The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-16
HOME MERCHANTS
WILL SUPPLY NEEDS
Campaign Will Result in Thou.
sands of Dollars Being Kept
in Clarksburg.

took up the slogan and the merchants
and business men OF the city readily
foresaw the Importance to the city as
whole and Immediately loaned
their cooperation in every way to
aid the people in keeping Clarks-
burg money in Clarksburg and keep
Ing 1t in general circulation.
The buyers, aroused to the I'M
portance OF the vast amount Of money
that could DO kept at homo that
hitherto has been sent to the mail
order houses in the North South.
East and West inspected and
compared the great stocks car
ried in the various Clarksburg
stores. For the first time. too.
many Of them were brought to full
realization OF the vastness and COM
pleteness OF these stocks and the low
prices that prevail. For the first
time many OF them realized that 1t
Is possible to make purchases right
here at home on an even better basis
than Is possible through the mail
order houses, the important addition
being that personal inspection and
absolute ut are obtained and guar
nnteed.
In this one particular various mer-
chants have stated that the cam
paign has served to bring together
the dealers and the buyers, actual or
prospective, in a manner never here
tofore attained. A closer bond Of
sympathy has been welded and a
better understanding and apprecia-
ton developed. Any articles that
local merchants and business men
do not carry in regular stock arc
Immediately obtained for the local
buyer, the buyer even In this in
stance being given the benefit Of
personal inspection and fit and salts
faction. Neither OF these are OBJ
tainable when purchases are made
from the mail order houses.
Chicago Mail Order Houses Report
Tremendous Business.
Two large mail order houses Of
Chicago did total business Of $780,
00O,0U0 last year. large part Of
which was taken from groceries and
general stores in Ohio. Indiana. Ken
lucky and West Virginia. This was
all cash business. the money hav-
Ing been sent to Chicago In advance
Of the shipments.
These figures are official and IRE
taken from the annual reports Of
these gigantic concerns that rob
many communities throughout the
length and breadth Of the land of the
money earned in these communities
and that should be spent in them.
and in many cases fail to provide
even halfway satisfaction. Only too
often has been heard the disappoint-
ed buyer from the mail order houses
express his disappointment even in
the mere general appearance OF the
article that looked so attractive in
the splendidly illustrated catalogs
that are flooding the country.
so pernicious had grown the in
roads of the big mail order houses,
that live( wide-awake merchants and
business men and loyal home people
In many sections OF the country got
together and waged determined
campaign against the evil practice
evil for the welfare and continued
growth of the city. town or village
that housed the chronic mail order
buyer. In every instance on which
reports have been obtainable. these
campaigns. like the one waged by
the Telegram and the Clarksburg
people. have resulted in closer
bond of union for all peoples and
largely expanded home trade.
These naturally resulted in the en-
ployment of more home people by
home stores and business concerns
and the paying out of a greater vol
ume Of money in salaries. wages and
rent, oil Of which monies continued
to circulate In the home city. which
Increased rapidly in population, pro-
gressiveness and attractiveness from
every point Of view.
Many Comments Made from Various
Angles.
Many expressions are heard daily
in Clarksburg relative to the bene-
fits deriving from tho buy in Clarks-
burg campaign. These results are
viewed from countless angles. and
some enthusiasts. heretofore patrons
more or less regularly. OF mail order
houses have written to the Telegram
commencing the stand taken and
the motive behind the persistent.
insistent and consistent iteration and
re-iteration of tho loyal slogan OF
buy In Clarksburg.
One enthusiastic buy In Clarksburg
advocate, during the last week
wrote the Telegram Of another an
gle that has developed in the cam,
paign. This advocate enthusiastical-
" refers to what she terms one OF
the Inconvenience caused by the
general determination on the part OF
the people of Clarksburg to buy in
Clarksburg." She writes over the
signature of IAN Enthusiast" bu,
signs her name to IN accompanying
note. Her letter Is as follows:
Editor Of Buy in Clarksburg Cam.
paign,
Clarksburg Telegram,
Dear Sir-1'm trying, oh, SO very
hard to buy in Clarksburg. and only
the other day was forced to send
out Of town for some dress goods be.
cause one of the leading dry goods
merchants refused to order the goods
for mel His reason? He would have
to order three dress lengths ant
didn't know ii he could sell tbs
other twoi
Now, IL this staunch advocate Of
buy in Clarksburg had really lived
up to his word he would have sent
to a retail store in q larger cit,
and at least tried to get the one
dress length; instead 81 which hs
has forced another woman to bu,
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