The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-16

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cost of living. The writer has on
many occasions gone to stores and
asked how much a buslel, the reply
was always, 40 or soc per gallon,
we don't sell by the bus!lcl.'. How
many readers of this article have
done the same thing? Speaking Of
the service Fairmont3 patrons ex-
acted from the merchants trust,
that Is all Bosh! Is it not a fact
that you sell higher than at Pitts
bargh? I doubt ii there is a trust
store in Fairmont who delivers
gods over q mile from the store. In
Pittsburgh the delivery system is
far better than here; intact, they
deliver within radius of 10 miles
of their store. One large store Is
even going farther than that. Any
one visiting Pittsburgh will find
large automobiles on all the prir-
cipal streets, lettered, thus: For
Patrons Of ,Boggss & Bull" Yes,
deliveries cost money. but why does
the delivery system in Fairmont
cause groceries and meats to tell
higher than ins Pittsburgh? And,
by-,ie-way. did any reader Of this
article ever get their goods any
cheaper By going to the store. pay
ing cash. and take your goods home
with them?
You spoke of eight grocery stores
in Fairmont not belonging to, the
Association. Upon investigating, /
find most Of the eight are Of the
fruit stand variety. In same in
vestigation find that one Of these
stores in the old First Ward was
visited by five Of the Trust members
who objected to the price he was
selling goods at, and insisted that
be join the trust. also found
that this same trust had put !. u
woman out Of business in the same
ward who refused no join the hold:
up gang. 49, II. = - :; If
As TO- Your member Offering Is
.stoTeEto anyone. what chance has
any man to make good when us ]
said in another article the Whole.
saler and Retailer work side BY
side. You admitted many mer.
chants are dishonest. You, we al
ways knew that without your tell.
ing us. AS to being inclined tc
give overweight rather than short
weight have had scales in my
home for over two years. Sons.
times got 16 OF. for. a lb.. but most
generally IL, 12 and, u OF. Why
then II their conscience taught
them to give overweight, rather
than less, did they not, practice
what their conscience taught them
to- do. LIQUID not be afraid to wag-
er good money that over half the
scales in Fairmont have been ad.
justed since my first article, FOL
thank God. l have lately been get.
ting as high as is OF. for a lb:. and
a hundred others have reported
better weights.
One of your members of the los
said a few days ago. that be knew
there were many false scales and
measures in the city; that he had
bought things at other stores ant
afterwards weighed at''.his owl
place and found short weight. Som,
weeks ago an ex-merchant from /
nearby town went in a Main street
meat market and asked for three
pounds Of beef. On seeing he wa.
being short weighed, threw. the bee
in the clerks face and walked out
This man is from Ripesyille. That'i
where Il am from; a little lik,
Missouri. you knowi 81 II
AS to the association as safe
guard from being beat by people
who do not pay their bills, ! .hav.
10 objection 70 that; still y work,
very much q a hardship on III.
man WHO has run d bill ssd thsI