The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-12-04

lie VINO uhntes must pay the uuuier.
That is an Old saying which is full Of
truth. The primary idea in this say
ing, of course, Is that one cannot have
any pleasure without paying for Ii in
some way. but this Is not the only
sense in which it may be construed.
Ii means that We cannot pursue any
foolish policy indefinitely without pay
ing for il in the end
No man can overtax his physical
strength indefinitely without risk
ing ultimate disaster. Dissipation
or overwork may he continued for
time without any noticeable results,
but IL continued for a sufficiently long
time the inevitable comes to pass. The
laws OF nature cannot be violated with
impunify. IL one takes out of life more
than he puts in. ii he tears down his
physical strength faster than he builds
it up, he must eventually pay the I'D
| dler.
What Is true Of the laws of nature
is equally true OF economic laws. The
people OF community may for time
tear down the commercial structure of
town faster than they build 1t up
| without meeting disaster. hut it cannot
be continued Indefinitely. In the end
they must pay the fiddler.
Exhaust Resources of Community.
The person who makes his living In
| a community. receiving the money of
the community for his labor or the
products of his labor, and then spends
his income outside of his community
Is helping to exhaust the resources of
the community just as the man who
expends his energy through dissipa-
tion or overexertion faster than he
builds it up is exhausting his physical
resources. One man may do this, OF
course. without noticeably affecting the
economic strength of theecommunity.
but when a dozen men or women do
ii the effect becomes noticeable and
when hundred do il the resources of
the community become exhausted to
the point where collapse is inevitable.
Those who are responsible for this sit
uation may think that they have profit
ed individually by their actions. but
they have not realized that in the end
they must pay the fiddler. :
There are some persons who seem TO
be able to get through '.fo without
much effort. There ara sore who pro-
ceed ON the theory that the world owes
.hcin 4 living and they proceed TO col
lcct IL. They take what they can get
and give nothing in return. Such per
sous. however. are not very numerous.
Most of US must pay for everything
that we get. Some may have To pay
more than their share aud these are
carrying the burden of those who get
more than they pay for. The fact re-
mains that. as general rule. one can
not have much worth while without
paying for it.
The merchants of any community
are the backbone of that community,
50 far as its prosperity and progress
are concerned. individually there may
Ice some of them who do not exert
themselves TO boost their community.
hut collectively they are the men upon
whom the living OF every person In
The community depends. The success
or failure Of an individual merchant
may not be of particular concern 10
the people OF community, but the
success or failure of the merchants as
a whole is a matter Of the very great
est concern.
Provide Market for Farmers.
The merchants of a town. in the first
place. provide market for large
part Of the products of the farmers
in the territory surrounding the town.
They buy the produce OF the farmers
In small quantities, in accordance with
their need. and some of them buy in
larger quantities for shipment to for
eign markets. II the merchants could
not do this there would be no market
at least for the small quantities except
ut ruinous prices If the farmers could
not realize a reasonable profit from
7heir products. there would be- no mem
cy for them 10 spend and there ,N,uid
be no money TO pay for yoar products
or TO pay for your labor. 1t Is there
fore. OF the greatest Importance to ev-
cry member OF the Community. wheth-
cr u resident of the town or a farmer
in the country surrounding the town.
that the merchants he enabled To pro-
vide this market for at least n part OF
the farmers products.
Every dollar sent away from n town
To a mail order house helps to Diminish.
the ability Of the local merchants Il
provide n market for the farmers prod
nets or to do any of the many other
things which the merchants of every
town do for their community.