The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-07-11
BUY AT HOME -
is ADVICE GIVEN

j Editor Glacier: well dressed
stranger drQphed into the Office OF n
business concern Of Hood River the
other dsy. and wondered whether there
was anybody about that could give him
/ letter Of introduction to couple OF
ranchers out in the valley, inferring u
you wanted to that the business con-
+ cern could very easily give the letters
as mentioned.
When asked his business. he said
he was selling stock in a mail order
bmlse in another city. The theory was
that there Is a lot Of money going out
Of Oregon 10 eastern mail order houses
that ought % be kept in Oregon, and
that If the farmers Of Oregon would
patrunize an Oregon mail order house,
the money would be kept at home, and
be Of incalcuable benefit to the said
farmers buying stock, because il would
be used in the development work going
on in Oregon, in which the farmer IS
so greatly interested.
They propose to pay 10 and il per
cent dividends on their stock, when
must be admitted is good. and probably
possible to do. However. II must also
be admitted that it is not altogether
the idea Of getting a man IN on the
ground floor that makes them SO deslr-
Gus Of selling him stock. rs the fact
that they believe if be has stock he
will buy from them and he will weld
a great influence in getting his nigh
bors to buy also from them. In other
words. the owner OF stock will pay his
own dividends.
Why buy stock in a concern that will
ne very anxious to sell you goods
whether you own stock or not, and take
the chances with your money! You
can always kick if your goods are
wrong, to the man you bought from.
but if you are stoekholder you Will
not be supposed to kick at yourself.
will you? The theory in the mail order
business is that most people like to-
say, Eyes, | got it in Chicago, or Il
sent to Spokane for it. You cannot
stop. the man who has money to spend
from spending it when and where he
pleases. a
That is his business because il is his
money. But the place for a Hood
River man to spend his money is in
| Hood River, every time he can. There
are lot Of pitfalls in the mail order
catalog. If you never looked one over,
take a look and see how many things
there are you would like to have.
Keep looking and some day you will
find something listed much cheaper
than you can buy it off of the shelf of
the local merchant. All right. Get the
order pad and make out your order.
Then comes the thought mightn't you
just as we'll get few more things in
Gu the same freight bill you pay on
hundred pounds whether your shipment
weighs the hundred or not. Tack on
the other things. What if il does take
the ready cash, and the local merchant
who has been carrying the little bal
ance has TO wait little longer? Sift
the purchase down and see whether on
the whole with the freight tackled on,
you saved the money you thought you
did.
Then consider the local merchant a
little. Who was it that extended credit
that hepled to put many man on his
feet2 Was 1t the mail order house
which wants its money in advance, or
the out of town house that insists
when il gives credit that 60 days is the
limit? Here in Hood River who was
il that paid for the advertising that
made $500 land? Where would that
$500 land be without town at handi
Which can move the easier, the mer
chant with his stock. or the ranchel
with his $500? Cooperation is grea
thing, but why cooperate with the fel
low ,afar off when there is q chanc,
to cooperate at home? Cooperation il
little hard to handle, just as hard al
if there wasn't any cooperation a
hand. Ask the Apple Growers Unior
il cooperation is not a difficult prob
lem.
Getting right down to facts, endless
opportunities can be found right a
home, right here in Hood River, fol
all the Investments man cares t
make, ii one will but open their eyes
| wonder how much stock one coulC
sell in a small factory proposition il
Hood River, something that would turT
payroll loose in this town every
week, and which would serve to loosei
things up a little in more ways than
one just wonder.
The truth is. the local merchant has
been, and always will be. imposed upol
nightly in the way of credit. Wher
you want to pay cash, ask what tn,
discount is, and If you can, compare
| the goods with the mail order stuff
My opinion as one of the original Soci
ETY. of Credit lmposters is. that yor
will get your moneys worth right al
home any time you want to show 1
disposition to pay right up, and yol
can see the goods. have them wrapped
up and 60 home with them, without any
formalties of buying post office order
blank, bank draft. or express order
calling at the depot. and many other
little things then again, if they are
not right the. local merchant is very
handy for exchange purposes.
As long as one has the cash, he can
buy where he pleases, but in the long
run its the local merchant who does al
the favors, both in the extending OF
credit, often without reason, and il
hustling around to accommodate you in
more ways than one. Isn't it so,
Mabel? One Who Buys at Home.