Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-08
LOYALTY TO HOME iNsTITU-
TONS rs ONE OF THE FINEST
ATTRIBUTES or MANKIND
(From Wells Herald)

TONS Is ONE OF THE FINEST
ATTRIBUTES or MANKIND
(From Wells Herald)
Within the last few days there have
appeared in Wells, Metropolis, Glover
valley and other places in eastern Ne
vada, representatives OF so-called
Wholesale grocery and provision con-
Germs located in Utah and in Califor-
MIA. These gull catchers have been
sent to Elko county and other Nevada
points to sell to gullible people such
cheap-John riff-raff and sloppy canned
goods as the sensible Utah and Cali
fornia housewives refuse to purchase.
Residents of those states get the choic-
est goods produced for from so to 100
per cent less money than the gullibles
in Nevada have to pay for their leay-
ings.
We regret to say that there are a
very great many gullible people in
Nevada, and not a few right here in
Wells that patronize these cheapJohn
California. Utah fake Wholesale houses
in preference to the home merchants
who have invested their money and
spent the better part of their lives in
the little town of Wells, changing it
from barren wilderness to the second
largest town. in point of population
and valuations, in Elko county.
The residents of the states of Cal
ifornia and Utah have adopted as their
slogan, and pledged themselves to
patronize only, home industry" and
they have thus far proved so loyal
to that principle that it is useless to
try to sell an article of any kind pro-
duced or manufactured in any other
state! In Nevada, more the pity, it is
different Our people display no such
loyalty. We have a different class of
people. Most of the residents seem.
ingly do not care about the upbuilding
and prosperity of the best state in the
Union. They act as II they are here
only to make money. They brag about
Nevada being the best state in the
Union in which to nuke money. AnC
by sending the money they make here
to other states for merchandise thai
is not half as good in quality anC
costs as much, If not more, than the
home merchant asks for flrst.clas!
goods, they conspicuously show theil
disinterestedness in the welfare anC
upbuilding OF the community and state
in which they reside and in which
they earn that money. Like the un
grateful dog, they bite the hand thai
feeds them.
In these days, our beloved country
is at war with one of the largest anC
strongest nations of the world anC
the most despicable enemy the United
States ever had, and 1t would be con
sidered an act of treason for any per
son within the boundaries of this
country TO send money or in any man
hti w oiH NAAaN haNiOi. Ilts
California and Utah any interest In
the upbuilding OF the state OF Nevada
Have the :o.called Wholesale grocer
provision and dry goods merchants o
those states any money invested il
Wells or in any other town in Nevada
Do they pay taxes here and help Il
support our local and state school!
and other public institutions? WheI
money Is needed for some worthy
of local or state interest, do the Cali
fornia and Utah merchants subscrib,
80 much as copper cent? DO they
Mr.. Send Away For Gods? How mucl
do they provide TO pay the salaries o
the Nevada parties who buy thei
goods7
There Is such thing as a man be
ing traitor to his country. We reaC
Of some one or more of that clas
every day. There is also such n thini
as o man being disloyal, II not exactl!
traitorous. to his home town and state
II appears to us that II Nevada Is
good enough tate TO make money in
the state ought to be good enough
TO live in and spend some OF tina
money in and assist in building up het
mercantile and public institutions
and industries, in preference to states
that over have tried, are still trying
and ever will try TO rob Nevada Of
her birthright is the duty OF each
and every man, woman and child MAX
Ing their bread and butter here.
Live, and let live"--in Nevada.
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