Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-19
TRADE AT aoMEe
SHOULD eE SLOGAN
OF TWIN CITY PEOPLE

Just how the Twin Cities can pro.
vide employment for It's great army
Of workers without the proper oaap
! GRAFTON OF these same Wofkera by
making their purchases at home is a
problem which We hope viii not have
10 be me, There Is In the minds OF
many people the thought that they
can secure far greater values IN ether
cities or via the mail order route
than they can from the home msfeh,
ant hnt u Is only a rare Instance
that such can be proven Il be true
In the first place the business men
OF the Twin Cities have chosen 10 cast
their lot I'm the TNn Cities They
+ have Invested large sums Of money 20
meet the demands Of the cities. They
are compelled to pay a license and
their share Of the taxes for the main.
tanning of the city governments "
is to them thai all appeals FOR assist
aneo In various charitable institutions
are made. They maintain many I'm
] ployes to serve the people locally. and
an added expense of having buyers
who are constantly searching the
markets tor the best To he had In
their respective lines and at prices
which are In keeping with tho quality
of the goods SO bought
These firms should be encouraged
by our oitiSena In every conceivable
manner The practice OF running To
Chicago for this and that seldom
proves to he economical. Chicago
merchants sell no cheaper than do
the local merchants and IL viii take
some rather strong arguments and
conclusive proof TO convince us other
wise
What would we all think if these
same merchants should send ont ~
town for their groceries and all or
their personal needsT What would
the workers of this community say
II the business houses sont out of the
city for all the labor they required
In new construction work or In maxi
Ing repairsG The writer knows iust
what each one of US would say, but Il
would not look nice IN print
II we are TO enjoy our fullest share
OF prosperity then n must be an ear,
nest and sincere cooperative effort
The business interests must employ
so far as possible nothing hut local
labor In and on all work The work
ers, after earning their money In the
Twin Cities must make their pur,
chases in the Twin Cities. In short
|, the inonay earned here. na maltep
whether II ri wages or profita from
the sale of merchandise, should be
spent here. When all realize that we
are dependent upon each other tu q
very large extent. then will we learn
| the true value OF buying at home No
part OF the community can long exist
at the expense pf the other part with,
out giving something in return We
will not have prosperous manufaetnr
Ing and commercial houses unless
they are supported. Neither Will we
have eontented workers. enjoying the
fruits of their labor, unless they have
employment at decent wages from
these same manufacturing and com
mercial institutions.
What indueement would there be-
for worker, either skilled or uns
skilled. TO buy home in Champaign
or Urbana II there were no employ
ment for him here7 And on the othe
hand, what would the future hold for
merchant IL after investing thou
sands of dollars In building aud equip
ping a modern store 10 find the peo
pie OF the two cities making their pur-
ohases away from home and at no
greater saving than he can and does
offer?