The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-14
SMALL MERCHANTS GET THE AK

The Montana Commission days ago issued the
order that after December first 1919 all merchants, large or
small viii have put both the cost and selling prices the
goods plain figures for violation OF this act are not less
than 800 for the first ofense
the gratitude big business pays the little business
who has ardenty espoused his cause and fought his
ties in the past So
minded and preudiced for believing and retailing the
hare bunk rn % charge by
We wont say that this is reward Of merit.
We believe have said many times that the merchant
victim of his ignorance and pejudces victim of the
system under which he is doing business
He does not need to continually ostrich put his head
in the nd blind and then think cns that all is We
Of the day refuse to hear carefully and egent the other
1t never injuries minded-it
to study an issue
society today they absolutely ignorant far
business politics and current history and are %
convinced themselves is wsdomthey today the laughing
However the small business man. like anyone else can learn
if he will.
that handles pig business students
read and hear everything they know Just where
peudced study consider line of undertaking
business knows that once they can reach the small business
man with appeal to his preudces that small business man is
thenfeforti MS pawn to DO what TAT he likes with
Big Busness through with little business-a informed
Now bring forth the ak and the BLOCK!
Mr. Small Businessman will get his right where the
The Montana Trade Commission will be executioner
This Montana Trade Commission creation Of Standard
Oil Company its clean the field of petty
preparatory the day when the packing and the Standard
Oil Company takes the retail business entirely.
That Day Las arrived
Stand Oil, the people who the Anaconda Mining
Company the Montana Power Company and the milling industry
this state well the Montana Loyalty League
Montgomery Ward and Company also Sears Roebuck and Com
also practically all of the wholesale and commission houses
and and controls all of the big banks the different ds
butng ceners going into the retail chain store business
The small business steps out.
joints the ranks Of labor as farmer or laboring man.
Organized big business and controls every
production and distribution but the retail which
only controls-it will it.
The Montana Trade Commissioner YIELDS the ak.
That the purpose that Standard Oil had
ated, and it is fulfilling its function
The Trade Commission does require that the wholesale
house disclose what the bber for the goods what the
obbe the manufacturer what the manufacturer paid
for the material the labor the handling
each article at each point of handling
Nothing doing that line that would game
of the information that would disclose-the Standard
Game
Just the retailer has to tell what he is making.
And the miserable small merchant is going broke
dayhe isn't making doarhe will be cleaned and then
he will get his and study and investigate
He may eventually join the Nonpartisan League.
be with strong,-when your little stake is lost
You would be with if you understood
Be fair with yourself and neghborsake and study
and investigate just little.
You will find it interesting when you get started.