The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-07
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
ADVOCATES UNIFORM PRICES.


MoNoNGAH, Nov. 5.-[Editor The
West virginian. Your articles in the
past weeks run Of your paper concern.
ing Food Prices, ETC., surely should be
appreciated by one and all alike. No
partially was shown, or intended be.
lieve. Neither did it have tinge OF
hard feelings written in same either
way, the worst that a person can say
about them are, these articles were not
long enough or did not so deep enough,
but THEY surely acted like lubricant
towards opening the eyes of some OF
the readers who took enough time ana
showed enough interest to read same
carefully.
Now as am neither store keeper,
nor interested in any store, believe
as third party, could show where
the most of us are lacking in this strug.
gle between high prices and scarcity
Of grab" II we take the single word
Carelessness, and define same accord
ing to "Hoyle" then we would be UP
against the naked truth about this
seeming trouble between the dealers
and the public at large, etc.
l am speaking of the situation here
in this town mostly as know 1t, and
part of 1t hits your city also. Organi.
cation should be the main spring of all
store keepers. This will tend to keep
the prices uniform throughout the
town and keep away hard feelings and
other petty obstacles. With a one
price system in use, then your GUS
toners will be contented and not think
that wnen buying an article from you
that so.and-so probably would sell it
cheaper. Selling goods on time is a
very poor, and costly practice. 1t hits
both ways, the buyer and the seller.
1t surely lie a grave mistake for all par.
ties buying food, or any other house.
hold necessities to buy same on time.
These goods have to be paid for only
once, SO pay for them when you get
them and be done with 1t. To buy food
one day and then enjoy yourselves in
eating 1t for several meals, then step
up and pay for it seems to be hard
nut to crack. Parties having work
enough to keep the wolf from the old
back door should pay as they go and
thus get the full benefit derived from
the sale, etc. A party who is slow pay,
Ing his bills when he has the money, or
wont pay at all unless forced to, is
about the dirtiest piece of skunk hui
manity this side of the hot place with
no exceptions. Buying an article OF
necessity and then ask for credit when
you have the change then turn about
and take that change and blow yourself
on Injuries such as Is not needed is q
sure vote to serve the devil in the fu
ture.
Another bad link in the chain is the
habit most OF the store keepers here
have. When customer comes in ant
pays his bill or part Of 1t, then he won
leave Until he gets q sack full of frui
and q few smokes, etc, for his gener
osity IN paying for what he owes. 4
few weeks ago l noticed the comica
side OF this act. Two foreigners cam,
into store on a Tuesday afternoon Il
pay their bills. One owed something
like S27 and paid up In full receivin,
a few smokes, sack full of fruit, etc
The other owed 81, and paid 81 Of tn,
same, leaving balance of So. Wei
he raised rumpus because the stor
keeper did not set up the same amour
OF stuff to him as the other fellow got
This mode is wrong and the sooner
is cut out the better 1t will be for al
concerned. This setting up" bushes
is surely backward step to up to dat