The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-06-05
probably means to hunt them with
gun. A license would hardly be re-
quired for carrying a club.
HE SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE
OF MAIL ORDER HOUSES.
(HoIIister (Ida) HeraId)


Herald was a part of Sears, Roe
buck & Company's mammoth ma
chine. He was in charge of what
was designated by that concern as
its entry department, which alone |
employed, besides few men and
boys, about 200 poorly paid girls. In I
that department all orders We're re-
ceived, entered and transmitted to
the many merchandise departments,
giving him an exceptional opportunity
to know at first hand the volume
of business transacted
In the administration building in
which the entry department was To-
Gated, 1900 men, women, boys and
girls were employed, but that build
ing was only one of the several in the
group on the west side of Chicago,
itself. In the merchandise building
were about $500 more. Altogether,
over 5000 were employed within
radius of four or five city blocks.
That number did not include the EN-
ployes of the factories and other es-
adjustments maintained by that con-
Germ, in Chicago and elsewhere. AL
so in addition were the employees of
the Seattle and other branches.
Ten years ago. the volume OF bust
ness transacted amounted to between
$50. OOO, 900 and 100000 900 per year.
The Herald Is not able to say how
many people are employed by the
big mail order house to day. but re-
Gently ascertained that it is doing
a business of $50. O0O. 900 annually.
The editor lived some distance from
his scene OF labor and the suburban
train which he was compelled to take
brought him to work 20 minutes be-
fore the days activities commenced.
So. from the windows Of the adminis-
tration building, he used to watch the
vast army of employees thronging to
their daily grind. Five thousand
strong they trudged to and from the
buildings of the quadrangle. The
spectacle caused him to think even
then-and realize more now.
That population was concentrated
ON one spot, which. had the mail or
der business not been born, would
have lived In many cities and towns
throughout the country. A part might
have been citizens of HOLSTER to-
day.
Those buildings many stories high
cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
and the factories would increase the
amount to millions. The money that
was spent for them might have been
used to construct buildings in other
cities and towns, and a part might
4 have found its way to HOLSTER for
the same purpose.
, But the most important, vital fea'
/ ture Is that the volume of business
over $50 900, 900 ten years ago and
g $50, 100000 today, would have been
distributed throughout the country
HOLSTER securing its share.
! Does this give you any idea of how
r Hollister is being injured by the mai
, order businessy
II not, go further into the situation
Last year, the editor inquired OF
3 friend, who Is the manager of one O
; the departments, how many regular
3 customers of Sears. Roebuck AM
! company received their mail at thu
Q Twin Falls post office. He ascertain
0 ed that there were over 1000. Jus
think OF It! Over 1000!
Is the meaning of the home industr
: movement apparent to you now?
= II all of the merchandise used h
Idaho were purchased from Sears
. Roebuck and Company, there woul
;. be no stores In Idaho. There woul
:. be no proprietors and no clerks. Their
: would be no cities and few towns
and even fewer shipping points tina
now exist. Farms would be isolated
farm land values would be at tn
minimum figure and prices for Pre-
ducts would be deprecated to Tn
lowest ebb because of the inaccess
bility of markets.
y Just in proportion to the exter
= that you deal with a mail orde
y house or even away from your ow
!. community Is this condition brougf
:, about. The Herald ventures the a
9 sertion that at least 200 people al
:, on the HOLSTER list of Sears. Ro'
buck and company. 1t believes ths
the volume of business done by thel
would support twice the present nun
Der of merchantile establishments
HOLSTER. This would make Holli
:, ter twice as large as 1t is today.
would increase the value OF far
:. :, lands contiguous to HOLSTER to