News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-03-09
TRADE WITH h0ElE DEALERS
Pert and Pertinent Reflections BY PrOmi-
inent Citizen Of st. Adams

The following article, written by Z. H.
Royce of st, Adams and published in the
st. Adams Messenger of February II, is
just as pertinent here as in that city, all
that is necessary being to substitute
Morrisville for ST. Adams, wherever the
latter appears in the article:
AS no one, to my knowledge, has ever
touched upon subject which is of large
Importance to every merchant in st. AL
bans, take the liberty of presenting a
few facts.
It'll what | call "the mail order mania"
l frequently have had people price some
article and then say: We'll, ! certainly
shall not pay your price. can send to
'Rears and Sorebuck or Montgomery
and Mord' and get the same thing for
one.fourth that tigure!'
Same hing is where they trip up.
There are just two ways of dealing with
the matter If the person is open to
argument YOU can convince him that he
is wrong If he is not, there is just one
WAVELET him try it If this does not
convince him, the case is hopeless, he
doesn't know good from bad
Every merchant, whether he sells cloth
ing, dry goods, furniture, carpets, drugs
iewery, hardware, crockery, groceries,
stationery, elephants, or tin cans, is enti-
tied to a legitimate profit, and if he has
an ounce of brains he is not going to
soak a customer or "hand him any
lemons" He can't afford to do it. His
welfare and success are dependent upon
giving his patrons square deal and full
value for value received, and the mer
chants of St. Adams are doing this every
day! His customers are personal friends
with whom he is in constant touch.
Their business, great or small, is OF vast
Importance to his welfare, and he can
afford to take no chances.
On the other hand, stop and consider
what your dollar or your hundred dollars
means to one of these mail order houses
A drop in the bucket! You are simply a
microbe in their system. Ifyou ever send
them another order-well and good, if
you don't there are plenty of other fish
in the sea. One of my friends who is
knight of the road" told me his expert
ence last night When he went to house
keeping he bought all his furniture and
"fxings" of montgomery and Mord."
He sent his little bundle OF long green and
got his prize package. He said the furn- |
ture looked great. There was just one
drawback-if you sat down on any OF it,
you ruined it The carpets also had a
disadvantage. They wouldn't stand day
light, and if he walked across them in a
hurry it removed the felt. He didn have
much to say about thepictures and other
cart treasures" They gave the family |
acute indigestion in three days time, SO
he put them in the barn. Next day his |
horse died. He says he didn't blame the |
horse! Now he holds up his right hand |
and says, "Never againW He is cured
Ifyou are a loyal citizen Of St. Adams, |
ifyou love your city, if you are interested |
in bigger, better, buster St. Adams" it |
is up to you to make your purchases of
your local merchants who are putting |
forth every endeavor to please you and /
give you square treatment. If they |
haven't what you want, give them a |
chance to get it before you send else
where. If it's anything within their
power it's sure bet they will fill your
wants The more business you turn into
the local dealers the greater their power
will be to aid in the growth and welfare
of this beautiful city.
And, lastly, remember that fat, gaudy |
catalogue, elaborate pictures, and "hot
air" cover a multitude of cheap junk