The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-30


raj fer people to buy where the
thought they could buy cheapest.
was not that they really could bu
cheaper in the big cities, but 1t wa
enough fol them II they thought *
He spoke of an incident where a cit
zen showed him list or grocer.e
from a mail order house and aske
him il he could duplicate it, He a
once consented to do so, ii the cit
zen would pay soc for freight, 10
for the money order and Is cents TO
ldrayage, The citizen consented to al
but the last named sum because hi
SAID ne had an auto and would hau
the goods himself. Mr. Greaney file,
the order and made a handsome pro
lfit. But he would not undertake tt
bluff people, the evil SHOULD be me
lin business like way; people shoult
be shown that they can do as well ii
Cairo as in the big cities, the mer
chants Of Cairo could solve the prca
Hem easily If they would so at it In
the right way, They should attend
meetings and discuss the subject and
take the right action. The credit
levi was the greatest with which they
had to contend and he considered the
use of the credit rating Book gotten
out by the association Of great value
to members.
/ A. Kaufman. of Kaufman Bros, was
called on for little talk, President
| Carnes referring to MIN as one oil
the mebrers who had not been a regu-
lar attendant at meetings lately MIR.
Kaufman explained that he had a
good reason for not attending the
meetings; 1t was about four months
old and 1t needed considerable atten.
ton of nights (Laughterl. 1t was
necessary, he said. to go to bed early
in order to make up for lost sleep in
the early morning hours, this "rea.
son" was In the habit OF asserting 1t
self and making its presence known.
More laughterl. He believed in the
association, however, and was willing
to do his part to promote its pur-
poses whenever called upon to do so.
Secretary Johnson read a resolu
ton protesting against the parcels
post and setting forth reasons why it
should not be inaugurated,
W!B. HALEY favored adopting it
He thought the association should
protect itself in every way possible
against the outside buying evil. In
order TO set an example for other
buyers he would place the association
on record by moving that every mem.
Der pledge himself to buy only in
Cairo whenever possible to do so.
c. B. S. Pennebaker took issue witt
Mr.. HALEY, He said he did not thin
the association could afford TO place
itself on record as favoring coercive
measures to prevent people from exer
cising their right to buy where they
pleased He believed in free trade
and in the right Of every citizen Il
buy where he believed he could buy
cheapest and best. The association
should not place itself in a position
to be criticised. If his employer
should attempt to dictate to him nov
he skorld vote or where he should
spend his money he would certainl,
resent It, The way to combat the
out of town buying habit was by q
system of education. People shout
be made to see that they could do a
we'll or better at nome. but any at
tempt to restrict their right to bu,
wnere they pleased would be a mis-
take and would be a failure
w. B. Huette agreed with Mr.. Pen
nebaker. The association could no
say to the people OF Cairo they mus
buy from Cairo merchants. or they
would he spotted" He would moi
have the association attempt to cur
tail any single right of the citizen.
The Cairo merchant must depend or
the friendship and confidence of the
people of Cairo; when we have this
We will get their business. Thepublic
cry is down with trusts" and We can
not accord to give the impression tina
we have formed an absolute mon
opoly ourselves.
Mr. Fry also opposed the pre-
posed action. He believed the mer
chants themselves were IS much to
blame as any one for the growth of
the mail order business, by not try
ing in business like way to counter
act it. He bought goods where he
could - cheapest, and it would no
do to Wtate to other people.
B. Fl. Wing believed the mail order
houses would hank themselves in due
tine il given enough rope.
President Carnes checked the dis
cussion by saying that as this was
not a regular meeting any resolutio.
would be cut OF order He was glad
however, that there had been sucn
free expression Of views, and the mat
ter probably would be taken np at tn