The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04
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Editor west virginian:-I picked UP a
eepy3 OF your paper the other day and
SfapF pleased to see that you are trying to
et the oyo1fofS ali honest minded cttizens
f0eu60d on u. Home Dealing" or In other
t6Fds, you are trying TO wean them from
idp5IIne aud Euphol ding the PRICE, CUT
seEot saIiE 1falls Order Houses. Success
with you.
- Arc rule, these large mail order
.SiaughterS houses handle for the most part
n1thing but seconds. or "culls" from some
@sthe large snanufaoturing concerns scat.
tefed all rover creation, While Fairmont
8i.eGFgtown Swond erfuliyesinc 1890 (when I
sifat ait Marion county, believe It
dor1d have done even better had homo
people kept their money at homo and
nat sent It to thossAnumerous and thirsty
scouting houaeS. j am ashamed to
aelenoWledge the fact, but have Ac-
dfiaintenoen by THEREFORE who think they
!6fe "a i the upper SclaHgs a1 far as brains
Rf1 concerned, but they don't know even
the nrsts principle OF thrift or manage
mont because they gst'tully 50 per cent.
6fdeti house1. @
What gets me is, why these people will
Nend their money away for gUods they
sleyerg saw, and send 1t with the order
NJ that, but these same people viii go TO
i bunire ssA house In town, and after look
UNCOVER the entire stock Of furniture dry
toodaa and the like buy about quarter
worth and want IL charged, the merchant
hea@ 10 accommodate them. or lose this
customGf Tie would be better of II he
would lose shi1nG Another animal to
aypld sdsbthe places where they advertise
q sEiofS IS article for $l.Sv. or perhaps csc.
AZ these houses sell to the public at q
highF price, and< claim personally to you
RhehsyouS are about to buy) thNt this ar.
ftsle VIII boz SOLD to you at cost, then
mi your hands on. your pocket book and
- out of there as fast as you can: its
foiHSnoneyjthey are after and when they
oanst sell any more goods at cost. viz 81
10 thens theYs viii dafken up the pages
pkaGnewsbaper and claim they will ssi
datneS for $50. This class Of business IL
what 90 running the trade all over tnr
cuantrys today: Il Is this cursed price cut
ting system that prevails with a certain
elasgg Ihetchants only, there will be a
6tlttup4inf Congress soon Just to stop this
Lind %ofS uadsrhanded and wrecking bust
Ness: ST 70 called the STEVENS BILL.
III honest men will support this measure
Without Sa1y< Ifs and ands about It,
40 O. Sule.s all goods that are cut In
pTtr0G are 70 BIO ayoided the same as a
md dog .sshaso goods are not first class
4.tas afeS dApG fous to- use In many cases.
~ telling how they wore made; get your
ttiidken blifea hi once. Take goods thai
bag u ttude.nark. You seldom hoar OF
1h9tr price being lowered BY any honest
rtetphant. Take for instance the goods
EaRnpfRctured by the Victor Talking Ma
chlna people. these goods are ut tho very
toe 81 tneM column d high grade goods
ma 10 a selling price w hIeh. ID this san
a4leesSa me ~ hiteq8 etaLes. j have watch
~ Waited now Tor long tItne 10
ne Y atiy dealer handling theYu goods
t9lledS nuka ttle ice eyer 90 uLtlo- Nothing
q u 9GataRal!inx thess goods
ltssEt 10 ~ ptotoctad by tho ons
ptta6 ten and tntss Hams gpoda are
Aosta dyetY3 cent ast6d for them.
Gosaatos Isl tore That has theas Same
reoda for sale and ask the price Of them,
1eF instance. they have a record that
1slls Tor 16e. but % or 80, or even 100:
ma tho price 70 30 each. Now then,
epld this Victor company keen making