The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-04-07
TOLL TO MAIL ORDER HOUSES
Inland Empire of Northwest Loses
Three Million Dollars That Way.

Everybody in the Inland Empire
should realize the benefit their money
will bring to them and to the COM
munity in which they live If it is kept
in circulation here, instead OF being
sent out of this country to be used
in the development of other localities.
The value of property, the worth OF
services and the demand for the pro-
ducts of the farm and factory depend
upon the substantial growth that can
only be brought about by cooperative
| effort of all interests, for the common
| good. Every dollar of profit to the
| eastern mail order house from your
| business is lost to this country forever;
while the profit on the business of the
local merchant remains at home and
aids in creating conditions that add to
| the welfare of all who live here.
1t is estimated that upwards OF S30,-
100000 are sent out of the Inland
Empire annually to distant mail order
concerns, merchants and manufacture
ers. At a conservative figure, there
is a profit of at least ten per cent on
this $30,000,000 which means that the
sum of $3,000,000 would be actually
saved to the people of the Inland En-
pire every year by paronizing the
local merchants intead of the outide
houses.
Ten per cent of the money that
| goes out of the Inland Empire annu-
ally would build 400 miles of good
roads every year; and if used for that
purpose would contruct 1000 miles OF
improved highways in the Inland EN-
pire in five years; or, would give more
educational advantages, modern
I 4lo@ II y1rn1
ventilated and we'll lighted, more com
= plete libraries and laboratories, kind,
d ergartens for the children and manue
: training classes for the boys and girls
. All of these and many more benefits
= could be provided for the people
e throughout the Inland Empire with The
e profit on this S30,000,000 which is
: being lost annually to the people o
this community and going to build III
other sections of the country.
Publice improvements are paid fol
e from the taxes on property. Propert.
g values depend upon the population ant
= development of the community. There
: is no effort that can be made that viii
d do as much to build up the Inlant
n Empire, attract more people to this
e territory, add to its activities and make
q possible public improvements that are
needed-at the lowest possible cost tt
: each individuals to keep the mon
Y ey here that has been sent away tx
d people who have no permanent inter
= ests in this locality. The only way tt
do this is to patronize the local mer.
l chants, who are cooperating with yor
:, right now to build up the community
/ in which you live.
. Local merchants throughout the
country are making every effort tt
! give such service as will make it tt
your advantage in everv way to keel
: this money at home. This subject is
f worth your careful consideration. Dc
: not forget that Won share directly il
every benefit th9t comes to your com
: munity as a whole, and that local mer
d chants, with the advantages that The
9 parcel post now gives to them, are il
a position to compete successfully will
eastern mail order houses.-Spokes
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