The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-22
HOME TRADE BOOSTS
Whom Do We Support

WW is a tendonar bill; want you to buy for me suchandsuch an article
= made soaadso this color that SIZE and deliver 1t to me at your
Along comes another tounsman, and another, still another, until SO Of
us, all living here in our community shall have placed in the hands Of the
stOrekeeper a sum amounting to a thousand dollars, with similar instructions.
ny as we, who have been buying Of the mall order houses, have treated these
s "G"oe0.s IT. b s0"s ssnt y. We .,s wou5d !, have ~, then ms supplied : 9is u him with wi h s' ss, capital
Yes, we would thus enable him to take a trip to the city, buy from the
enjoying himself if he so pleased, and leave him a fair percentage of profit
over and above the cost of the articles and his expenses.
DO WE DO THIS? YES. WE Do-NoT. I'D
We sn Ih him rs t ear moDe ~n d a sv q snn Tn "a ba maf tho ru 1877 % of our ~ e es u" for tn the
purchase of bis merchandise. He sends us whatever he chooses and If We
do not like it we cal whistle for our money.
take a trip to Europe If no 70 wishes, all at our expense;
,., Few 70 Of us US realize eanss that at We, the h. people ,s" ,e outside se1 the big M cities, les I1 afan the
think that it is u money which is building those great structures which are
we are the capitalists who are supplying the stnews, Of war against our own
LARS PAID TO THE BIG MEN IN THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS AS A
PROFIT EACH YEAR ON OUR MONEY.
We send the cash in advance to them They require practically no In
vestment except for the printing Of their eatalogsan and other stationery te%S THEY They
jewellers, send to them, when we are only cutting our OWL Threats and help
I'M WHAT uatn Woud be be the ueS result i # We sF should 4 hand a% our our dollars liar IN advance. to
our local storekeepers and give them the same chance to make profits WIN
out investment? What would be the effect on our community?
It would mean prosperity for Y az; e would mean more taxes to b.
s p%s BY f,s ss ss'l sstss, " street ' n'esshss' bss.ss = ps . %a" s@F character 's'''
or course, our local storekeepers do not expect us to do business in this
when " e re fooled we take Dur medicine because we are ashamed to let
- But we should lou dc do this4we should give all 0, our business to those men
who have made their Investments in our town. who are trying to build up
the value of our real estate holdings. We all know that the value OF our
houses and lots, here n town, will be Increased as the community advances
In prosperity, and the only way for the community to advance 70 81 y ous'
ness mn to do an Increased business. go. -- --%.8 @ as"a- -f--a.-
WE SHOULD PATRoNIzE THE MEN WHO ARE TRYING TO HELP
OURSELVES. We all hope to advance We all hope to become prosperous.
When we buy from the mail order house WI are helping monopoly to
put storekeepers out Of business. When we send a dollar to the big city,
instead no Of spending ,gr it sd at home, vS we are 6 dep aFs aata 9If t to d som :
Let us spend UT dollars here at home, with the merchants who ae try,
ing to keep I'D the schools and other local advantages which we cannot have
for our children unless we have a prosperous community.
Let US not forget that the mail order man does not pay any Of our taxes es
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. the more taxes
they must pay. ~ s, .%.a I-s; - L--..
LET Us WAKE UP TO A CONSIDERATION OF OUR BEST M
TERESTS. ~
LET US SUPPORT THOSE WHO HEIR US. AND OUR CHILDREN