The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-12-17

cause here was no trade for them
and they could not exist2 What
would the rancher do VI he saw the
merchant packing up and moving
a"ayf Would lie not begin 20 look /
for another merchant Ia some other
territory which ne could persuade TO
come and open up = business, or
would himself look for a buyer Of his |
possessions 80 that he might move |
into more progressive community. |
How many times are the business
men 81 town asked 81 donate to the !
expense of putting In much needed !
bridge, OF piece Of bad road, which |
needs 10 he repaired 80 that the resi- |
dents OF the country beyond may |
have an easier method OF getting TO |
town. This the merchant always !
does. And upon what plea is he
askedg to do so? Upon the plea that
by making a certain piece OF road or
bridge which IL impossible open to
travel hs helps himself by throwing
that amount OF trade To his town
where he receives his benefit. This
10 true and the merchaet Is more
than willing to do IL. We know, for
q few weeks ago We we're sho"u a
like petition which had the names OF
nearly every business man 10 Salmon
| They were not forced To do this.
They did 1t because they we're In err
ested in the welfare OF the county
! where they had their money invest
ed. Will the merchants OF Boise,
Butte, or any OF the large eastern
cities which are the headquarters do
nate dollar for the beltermeut Of
your community. Send them petit
tIon and sse what answer you receive.
Such being the case, Is 1t fair to ask
the local merchant To help Improve
your roads, either thru donations or
taxes, and then use them to haul
parcels from mail order houses in
some distant city?
The merchants Of Salmon pay tax
every year OF approximately S45, 600.
How n. UGH does the mail order
house pay your county, Suppose the
merchant was forced to leave this
county and take away that amount
where would the deficiency come
from In the money necessary to con
duct our different forms of govern
meutY The Email order house - OF
/ your The head Of the large mail
order houses are said to be very
wealthy. Have you ever known
many OF your local merchants to be-
come magnates2 WhyP Because
what money they make is again put
Immediately into circulation in your
own vicinity. They do not work large
I stores full OF employees to the poiT
. OF starvation, squeeze every cent
that they possibly can out OF the rur'
al communities which make up ON
. nation, that they themselves may be-
i come millionaires. This is what the
/ email order" promoter does.
a Don't think that because au ar
, ticie is quoted 10 the highly illus
a trated catalogue OF some distant
''mall order" house watch price
!. seems to be lower than that charged
by your home merchant that it il
cheaper. You are more often SCI
ting n very inferio, article. And aitel
you have received 1t you wust keel
1t or spend more than the difieIenc,
Ia postage aud time writing oacI
: and forth.
= Then. how many timeS does ever!
a man In his life reach time when HI
, Is In need Of accommodations In TIN
"a way of credit to tide him over
n "tlght" placer Every man no mat
. ter how successful he may he Is likel
y to know OF such time; then Wn
~ does he expect accommodations from
The mail order" concern or tn
home merchant?
Give the merchant q show. II
7 will meet you half way II YOU can
not trade with ons, trade with tn
other, but trade In your own cou
- munity.
/ How often Is 1t that when buyt
= believes he has not had fair trea
,. msnt FROM his local merchant
:. some little transaction, where he b.
, lieves he Is charged too much or 4
;. some other reason, instead OF tall
:. Ing IL over with the merchant al
? coming to fair understanding !
:. ecides then aud there TO quit II
to"n .And send his money to son
>. other town. The sauna occurran,
: may happen then, but wnen he writ
aud makes a complaint, some elel
= answers his letter asiyng that 1t "
: the mistake OF some innocent clsr
= that said buyer is their most value
; customer and that they are so rs, ct
etc. and the buyer accepts the
= apology ami goes right on trediI
= With them.
Give your home merchant, who
- you know 10 he Interested In you al