The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-04
Committee Launches Cam
paign to Have Residents
and Farmers Buy Com
mOdities in Richmond.
LOCAL DEALERS SELL
AT CHEAP RATES
Booster Trips and Advertis-
ing Features to Mark the
Work of Making the City
Known This Year.

The first blow against mail order
houses was taken last night at a
meeting of the committee OH advertis-
ing of the Commercial club. and
month or two will see under way
campaign for the protection of home
merchants and against outside trad
ing.
Stephen Kuth introduced the subject
in committee meeting. He not only
has had personal experience in dealing
with mail order houses, but could give
the experience of others.
All other business at once gave way
to the question Mr. Kuth introduced.
and the members of the COMMITTEES
have tackled the problem with real
interest
Want to Show FaIIacy.
Just how to convince the citizens OF
Richmond and the farmers living
around of the fallacy of purchasing
forty or fifty dollars worth of gro
cerles from Chicago or PHILADELPHIA
mail order house instead of purchas-
ing the goods new and fresh in Rich
mond, has not been solved by the COM
mittee members. When this has been
planned, they will be ready to open
the campaign with which they expect
to score for home trading and against
mail order houses
The members of the committee have
found out that any grocer here can
sell far cheaper than mail order con-
Germs. The proposition submitted as
proof of the contention that mail
order house trade is buying at a loss.
is the purchasing of large orders
through acquisitions.
Advice to Farmers.
For instance, a farmer requiring a
big order of groceries, should make
up his list before entering the gro
cery. The list should be given the
grocer. who will gladly make a bid ON
the price of the goods in a lump sum.
Unless the farmer or trader is salts
fed. he can go to another grocer and
repeat the trial.
Although there is not much mail or
der business done by the citizens OF
Richmond, the mail order firms selling
dry goods, clothing. shoes, hardware
and miscellaneous supplies, have
large local following.
Mr.. kuth showed an instance of
"hSiS q hOiShbci vi WIS paying
from three to eight cents a pound
more for the coffee he ordered from a
Chicago firm than the coffee is sold
at by Richmond grocers.
Boosters Trip Planned
The committee made other arrange
ments for work to be done during
1914. The usual booster trips are
planned, probably with more than ons
or two, since the trips are believed TO
be successful in their purpose.
Richmond will be well advertised
through the usual channels. Publicity
of the city's assets and advantages
will not be lacking when the two con-
ventions slated here for 1914 are held.
They are the T. p. A. convention late
in May, and the Phi Delta Kappa fra
ternity convention in June
The opening of Morton park will
also be made a memorable occasion,
and the advertising committee will
have its part
The committee on advertising is one
of the largest in the club. Its mem
bership consists of VIII III. Romey.
chairman: Fred ]. Bartel, vice chair
man: William NJ. Bailey. J. F. Hase-
meier. Walker Land. Charles Igelman.
Stephen Kuth. F.. F. Warfel. Harry
Pinnick. Harry Doan. Gath Freeman.
Dudley Elmer. II. V. McLeland. O. G.
Whelan. f. f. Eggemeyer. w u. Carr.
Warren Clements and A E. Holmes.