The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-27
The Buv-at-Home Club

The time to buy from out-ol-to"h
concerns is when the Cairo mer-
chants cannot serve YOU
A local insurance man has been
buying a certain brand OF mackera J
through mail order fish house OF
Massachusetts. He would prefer 10
buy his mackeral in Cairo, but the
local grocers will not handle the
brand because of the limited de
mand.
The patronage of mail order
house under sueh circumstances as
there is entirely justitiable. " Isl
ND to the local merchants TO serve
your wants and if they cannot do SC
II is not for them to criticise you for
sending your money out Of the city
However, there are but few ar
ticle sold anywhere that cannot be'
obtained in Cairo. II the local mer
chant does not happen to have the
article in stock he can obtain it and
will do so gladly, unless he is com.
PEELED to buy more than he can sell
in order to obtain the particular
commodity you may desire. In
case Of this kind the local merchant
would rather have you buy direct
from the manufacturer.
The insurance man is identified
with the local organizations and Ii
one of the most consistent booster
In the city.
I'D rather buy my maekeral a.
home if could get it here" he said
"That is the only thing | do not buy
in Cairo, however. ! do all of my
buying in Cairo for it Is in Carr
that ! have earned my living for s
many years. 1t is the moral dut.
of every resident of Cairo to buy a
home and hope the present buy-at
home movement will be successful
THE representative of ST. Loui
tailoring establishment, who come
to Cairo twice each year to solici
orders. recently tried TO sell me
suit of clothes for $50. He told N
4
more to make it 90. My reply t
him was, / would not buy a $50 SUI
from you il you would sell it to m
for $40 The salesman was appar
emily thunderstruck and when h
asked me my reasons | made this II
ply. i earn my living In Cairo an
in Cairo will spend my money"
If every man and woman in Cair
was possessed Of spirit Of this sor
it would not be necessary to writ
editorials epousing the buy-at-hom
cause. There is only one excuse K
sending your money to some othe
city. If you cannot get what yo
want here and If the local dealt
will not order it, then yon will
justified in sending away for the a
ticle you desire.
There are scores Of women
Cairo who 60 to Chicago and s
Louis TO buy their hats, dresses an
suits. These women are not tn
wives of salaried men The wives {
average men working for salarit
cannot afford to go to Chicago {
ST. Louis when they want a ne
hat or dress. The women al
wives of men who have grown pro,
porous in Cairo and If there is an
element that Is really Obligated {
spend their money at home whel
y Will do - al. To- a
ment. They cannot claim thi
Caro's stores do not offer the Vi
riety of high-priced wearing a.
parel 1t is possible today to sper
any sum, ranging from $40 to 81;
for dresses that are not excel,
anywhere.
The Bulletin is going to organi
club which will be known as t
Buy-at-H Home Club. No initiate
fee will be charged, nor will the
be any dues to pay. There win
no officers and no meetings win
held Any resident of Cairo
eligible to membership, regard,
of age, sex or social standing and [
clubs only obligation will be, 81
AT HOME Any member who V
lates the obligation will automat
ally cease to be member Of I
club, but he or she will be perm
ted to return to membership at a
time
We want you to join the new Ct
and obey the only bylaw to the
ter. We believe that Cairo will
a greater and surely Weather c
II every resident will come into
Buy-At-Home Club and stay in.