The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-21
THE MAIL ORDER CURSE.

| We invite attention to a home mat
ter of Importance to everybody. that
| OF launching real campaign against
the mail order business in Montana.
There is little that is new to be said
on this subject. The arguments are
| familiar, it is an entirely obvious sit
| uation. Human selfishness is the only
obstacle to success in a movement to
increase the prosperity of every citi-
zen, no matter what his occupation
may be. 1t is easy for the narrow
Drained, short sighted and. selfish man
| here or there by sncaking through a
purchase from i mail order house.
Nobody will be the wiser and after all
it is his own business. OF course he is
fooling nobody and least of all, HIM
self. If everyone followed his policy
the trade of this state would be wiped
would again become nothing more
than a mining camp.
y specific instance of the injustice
and fooiishness of trading with mail
order houses occurs to us. Yesterday
there came to this office an en-
blazoned catalogue from the house of
sertinS the claims of the Justice"
tires and tubes. We devote a few lines
of free advertising to the house and
the tires to impress. If possible, the
suicidal policy of trading with these
people.
Suppose all owners of automobiles
Justice" tubes and to buy them from
this house. We know what would
happen to the local dealers: they
would be put out of business at once
But suppose automobilists suddenly
| needed new tires. They would be
forced to keep their cars in the garage
| two weeks until they got new tires
| from Chicago.
AS "A matter OF right. their tires
| should be named "Injusticc" rather
| than Justice" and all Montana deal
| ers should refuse any tires to auto
mobile owners who have mail order
tires on their cars.
What is good for one is good for all.
Communities are built by co-opcra-
ton. Montana will go ahead only as
all of its people prosper. There will be
no commercial progress if the money
is to flow in a ceaselcss stream to
! mail order houses that pay no taxes
| in Montana. that return no revenues
| IN investment that, in a word. are
| only parasitical growths on every
form of development in this city,
| county and state.
The business men of Spokane are
awake to this menace. The Retail
! Trade Bureau. composed of retailers
| of that city. is planning Il campaign
| along large lines against the eastern
mail order houses. A call has been is
| sued to various civic and commercial
| organizations throughout the great In
land Empire asking for cooperation.
| ideas, suggestions and data. They
! Will attempt to assist merchants in all
| small towns to keep Inland Empire
dollars i'll the Inland Empire. When
purchasers cannot find what they
| want in their home towns they will be
| asked TO buy in Spokane where all
needs Will be satisfied. The plan en-
braces a suburban sales day, an advcr-
| Using camraign and personal solicita-
| ton.
In the hour of danger to our republic
| "" arc appealing to the loyalty. the
patriotism of our people for il that
| ihIIS our nation will crumblc to the
| dust ana become Il land Of slaves.
| May We not with quite as good
| '3uS" appeal to the people of Montana
| 10 b" loyal to their stat" and to them
| serves 10y driving these mail order
| parasites out "f business in this ter
llt"iN? Let lis keep Montana dollars
| III M"h'"ha Tor We may need all of
'h"m Will" our country passes
| through it's rrucihlr of fire.