The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-05

The retail grocer mas III sollle
Measure been held responsible for
40 high cost of living, but the big
49,. cause lies right in the con-
s,u,er himself in his anxiety to get
s..omething for nothing" and he
falls for any old kind of a premium
..beme, never stopping to figure
sot an outrageous price he pays
,or his gift. The premium houses,
- matter what they represent to
the contrary, always contract for the
".econds' and "thirds'' at factory
for premiums.
Perhaps a few figures will open
.be ewes of some of your readers to
tbe fact that it will pay them big
dividends to support the HON e
dealer.
The local merchant is a citizen, a
friend. He puts his capital, his
brains and his energy into a busi-
ness. He pays taxes, is always re-
'sponsive Gin CASH. to appeals for
heal improvements. and contributes
in a hundred ways to the good of
the community. Do you know this
fellow?
Here comes a foreign concern
(ca]l it the Great United Tea Co..
any name will do); it pays not
cent Of taxes, never contributes a
dollar to local affairs, and don't give
avhoop for Kennewick-don't know
it's on the map except from the
money the agent turns in. Did you
ever see its wagon?
Here is Bill Jones. He has been
a good customer of the G. U. T.
Co.'S wagon? You see, Bill was
!. after the premiums. Bill gets a
run of hard luck and his coin runs
shy, 81 Bill asks the G. U. T. Co.
to help him out. "Sure, Bill"
says the G. U. T. Co. We'll help
you out. You've been a good GUS
toner, 50 here is what you do. You
20 to your local merchant and tell
him what hard luck you have had
and ask him to give you credit I'M
til you get on your feet again; then
we'll sell you some more goods (for
CASH. at the same price as before.
Besides, we'll give you a premium.
You bet we'll help you-with ad-
vice."
Get that picture?
Well see how Bill comes out with
bis premium, at G.. U. T. Co.'S
prices.
Take cocoa: G. U. T. price 3Oc
s-lb., (any old kind) two tickets.
Local merchant, 25c BIB. (Walter
Baker's-the best). Difference, 1Oc
apound.
bill wants granite water pail.
forty tickets gets 12-qt. granite
pail. Forty tickets at five cents is
0.OO Tor the pail. The local mer-
chant sells strictly first class pail
at SIC. Bills cash loss on the pail,
a.5O. Besides. what kind of cocoa
does he get? Bill don't know. The
pals cost at Wholesale 1925 a doz. 4;
N.W for 35c water pail! Soaked
bad, Bill, what?
Take baking powder: G. U. T.
price Soc ID. 'IWhat kindly Local
price, for standard brands, 16c to
z9c 10. Difference, 25c to 34c ID.
:, here is where Bill pays for
his pail.
these prices and premium lists
are taken from that given out by
>une OF the largest houses in the
United States. Prices run from 25I
~ !" % per cent higher on always in
'''or goods and six times the value
'nafsed for premiums. We could
~ on al nauseum. After careful
COMPARISON Of prices it is an undis-
pu'so TACT that the buyer pays not
'nan five cents for each and
~ NY 'lcket he gets with his goods
and he has to turn them in at a
80. a4ue OF less than one cent each to
3D. p:u DIS Premiums. Here is where
%. DILL gets it coming and going with
l,, aura h'ff across the middle for
.aek' When you go up against a.