there be any surplus, it never can
constitute loss.
Under present conditions Milford
not only pays high toll to bring in
necessaries of life, but toll on the
necessities themselves is exacted by
the payment Of all profits into the
pockets of the citizens of another
community and state. That COM
munity is just 50 much enriched by
drawing on Milford and the fact that
there are no compensating CONNER.
cial transactions from Port Jervis
b NETTING Milford, is all the more
reason why the men of this place
should wake up 10 the situation and
cut of the leak.