The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-31
Nerallers Tive Plain Talks
Pointed Out the Evil Effects Of Mino. Business
and Professional Men Doing Their Buying
ass Away From Homes. Other Matters BFot Up Fl

.,,..h roons last night was TO- ,.id.
oluo Iva and the topic under en a-.s
tenaeu, aM,uo from Retailer :
Standpoint was thorol oomins more
T ss. meetings are oecoh1
interesting all Of the tame: ,,,r nre.
a Roell gave a careIuls re
=. ta,k which was right 70 'ns
49, 49, Wa reproduce 1T below:
How 70 Build UP CIV
er's standpoint. FOR
This subject is a dimcult on 81,
whose business is that Oh So,
- n hardware and cannot be nanoleu
ins with the language at ny -
PROVEN A college educatloh -
necessary and this was denleu . s,,aw
- was also to most OF my leAoa .
~ onohonts Very few college prev
-,,on have engaged in the retail Jus
oss for after getting their d1ploiia
thev knew better and Went ave- w.
tor game, l shall be as prlel do poS
chile in my remarks for a llel on o..
,.ou1d better not take an active pa,
in nublic or political affairs 1oi n1 ,is
I,oh1a 10 offend some one OF nuS
customers who forever after w." W.
trade with the other fellow. II " :.
nsrhans be better, therefore, II
Merchant did not have a mind OF ms
own or, at least, keep his thoughts 70
himself. or;onco
; i 4 to
IN the retail business ana IN d., ' ".
tlma I have not felt as If coulo al
tord to express myself or that my
.oul was my own. This, however Dc
,no a mercha ants night. l, as mer-
chant. am going to call q spade a sps.a r.
and a hoe q hoe-regardless. l tiu..
m one will cOnstrue anything l say
90 a nersonal allusion unless the cap
f,ts him. It is not my intention 10 oe
,areonal in my remarks. but In oroer
- ,mnress upon you the unfairness Oh
the methods used by some peopie ~
nublic and private affairs' tnat o.
feet the city's growth and prosperHy'
NAV seem to be stepping on some
narticular persons toes, but TINS Is
not my purpose, as I shall talk ABOUT
ethics and not individuals. A great
deal has been said about Doostne
for Minot and some good work mas
been done, but there is yet greal
amount left undone, not as mucn W
rpanization-such as this club-Dut
by the Individual. 80.
You will ask what can the lndavlo-
nal do towards making Minot the pest
CITY in the state, or the entire Nortn-
west " l will tell you in just seven
words. Spend your money where you
make it. This applies TO the merchant
as we'll as to the banker; to the law.
yer as we'll as the doctor; to the real
estate man as we'll as thepreacher;
to the Office man as we'll as the Ia
borer. II all the money that Is earn
ed In Minot, were spent in Minot, TOT
groceries,. shoes, clothdng. furniture
and al necessities. instead OF Minot
having fifty retail merchants. there
would be sixty or seventy, all doing
business In business blocks. paying
the owners from twenty to thirty per
cent on their investments. But you
gay that you can buy 80 much cheap
er away from home through hole IN
the PostofRce. or from the canvasser
or peddler, than you can from the To-
cal merchant. This statement has
been proved only in few instances,
on staple or very small articles.
Granting, for the sake of argument,
that you can buy cheaper away from
home, did you ever stop to think that
the merchant could also rent cheaper,
pay less taxes and get every thing
that he needs for less than he can in
Minot. You have no right to make a
living in this town if you do not sup
port the fellow who supports you.
Why did you come to Minot? When
you came here from the East, you
came because there was business in
your particular line and you could
make more money here than you
could in the place you left. The doc
tor came because he could get two
dollars for a day call and five dollars
for a night call and one dollar per
mile if he went into the country The
field was not as well covered and he
came where opportunity was great
est. We merchants are glad he came
and if he will spend his money where
he makes it, we want him to stay.
Why did the money loaner and the
banker come to Minot Because he
can get from ten to twelve per cent
interest and in some cases a bonus.
And we are glad he came because
we need him in building up indus
tries and we hope he will stay until
we don't have to borrow any more
money. provided, of course, that he,
too, spends at least some Of the
money where he makes 1t. And why
did the merchant come? He, too, thot
he saw an opportunity in gaining
wealth and independence. AS we have
all come for the same purpose, let
us not escape the duties we owe to
the community that gives us these
opportunities; let no one come here
to exploit the community, grab all he