The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-07-12

III uo matter who you are, or what your
~, they will not "'make a ticket"
10 NO, live any better than you either.
When they want 20 take a trip they
stand the merchant on they have to
because their month 5 income is spent
before they get it. And, you've no.
ticed, too, no doubt, that one week at
ter the pay euvelop arrives that the
delivery wagons draw up TO their door
In droyes and they all come loaded too.
Before the next month F, salary is drawn
it is all spent, aud the "grindstone'
d, turning all the while.
When that same neighbor Of yours
sees something in the Mail order cat.
alugue she wants, she holds out $1,000
ur $500 on the merchant and sends it
20 the Mail Order House. They DON
AK the Mail Order House for credit,
because they know there ) nothin' do.
~ but send the money with the order
ana let the home merchant sweat for
-. Funny, 700, its perfectly legiti
mate for the Mail order Houses On de.
mand cash before filling orders, but it
B., nothing short OF a crime for a home
merchant 10 refuse 10 sell without the
ash II your n%eighbors would "CUT
OFT buying on credit every mer.
chan; an town could and would sell a.
heap or cheaper than any mail order
house in the country, and you could go
20 the stores and see just what you are
getting before paying for it. Then TOO,
you would have a " come back If your
purchases were not satisfactory.
That friend OF yours over ia the 9th.
~ bIorn, they have live children in
school and the " old man is depend
-nt upon the business interests of the
town for his income. They do not buy
On crcdit-they send all their orders
ont Of town. The mother il a great
church worker and j. a humdinger when
~ ''H''N I" lhlSAHB ""u'N sue VIII
head a committee any day in the week
90 call on the merchants for a donation
for the church, wearing all the while
a dress and hat, yes and shoes TOO, that
came from Jears, Sawbuck a Co. And
maybe you think ,hc won = bless Mr..
! Merchant out il he does not give down
literally DO YOU know that the mer.
rhaut-'he business men in their va.
riouN capacities, pay about - per cent
Of the total taxes in this Coun'y' They
pay TINS in order that your neighbors
five children may Ice educated They
help build churches aud school houses,
and everything that j. for the benef,
OF 'u" community they help along. They
even ,redit you when you are broke,
and yet, rucumcari sends almost ~
much money out 20 the various mail
order house., every year rs * spent al
home. You have NOT ,cu' any. but
your ncighhor. have, aud We feel that
YOU ought 70 show them This article and
,r" If Won cannot convince them Of the
error Of heir ways.
We are not complaining we have
h,nn treated o.. Justly by the people Of
1u,um"ori mud Quay county ~ we do.
serve We nav" ,iuuod and are free "a
confess ~, bu, hcuceforth, no more
credit or ticket business for Us. We
are going 20 stick TO the cash system
II it, takes the hide on, and We are 90
ing 2" make mp for this grouchincss
this ,tiupiue~s, this uarrowncs, Away,
connected with the cash business hy
making ours the most attractive stor,
10 Tucumcari- attractive with prices
merchadise and service. II we canno
merit your patronage on the broad plat
form If square dealing, faultless ser
vie" and dependable merchandise, W,
will 20 down in defeat. We are goinl
20 give II a fair trial, sing or swim
, survive or perish.
I If il would embarrass you 10 be RI
, fused credit, we ask you in all kindnes
: 10 not ask us 10 break our rules, 70
I we do not want 10 embarrnss you
Thanking our patrons, one and all TO
t their patronage and good will, and as
surfing them that we hall endeavor I,
merit a continuation Of the same, W,
b are,
. Sincerely,
a. T. A, MUIRHEAD a co.