The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-08

fers, etc. II the market goes wea
the buyer and not the seller stands th
= loss. The farmer sure has eyerythin
to be thankful for and his net profit
: are far In advance OF any other pre-
fession or calling and is getting bet
ter every year Consequently he shoull
not dispise the marchant and the othe
interests that help pay his taxes an,
enhance the price OF farm lands, tha
help build good roads and sell hin
goods at a fair price. That pive III,
advantage OF a competitive market fol
what he has for sale and a diversity
and good selection for what he wants
to buy The farmer needs the mer
chant, the consumer and the town just
as bad as the town and merchant need
the farmer and one without the other
works wreck and ruin to all concerned.
Now then the marchant and business
man is under vast obligations to the
farmer and the general public in at
all times keeping a good selection on
their shelves and counters and sell
at reasonable and far price at all
times and to. all parties. They should
see that their goods are the best and
as represented, that when the farmer
drives to town he should have a suit
able place to hitch and feed his team
without having to stable them before
some merchants dry goods or grocery
store, that there should be suitable
watering privileges for man and beast
and at convenient and suitable places
an dabove all in all the public roads
and eulyerts should be improved and
kept in good condition and repair
Some one is certainly at fault for the
bad condition of our roads. Miles and
miles Of roads are graded so as to let
the water run to the center and mud
holes two feet deep are a very COM
mon experience to the farmer coming
into town. In fact such conditions
exist in the city limits and on our
streets. Those conditions
should have immediate and careful at |
tention and that at once. Now as to |
the effects of the Parcels Post on town
and farmers, expect some people are
expecting from it more than they will |
be able to get. think it will about |
be on a line with the post Office saw
ing banks. There does not seem to be |
any one seriously hurt 1t may be an |
advantage to the small depositor who
wishes to save their earnings. | don't
believe it materially hurts the banks
but possibly relieves them from the
of caring for Improbable
mi tedious deposits. believe theI
Parcels Post win be an advantage to
some and hindrance to none The
'armer, the mechant and all can profit |
Dy cheap service which will be we'll
Kept in hand by the government and
lot allowed to be apperated to the dis
advantage of any town or community. &
And again | will say that | have too
much respect for the Judgment of the
,verage farmer than to think that he
would use his privilege to the extent
II cripping his town or mehchants
Who are more nearly responsible for
lis property and well being than any h
ther class of people. If the town fails II
he farmer fails, If the town has to II
lie for the need of customers, the lie
arlner is like a ship at sea without s
elm or rudder and nothing more than I
direect upon the great ocean Of eter-
ity with out compass or guide. We
,ok for better things and believe that /
'e all may be bttered and none in
lred by Parcels Post
My experience with the big mail
rder houses is that they buy inferior
oods at close prices and in large
The man who successfully ;
lys of them and saves money is not I,
sually judge Of his purchase and Il
leir money values. OF course such Ih
ouses are constantly on the look out il
II salvage stocks, sheriffs' and re-
,ivers sales and all other advantages h
'mmon to the large city, When it is Il Il
it is thoroughly overhauled, :
'ushed up and put in presentable =
lape and not as new and upto date ~
'ods OF a necessity they must carry W
mething of staple line and when g.
~ get such goods from them you
" as much as If you would have al
,ught them at home. Those great, pl
g overgrown second hand stores Di
ould not awe or make afraid the
NEST merchant who sells at a rea +
nable and fair price. The customer
home institutions should patronize G.
ose who help pay the taxes that
AXE a market and a consumer for
e products of the producer and who
lip you when help is needed and at y
e critical time when producer and
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