The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-29
Notwithstanding CHEAP

The Florida postmaster who wrote
&c Atlanta to secure a wife is shin
ing example of the citizen who does
not believe in patronizing home in
dustry. Why didn't he send to Sears
Roebuck, as many OF mis- ilk do for
their other needs?"
That postmaster must be a resident
O. the big Scrub" We take it that
all hunters in this vicinity know
where that is. Any Florida man who
feels that he must write to such
turbulent town in neighborln2
State for wife, either has not had
money enough to ride around ana
look en- over in his home State or
he must be in bad ".All round here
where he lives. Well venture the
~ sertion that am AMBASSADOR OF COM
lneree travelling the State Of Florida
can cite he postmaster to smart ana
good looking young women in every
town in the peninsula.
This Sears-Roebuck and getting it
cheap reference reminds us OF some
other things we see about this mail
order house. The big mail order
houses are the staunchest known,
large supporters of the parcels post.
Mr.. Julius Rosenwald of Sears, Roe
buck & Co., arranged for million
dollars donation TO the farmers OF
the country. 1t was given out that
this money was to be used for in
structing the farmers in each cOun-
t. about soils SO as TO make better
farmers who would be able, by reason
OF the education afforded by this
million, to increase the products OF
the soil per acre, and SO on.
About the time this donation was
made that the big mail order house
would 60 into combination under the
advice and guiding hand OF the big
Wall street money chief. 1t is Cos
sip that Mr.. Rosenwald has contribut-
ed much money to certain campaign
.unds, estimated at half a million
collars.
We do not just now recall any COM
nation engineered by the man IN
Wall street having resulted IN benefit
to the farmer, mostly it is 10 gather
in what the farmer makes. Take,
,.r instance, the great Harvester Co.,
Goes me FARMER get his products any
cheaper? 1t has not sent any money
| 1, the soil improvement committees,
\ contribution from Il mail order
house while the agricultural lmplc-
mcnt factory holds its income from
combination prices, must look queer
lr the readers Of the news columns,
and particularly strange to the
farmer.
1t is often said in a joke, but it is
a serious matter nevertheless, that /
certain oil company nlanes Il small
increase in price OF OIL 10 pay its
| litigation expenses OF to prov Idle 70.
some large contribution TO prove that
it gives its money back to the con-
sumner in ways valuable to the coin-
mon people. 1t is fair to assume that
Mr. Rosemwald did not mean to reduce
his companys surplus or its income
he is Il business man and must
have given the matter some thought,
il WAS not impulsite, and he probably
sees where his firm viii get it ali
back from the farmer, and will tn"
farmer know when he pays it back :.
This million dollar contribution
has the ear marks of an indirect sub
s,ription in aid OF the supporters OF
the parcels post plan.
The parcels post would be the big
scst part OF the machinery for con-
Quoting the business OF Sears Roe
buck and the other big mail order
houses as it would be conducted by
the government. The question is
who will pay the bill. What's the
answer. Mr. Farmer and Mr.. Citi-
zen, do you actually believe you are
receiving quality Tor your money?
While the express companies OF the
country are in operation there is hi
excuse or legitimate business demand
tor Il parcels post under the care oi
the government. AS an independent
nethud OF quick transportation OF
small packages. the express company
has not 4 single right TO live; the
goods are carried on the passenger
train with fast passengers and mail:
hauled by the railroad company. The
railroads of the country should be
required To handle the express bust