The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-07-28
Makes Reply To
Dear NeIY' Letter
Lyon County Woman Answers Mrs.
Mook's Letter Trough The
News Messenger
BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING
Thinks Town People Even More at
Fault Than Farmers; Women
Not Good Boosters

Dear News essenger:-You have
been a regular visitor in our farm
home for these many years-long be-
fore the present editor appeared on
the scene-and much we have en-
5oyed your columns, though not al
ways agreeing with all your senti-
ments. l have never written to you
much as we like you-but in your
last issue, letter to "Dear Nell"
moved me to "take my pen in hand,
although it is very busy time in
this "Neck Of the Woods"
"Never roam, but buy at home"
We have lived right here in Lyon
county and never but ONCE did we
John and Roam" One expert
ence was all that We wanted.
We had, for many moons, been re-
ceiving literature from catalog houses,
as many of our farmers friends do
land evidently some town folk, too,)
but we, as many farmers do, were
loyal to Lyon county until one I'M
lucky day there came to US from a
large concern, most alluring bait
and we took big bite and that cata-
aolg house landed a sucker, but never
again. But "what gets our Angora,"
as Frank Whitney would say Cor is
1t Ebert Hubbard?) is why does the
farmer get credit for being respon-
sible for the catalog house. There
are some farmers who do Cheap
log house landed a sucker, but never
skates, we call them, privately OF
course patronize them.
Last week l took into Marshall
dressmaker, a gown to be made.
NWhere did you buy this goods ?"
asked the town woman (and a tax
payer, too "At Birkenmeyer's," said
/. Then this foolish woman showed
me a line of samples she handled
Just "for the benefit of friends" in
town. | told her that not merchant
IN Marshall would keep such trashy
goods. Then this dressmaker told me
names of several, all town ladies, too,
not one farmer was on her list, who
send to this foreign concern for their
dry goods. Why do not the merchants
advertise as the catalog house do? At
our club meetings, in the Question
Box" we often find this query:
Why won't they let US know what
they do have, so that we can send by
John when he goes into town and SO
save US a trip. Then, too, we can the
better use our r. F. d. Most of US
have phones to call up the merchant
who will advertise. For the success
of the catalog houses then, you must
admit townspeople are somewhat re-
sponsible. Not long ago, there ap-
peared in your columns, letter signed
by a local professional man, as a
booster. He did not seem to approve
of the building of new opera house.
Knockers" he called these enterpris-
ing business men. | asked my John,
S'Why does this man call them Knock
esr?'" SEARCH me-" is the reply |
get.
Shortly after this, John and | were
at the C. & n. W. depot and as we
tramped up and down the platform
In the rain (the dinky depot was as
usual filled to overlooking with peo-
ple), we noticed some freight await
ing removal from the narrow crowded
platform. We found there some rolls
of fencing shipped from Chicago
catalog house and addressed to
farmer? Oh, no, not on your life,
but to Marshall Booster" and pro-
fessional man. John" said |, "why
does this poor man have to send away
for wire fencing?" Again, Search
me-"
''But tell me, John, why when there
are so many wire companies have
their agents in Marshall and such
stacks Of wire on hand to SELL why
don't these fellows advertise The fact
to the public? - 'And why does not
this Marshall Booster have his pro-
fessional card in The News MeSsen-
ger and help boost the town.
stop searching me-" laughed my
John Here comes our train"
''We never roam and we buy at
home"
A FARMERS WIFE.