Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES

A majority OF the people OF Bryan
and Brazos county have received en-
ticing postal cards In the last day OF
two from Chicago household out
hitting house, seeking trade that right
fully belongs to Bryan merchants
Some OF the inducements are your
own easy terms OF payment" You can
get the same in Bryan, il your record
Is such that you can get 1t in Chicago
Again, "at factory cash prices" This
Is lie and can be proven such by at
least two persons in Bryan who have
dealt with this same firm within a
year. Again, for we give thirty days
trial without even your promise 10
buy on everything we ship Another
falsehood, because you will have to
sign an iron-clad contract and remit
one-third of the amount of the bill
, fpractically the full value) before an
| article is shipped, and even then the
stuff will not be shipped until a favor.
able answer has been received to in
quiries sent by that firm to Bryan.
When the stuff arrives you are dis.
appointed. II does not look like the
pictures. You go into one of the
Bryan stores and you find that you can
buy as good an article as you have
received Just as cheap. and in some
instances cheaper. You regret the
transaction as long as the article Is in
your house. Do not think that the
writer is "eating sour grapes" He is
only relating the experience of two
Bryan ladies' The writer believes II.
home trade" because the home mer-
chant shows the goods. because the
home merchant is working for Bryan,
because he is responsible to the pur-
chaser for what he sells, because the
prosperity of the home merchant Is
the prosperity OF the individual citizen
and because the home merchant as.
sists the farmer to sell his products
in the best market AZ the highesl
prices and deserves the patronage of
all citizens.
Yes. the secretary would be delight
ed 10 assist in every way possible the
organization Of a civic Improvement
club and whenever as many as ten
ladies express a desire to take up the
work a meeting can be arranged and
advertised, calling upon the Bryan la
dies TO get together TO outline the
work. There is urgent need right now
for funds 10 make needed .repairs t.,
Carnegie library. Improvement Of the
grounds. additions to the books, etc.
II the ladies will get behind Il the
funds can be easily raised and every
lady contributing have a pleasant, en-
ioyable entertainment as a result. The
library should be a source of pride 10
every citizen OF Bryan. a free library
is a source OF great power for good
IL should be cherished and protected
as earnestly as any part of our civic
organization Il Is a work peculiarly
belonging 10 the ladies' Il Is really
the public parlor. and as such de-
mands the tactful attention Of the gen.
tier sex This is only one of many
works in our civic life peculiarly be
longing to the ladies' organization.
There will be regular weekly meet
ing of the board of directors OF the
club at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Under the rule adopted at the last
meeting, the session will be from 10 !
to II a. m. and all business for the |
week must be closed up within that !
time Please be prompt, as there is |
business of importance
to the club to be disposed of