The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-15
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But as to becoming your REGULAR
or permanent" customer, | couidn't I
think Of that. you know. Why. large
number of my best friends are mer-
chants of this town. / know them
even better than l know you, and-I
don't want TO hurt your feelings-but
they have shown me more kindnesses
than you have shown. | expect you
are a very kind hearted man but you
are so far OF II doesn't do ME much
good If want a favor I'd rather de-
pend on U. E. sidebottom-he's from
Missouri. and can be shown don't
know whether I can SHOW you or
motor Lloyd Egbers. or Henry CAL
ley or Lyman Felter or Geo. Rocka-
fellow or ANY ONE Of a hundred bus
mess men of my own town whom
can take by the hand and talk to face
TO face and KICK II they don't do the
right thing by me. But they are fine
lot of fellows and / seldom have a
kick coming. II do. the mistake is
soon rectified. oh. yes. you rectify
mistakes. too. but It takes time and
postage stamps.
BY the way. I've got 200 or 900 lbs.
OF cabbage to seli-oniy thing have
got to sell now. What is It worth TO
you F. o. b. Canon, And. say. I've
been spraying my orchard and my
hose sprung n leak. Can you send
me a new one by wireless SO can use
II this afternoon? / must have II cr
lose valuable time. This spraying
business is costing me n lot OF money.
Ny fruit crop was a failure last sea-
son. I'm about broke SO far as ready
money is concerned. Can you lend me
$4,000 on my note and carry my ac-
count on your books for n few months7
Don't laugh. please. These are very
REAL FACTS to ME and my home
banker and my home merchant do
not laugh when tell them what am
up against. No sir. And when have
the cash find l can buy from them
just about as cheapIy as can buy
from you and pay the local reight.
Did you ever hear of our famous
Skyline Drive and our Royal Gorge
Boulevardg Travellers say they are
among the finest attractions OF their
kind in the world. OUR MERCHANTS
BUILT THEM We have good roads
every where, The merchants help keep
them up. We have two splendid high
schools. They wouldn't be possible
without our merchants. We are build
ing a $4,000 Y. NJ. c. A. The mer-
chants have subscribed thousands OF
dollars toward IT but l think 100000
from Mr.. ward would come In handy
yet
We have ten or dozen churches:
some of them nice ones with pipe or
gans. II it we're not for the merchants
we would be worAhiping God in n lit
tie school house on the four corners
as used to do when was a boy and
lived far out in the country away
from the robber merchants. How much
can you give towards the SUP
port of tho Gospel during the coming
year in Canon City?
We have a splendid Star Course"
OF entertainments every winter. We
are privileged to listen to the best
lecturers and the best musicians aud
the best fun makers the lyceum bu-
reau can afford. WAY OUT In the
country we used to be glad to see the
tin peddier come along.
Now, when l and Smith and Jones
and all the rest of my neighbors be-
come regular patrons of Montgomery
Ward & Co., and the merchants OF
Canon City close their doors and
board up their windows and we are
ANNEXED, as It were. to Chicago or
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