The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1913-02-28

How are these stamps to be charged
for by the merchant? The item Is too
small for a separate spot cash bill.
The stamps, therefore will probably
be charged on the regular invoice for
the goods. II a customer takes two
or three months time to pay the
regular bill then the merchant will
be out the actual cash stamp invest
ment for this period without any
interest or profit In return. III, on
the other hand. the merchant allows
the cash discount, then the chances
are that his customer will deduct the
cash discount from the price OF the
stamps as well as on the price or the
goods. As a result. the merchant will
have to pay spot cash for parcel post
stamps, and then for his trouble he
will lose the cash discount on the cash
he has advanced.
Wasn't that a beautiful dream that
the magazines told about when they
described how farmer could send
dozen eggs by parcel post to his city
customer? Just figure out the price
of eggs iD the country, then add the
cost of the special pasteboard box in
which the eggs would have to be sent.
also the postage on the eggs, together
with the loss from breakage, and We
think you will lind that fresh country
eggs would cost our city friends about
I cents each. | guess it would be
cheaper for him to get them from the
corner grocery.
The other day l meandered into a
drug store and ordered certain chem
icals which l happened to know actu-
ally cost IL cents. The druggist
charged me IS cents. inquired II 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 In the
drugs-that is the smallest part of
our expense. We are selling you the
high rental OF drug store on con-
venient corner, electric light, furnace
heat, free telephone service, stamps
sold at cost, meeting place for the
neighburhood, a place where you can
stand On cold day aud wait for your
car, free seats. free newspapers. Not
only that. but we are prepared to tell
you what is good for dyspepsia, tooth
ache, Indigestion, lumbago; tn fact, we
prescribe, free OF charge, for most
human Ills. 1t is for this class OF
service that we charge-the drugs
that we dispose OF are simply Incl
dentals." Well, brother, don't you
think this druggist was about right?
Al the same time, 1t is just like you
and me TO accept all these conven'
fences and accommodations, aud then
kick II a fly happens to light in our
soda water.
Did it ever occur to you, when you
happened tn want anything and need
ed 1t In a hurry, what 1t costs to have
this particular item all ready for your
use at a store just around the corner?
rene III Der a case where 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 1t cost
them to be prepared at all times to
serve that city with electric light.
1t was most interesting exhibit.
When the sun was shining brightly
and the days were long. that city did
not want much electric juice. II,
however, u storm suddenly blew up
and darkness came upon the city,
then everybody expected to turn on
his electric light. When the storm
was over and the sun came out again.
he turned of the juice. Now" said
this lighting plaut, I'VE have to have
in reserve all the time enough power
to take care of these sudden and unex-
pected demands; we have to be ready
to serve every minute of the day and
night. This readiness to serve costs
money, and we can only get oCr money
back by charging it in the price of
the juice"
In my fashion, am in this article
making plea for the retail merchant.
He must be ready to serve you with
anything you want In his line on a
moments notice. Isn't it really
wonderful that you can walk into Il
retail hardware store, call for almost
any item in hardware, and always find
II on hand? For instance, If You wish
a pocket knife Of a peculiar style,
there it is-it has just been waiting
for you to call for IL. Then the mer.
chant takes IL out of the case and
waits while you lean with your elbow
on the glass counter and paw it all
over. You smear your greasy hands
all over its beautiful polished blades.
you blow your breath on the blade to