The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECRETARY
POINTS WISDOM. OF BUYlNGsAT home

Buy in Fairmont Editor West Virginian:s ~ !.
In response to your invitation an article
on trade at home gives me great to state that
several months ago the Chamber of Commerce went
record as fayorng patronage Of home merchants and
home industries tarmont through her city government
her commercial and civic ATOMS merchants
and and her religious is try
ing to build conditions which will make patrols for our
city and one greatest problems arising is how to
make conditions that will make permanent patrons for
the things which our city has to offer. People are not
drawn cities by accident Something mustbe there toll
attract So it's in the matter Of buying at home.
must be made attractive st s5is55s E. gi.. II
Ourspeope generally recognize thatwe have one OIL
the best school systems in the state that have trans
Virginia. that have very favorable industrial condi-
fine churches wide awake church
have cheap electric power and fuel and
desirable labor conditions; that we have good home
town and area civic spirit but how many of our people
realize have home merchants and home industries
that the equal Of any and surpassed in towns
of like size?
Farmont industries cannot produce neither can
Fairmont merchants supply all the things that
sulned within the cy-but why go elsewhere for what
canbe furnished right at door, ard if must be ordered
why not have our local merchants order ityforyou?
Thealoca merchants deserve patronage of local peo-
pie
Frst-Because they are reliable and if anything goes
wrong willmake it good
Second-B Because they carry hundreds of thousands
Of dollars of merchandise which they are paying
taxes taxes would be much higher if there were
no local merchants.
Third--Because our local business men devote much
time money to make Farmont better place in which
to Live Ihey@are interested in Fairmont.
Fourth-Because the local man furnishes credit to
jobsto local people, and your money comes
4 backltoSy you. 7
fthBecause the mail order house Of the large city
does none OF these things for YOU 4 III
Suppose every dollar that goes out Of Farmont for
things that might be bought in Fairmont were spent in
Farn0nt-many more in Fairmont would have jobs.
THINK ABOUT THAT. ..s:
IIspend my dollars out: of Farmont and you spend
your dollars out of Fairmont and all the people spend
their dollars out Of Fairmont what will become Of Fair
mont? sr. 81 81 81. 74I
THINK ABOUT THAT
IfsyousWant your dollar to remain at home work at
home, iyesa home and board at the same place. then
spend 1T at home. ~ go SI@iG , i1
THINK ABOUTsIT.: .a:.s'f
fellow who has no good word for his home town
or industries and home merchants reminds me
OF theman described in the following It'll ~.
up at the alarm OF Connecticut
Detroit oyals
Michigan razor sharpned
Hampshire; sits down 70 W. 9s ma sae IN
Minneapolis Franknvie knife and eats
seasoned with
Rhode Island slips into Buffalo ceps on
with to bis
covered with Ohio mortgage
fireplace built q Bradford brick and
smokes his brar pipe made Chill. F1;
FINALLY is kept awake
the home wonders
WY poorwhy money is scarce in his