Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-03
Merchants are Taking Favorable
View of the Proposition
Some Interviews Secured.
WILL GROW IN POPULARITY.
0. G. Metcalf Declares That the
Stores of Webster City Will
Respond to all Demands.
WILL GROW IN POPULARITY

The bargain day proposition pro-
posed last week by the commercial
league seems to have gained consid-
cradle favor since the matter was
taken up. While the committee ap-
pointed to make canvass OF the
business men has not been around to
see the merchants they expect to
start tomorrow and then call pub
lie meeting the middle of the week
at the city hall. Four business men
were interviewed this morning and
all were heartily in favor of the
movement.
Chas. T. Smith stated that these
movements in cities of this size had
demonstrated that they were the
best business propositions that the
retailers could inaugurate. He said
that in his opinion there should be
honest bargains placed on sale by
each business man that entered the
movement and that the people
should get bargains they had never
before had opportunity of getting.
O. G. Metcalf, next interviewed,
stated that this movement was the
correct business method and that
while there would be some opposi-
tion at first, as some merchant
would want immediate returns,
there was no doubt Nbut what the
movement would be a success. He
is chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to see the merchants and
stated that the purpose of the meet
ing this week would be to have ev-
cry one interested in the movement
present and advance their ideas of
the best course to pursue.
julius Bermann, of the Open
heimer & Bermann Clothing Com
pany, stated that he was heartily in
favor of the plan and that in his
opinion it would meet with success,
as other cities had done the same
thing and found it satisfactory.
The Foster Furniture Company
are also backing the movement and
are of the opinion that a bargain
day at certain times each month
would mean a large increase in sales
to the merchants and mean that
more money would come to Webster
City.
So far these were the only merch-
ants interviewed today. There will
probably be little opposition to the
movement Some of the merchants
advanced the theory that the people
who were going to other cities to
buy goods were making great mis-
takes. Some things may be bought
trife cheaper, but in the end they
will purchase goods which will cost
them more. Mr.. Metcalf stated in
his interview that in Webster City
the stores carried the largest and
best lines of goods of any city of this
size in the state, and that the stores
would respond to any demand made
upon them by the people of the city.
This movement should he heartily
endorsed by all citizens and they
should cooperate to make it a sue
cess. AS it is the merchants are a
great factor in making a city and
home patriotism is something which
should be practiced The bargain
day movement will mean that each
merchant will place on sale on bar
gain days some article commonly u.s.
ed which will be sold at greatly
reduced price. In fact at SO low a
price that it can not help but create
demand. In this way the merch-
ants hope to get the people of the
city and the surrounding country
better acquainted with their bust.
ness and increase the trade done IL
the city by a large per cent.