The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
WHOM Do We SUPPORT?
(Continacd from First Pa"c)

'"h i't 'hO tVi' AlHNO VI MS HIOl
chandise He sends us whatever
he chooses and if we do not like i
we can whistle for our money.
He takes Il money and buys
that which we have ordered. Thel
he may take a trip to Europe if 1t
50 deSlreS-all at our expense.
Few of lis realize that we, the
people outside the big cities, fur
nish the capital for the conduct OF
the big mail order houses. We do
not stop to think that it is oui
money which is building those
great structures which are the pride
of Chicago and some other cities.
We do not stop to consider that
We are the capitalists who are sup.
plying the Sinews of war against
our own local business men.
Just think of it-dividends Of
Fifteen Millions of Dollars paid to
the big men in the mail order
business as ii profit each year on
our money.
We send the cash in advance TO
them They require practically no
investment except tor the printing
OF their catalogues and other sta.
tlonery, They are doing their
business on the money which we
poor, deluded country jewellers
send to them. when we are only
cutting our own thrOats and help
ing to diminish the prestige and
strength of our local tradesmen.
What would be the result If we
should hand our dollars, in ad-
vance, TO our local s~tOrekeepers
and give them the same chance to
make profits without investment?
What would be the effect on our
community?
1t would mean prosperity for us
all. 1t would mean more taxes to
be paid by our business men. i'm
~prOvements Of a municipal char
acter, better school facilities, bet
ter street lighting, better paving,
etc.
OF course. our local storekeepers
do not expect us to do business III
this way. Yet why should we not?
We do it with the mail order houses
and when we are fooled we take
our medicine because we are
ashamed to let our friends know
how we have been buncoed.
But we should do this: We
should give all Of our business to
those men who have made their in
vestments IN II town, who are
trying to build up the community,
who are paying the taxes and who
are helping us to increase the value
of our real estate holdings. We
all know that the value Of our
houses and lots here in town will
be increased as the community ad-
vanceS IN prosperity, and the only
way for the community to advance
is for our business men to do an
increased business.
We should patronize the men
who IRE trying to help ourselves.
We all hope to advance. We all
hope to become prosperous.
When we buy from the mail
order house we n helping mo-
nopoly to put our storekeepers out
of business. When we send a dol
lar to the big city instead Of spend
ing it at home we are deprving
our children Of some of the Oppor-
tunities FOR education which they
are entitled to.
Let us spend our dollars here at
home with the merchants who are
to keep up the schools and
other local advantages which we
cannot have for our children unless
we have IA prosperous community.
Let us not forget that the mail
order man does not pay any of our
taxes in this town. The taxes are
paid by the local business men, at
least the greater proportion, and
the more business we do with them