Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-11-12

tive literature urging the coun1,
newspapers to become prosperous by
taking our advertising for their col
umns. Ihave offered rates higher than
the published rates In these newspa-
pers. to persuade them to become
friendly" to the mail order house, In
stead Of championins the cause of the
local merchants
Why didn't they do It? you will ask
Does the mother permit her baby in
arms to starve? Does the mother bird
refuse to feed her young? Does the
lather decline to support those de
pendent rpon his efforts?
OF course not There is loyalty and
fidelity left in the world. The pub
Usher OF the newspaper In the small
town is loyal to his community, al
most without exception. He cannot be
bought by the power of money. He
realizes what It means to the business
men in bis community to be threatened
constantly with the competition Of the
mail order houses and what the lying
catalogues mean to the readers of his
paper.
To return to the subject of the ex.
orbitant values of property in the
cities as compared with the big. profit
able slices of mother earth that actu.
ally produce the necessities of life.
City property Is held of such great
value because such property is a
headquarters ftir the juggling of the
value producec in the country, but
not capitalized n the country. Every.
thing Is capitalized in the city.
The whole W, ialth of the world is in
the soil. The currency, the gold
pieces, the sto, ks and the bonds are
merely tokers of that wealth which
comes from tn, soil If these tokens
would not pure lase that which is pro
duced from the soil they would be
worthless.
You who live In the country, own
the wealth of the United States. But
your lives ARE so filed with the little
details CT conserving and producing
wealth that you do not take the time
necessary to consider how to profit
by the wealth which you produce. At
the same time those who live in the
cities spend their entire time in figur-
ing out how best to profit by your
work and your efforts. In almost
every instance the consumer, the per-
son who uses your product, pays many
times the amount that you realize
out of It. OF course, all of this profit
between you and the consumer goes to
the men in between-those who juggle
the values.
An enormous proportion of your
own produce, manufactured and jug
gled, comes back to you at swollen
prices through the mail order houses
All over this great country efforts
are being made to change these con
ditions. In a majority of the small
towns the thinking men and women
are discussing this great problem
Boards of trade, chambers of com
merce. business mems associations
and other similar organizations are
springing up and these great questions
are being threshed out. Great progress
is being made, but still the millions o1
your cash are being sent to the bis
mail order houses all the time.
Really this is the key to the whole
subject. Keep your money at home
Buy from your local merchants. Keel
the cash in circulation in your owl
community. This viii solve the prob
lend. You have clever men in you
town. Get together and talk about II
Arrange to buy your supplies in you
own town and let the catalogue houses
go hang. All they want is your money
All they win give you is the least the.
can in exchange for your money. The.
are In the business for profit only
They pay no taxes in your town.
Talk 1t over with your own business
men. Ask them what they will do TO
you in the way Of service in exchang,
: for your cash orders. This Is the onl,
way to do.
Aud keep this one thought in mind
The more money you send away t
, the mail order houses, just so mucl
more, are you endangering your owl
prosperity and just so many more nail
are you driving into the coffin in whicl
to bury your local ambitions.
II the FIVE hundred millions of do
: lars that you send to the catalogu
houses every year were to be hande
over to your own local merchants the
/, ,, could accomplish the most astoun6
= ing results-better service, bette
goods, better prices and better loca
! conditions all around.
4 Lay aside the petty disagreement
and disputes. Go to your own loca
! dealer and tell him frankly what yo
need. Ask him If he can get it for yor
Tell him you viii support him and yo
. will be astonished by the manner i
: which he will hustle to supply you
I requirements.
II your local MERCHANTS were to b
9 given the cash that you send away t
Q the catalogue houses you would 500
see springing up in your own tow
q some of those big establishments fc
: trade which will save you not only
lot of your money, but will offer col
Q veniences and facilities for purchasin
such as you 1nd now only in the large
s centers of population.
III
Il Controlling the Child.
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