The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-19
HERE'S GOOD WISHES FOR 1917


We believe Genuine Good Wishes
have a real value in the run Of life,
and we heartily give you ours.
The happy man is he who is well
and is working. So we wish for you
personally a snappy get-up in the
morning, busy result-getting days
with racing clock, happy home eve
nings, and your drowsy blessings on
the man who invented sleep.
Nineteen Seventeen presents its
problem rather differently than other
years. s
High prices break large demand,
add touch OF gambling to buying,
and bring a fear Of eventful readiust-
ment.
Scarce labor and rising food prices
make high wages.
Peace will bring its special prob
lens.
The probable effect Of the Great
Conflict, great export demand, the
surety of activity of our basic indus
tries to supply the needs of ship
building, railroads and construction,
promise steady volume.
America needs in 1917:
Cooperative effort in all directions.
Constructive minds for future build
ing.
StrUng resistance against prosper
ity- softening.
We believe the American business
men will keenly and boldly meet all
emergencies.
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And so we wish for you in your
business cooperation at both ends and
in the lniddle-your supply, your Gus
toner, and your organization; full
\ house on rising market; a courage
to play the game as the cards fall;
| and profit that you can keep.
And we predict and wish for you
happy and prosperous New Year!
''Me are Just in receipt of the above
from the Strathmore Paper Company
| and since it expresses, so fully, our
sentiments, we are sending it to you,
| nevertheless, at the time of the re-
| CENT of this we had our message pre-
pared. We, like the Strathmore Pa
per Co., believe Genuine Good Wishes
have real value in the run of life,
4 and why should we not be sincere in
sending our good wishes to you, you
who have favored us with liberal
! share of your patronage during the
old year 1916, and in doing SO you
have helped buy our bread and meat,
which costs us so much today.
! Glad to say that both November and
i December were record breaking
months, and, too, we gave the trade
\ better work and service than we have
4 ever given-in fact, the number OF
customers who have reported having
received, during the months of No
vember and December, the busiest in
the year-anything which is not in
every way correct could be counted on
the fingers of one hand. If there are
others who have not made reports, we
would appreciate, indeed, hearing
from them.
1t has, indeed, been most gratifying
to receive daily, since Christmas, ant
we are still receiving, complimentary
letters as to our work and service
during these busy months and they
4 cannot but serve as an incentive to
even, better work and service during
the new year 1917. While these let
!. tiers are most gratifying, we do ap
, preciate hearing from any one whit
has received anything which is no
! in every way as it should be. We arr
only too glad to make right that whid
Imay be wrong.
y While we are all in business for !
living, and little more, being in bus
mess would, indeed, become mos
monotonous were it not for the mutua
pleasant business relations that ex
ist between US and our trade, am
this pleasure can be obtained onl!
through honest dealings-by treating
our fellow-man as we ourselves ik'
: to be treated-to see how much, no
how little, we can give him for hi
money. As we grow in experience
we believe this thought is upperInos
, in the minds of us all who are in bus
iness-so may we wish you just I
Homely, Old-Fashioned Godspeed a
you start the New Year."