The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-03-28

wasn't that q beautiful dream
that the magazines told about, wher
they described how \ farmer coult
send n dozen eggs bv parcel post tt
his city customer? just figure out
the price of eggs in the country Their
add the cost of the special pasteboard
box in which the eggs would have tc
be sent, also the postage on the eggs
together with the loss from breakage
and we think you will find that fresh
country eggs would cost our city
friends about 7 cents each. ! CUES.
it would be cheaper for him to get
them from the corner grocery.
The other day meanderrd into a
drug store and ordered certain che
micals which | happened to know
actually cost II cents. The druggist
charged me IS cents. / inquired If
he hadn't added too much profit. |
told him just what the items cost.
My dear SIR answered he, in this
corner drug store we do not pay any
attention to the cost of the chemicals
Pin the drugs that is the smallest
bart OF our expense. We are selling
You the high rental of drug store
on convenient corner, electric light
furnace heat, free telephone service.
stamps sold at cost, a meeting place
for the neighborhood, place where
you can stand. on cold day and wait
for your car, free seats, free news
papers. Not only that, but we are
prepared to tell you what is good for
dyspepsia, toothlche, indiges ion,
lumbago, in fact we prescribe free of
charge for-most human ills. Itisfor
this class of service that we charge
the drugs that we dispose of are sim
ply incidentals." Well brother, don't
you think this druggist was about
right? At the same time it is Just
like you and me to accept all these
and Accommodations and
then kick if a fly happens to light in
our soda water.
Did 1T ever occur to you, whenyou
happened to wantanything and need
ed it in hurry, what it costs to have
that particular item all ready for
your use at store just round the
remember a case where a CITY
took issue with an electric lighting
plant on account of their charges for
the service The electric lighting
plant showed in cold figures what it
cost them to be prepar ed at all times
TO serve the city at all times with
electric light, 1t was most inter-
asting exhibit. When the sun was
shining brightly and the days were
ong, that city did not want much
juice. If however, a storm
suddenly blew up and darkness came
upon the city, then everyone expect
ed to turn on his electric light. When
the storm was over and the sun came
put again, he turned off the juice.
Now" said this lighting plant, I'VE
nave to have in reserve all the time,
enough power to take care of these
sudden and unexpected demands; we
rave to be ready to serve every min
lite OF the day or night. This readi-
less to serve costs money, and we can
'nly get our money back by charging
t in the price of the juice"
In my fashion, am in this article
making plea for the retail merchant
lie must be ready to serve you with
in his line at moments no.
ice. Isn't it really wonderful that
'ou can walk into a retail hardware
tore, call for almost any item in
and al ways find it on
land?? For instance, if you want
pocket knife of a peculiar style,
here it is-it has just been waiting
or you to call for it. Then the mer-
hant takes it out Of the case and
waits while you lean with your elbow
IN the glass counter and paw it all
,ver. You smear your hands all ov-
II its beautifully polished blades; you
blow your breath on the blade to see
whether the steel is good or not.