The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-09-26

fairness and kindly feeling, but in tn
hope that it may bring the subjec
home to some Of the business mel
with whom the absence of the jewel o
consistency may be due to thoughtful
ness, in a great measure.
For several years the editor of Tht
Miner has resided In Wallace During
this time he has been urged perhaps
la hundred times by the merchants OF
various towns in the district to boost
the home patronage principle, and tc
urge through the columns Of the pa
pers the duty Of the people living in
the district to patronize the merchants
of the section in which they found
employment, and earned their money
The ground is well taken. The princi-
pie Is correct If it Is not observed, the
greatest growth and greatest degree
of wealth cannot be expected for the
towns Of the district, nor the highest
degree of prosperity of those living in
them. The writer believes, has be-
lieved and will continue in the belief
that the man who sends away from
home for any of the necessaries of life
that can be bought at home is not a
rfiend of his town, and his action can
only be explained on the ground of
selfishness and shortsightedness; he
doesn't care whether his town grows,
or whether 1t enjoys prosperity and
progresses. Usually the patron of the
mail order house is not prompted by
economy, but rather by desire to
keep some home merchant from get
ting his money. Nine times out of ten,
his name is on the books of several
merchants who would be glad to get
a part of what he owes them, while he
sends away for goods that they carry
in stock, and which cost very little, if
any more than the junk the mail or
der houses send out when he buys
sight unseen" of them.
These statements are facts. They
have not been disputed. so far as the
writer has been informed. There is,
however, frequent retort to these ex-
hortations to buy of the home merch-
ant, to which some attention must be
paid. 1t is, in effect, why don't the
home merchant practice what he
breaches? Why does the man in one
line of trade send out of town for
everything he or his family needs in :,
some other line, when he might but it !,
at home? Why do furniture and all
kinds of house furnishings come into
Wallace by the carload for the people
Of the town. most of them the business
people, when there are two of the fin
est furniture stocks right here that
IAN be found in the west? And to
hese queries that have been put
great many times, we desire to add,
Why Is 1t that several hundred dollars
worth Of printing Is done every month
n the year by Spokane. Portland, Sc
title, Tacoma and eastern concerns
or merchants of the Coeuf d'Alenes,
Who could have the work done as well
nd, If the same quality of stock is
sed. as cheaply, as they get it done
" patronizing the outside printing
ouses? II
1t is because The Miner is familiar
nth the facts In the last case cited
hat 1t believes there is ample ground 4
or the other complaints. Within the
asst 30 days we have seen several jobs
printing that We're done by outside
rms which could have been printed I
lst as well, in less time, on as good C
tock and for actually less money than n
he merchant paid to Spokane print e
rs. Yet The Miner, nor no other b
lrnting office in the district, was per- /,
lifted to even submit a bid on. the Il
ork. Less than two weeks ago an c
Ger for 100000 impressions was filed a
I a. >a-aop in Spokane for Wallace Il
i..ncsJ lsuse. ,hc rrice paid was the a