Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-08-25

have your every interest thoroughly
at heart. They are stocked to sell
you on your own terms, everything
from needle to a portable house, al
the lowest possible prices consistent
with quality and their good names
are linked up with the manufacturer
in seeing that you are satisfied. What
more perfect combination for the ex-
tending of a perfect service can be
imagined?
'This fine town can only recover
its one-tine prosperity if every last
individual in it pulls together towards
| common end Retail merchants,
newspapers, bankers, professional
men, farmers, ct al must band them
selves together with a firm determin-
alton not to make a move or commit
an act that will injure ANYONE in
the community. The secret of the re-
generation of this town lies in a
steadfast adherence to the Golden
Rule. Every towns-person should do
unto every other towns person as he
would have done unto him if their po-
,sltlons were reversed. Residents of
town have an all-important duty
to perform toward building up the
towns business and this cannot be
done If mail-order entities are en-
riched at the expense Of the home
town merchants.
''Keep the home fires burning. Re-
form your ways at once. Don't buy
anything out of town. If your home
town merchant hasn't what you want
he can get it for you in a day or two
and thereafter he will be completely
stocked on that article. If perchance
your dealer has not been progressive
enough to patronize the best manu-
facturers and profit by their nation
al advertising, then it is your duty to
make it plain to him why you will not
buy his unmarked, unbranded and in
ferior goods. Thus he will soon see
the error of his ways and will stock
the kinds of goods he knows he can
sell.
Come to your senses good people.
Reason it out for yourselves. No
matter at what angle you approach
the subject, you can't advance a
single plausible reason why you
should patronize the catalog camou-
tflagers They are parasitic creatures
who live at the expense of the inhab-
,itants of small towns without con-
tributing an iota to the towns well
fare in return. They are shameless,
heartless and cruel in their dealings
with the helpless individual. They are
without soul, conscience or pride.
They are Infamous monsters who
have achieved some measure of sue
cess because they have found it pos
,sible to fool all of the people some of
the time and some of the people all
of the time.
Lets all take a VOW this very dav
we will never buy another penny's
worth of goods from out of town.
Let's take a further vow that we will
learn from the best magazines and
newspapers what the leading trade
marked and branded goods are and
demand that our hometown merch-
ants supply us with them and them
only. Let's all vow that we will have
nothing to do in a business or social
way with anyone in our town who
buys goods out Of our community.
We will shun such as ne because we
know that he is contributing nothing
to the community and is therefore not
entitled to anything in return.
"And, good people, remember that
you are fortunate, indeed, in being
privileged to live in Gods own coun-
try, where health and a normal, sane
life are yours. Remember that your
town is one typical Paradise on Earth
if each and every one of you will put
your shoulder to the wheel and do
even more than your share towards
making your town what it should be-
Always remember that standard
| made goods carrying registered
trademark sell for the same price
the world over, and that you canot
therefore save sou by purchasing
from any other than your hometown
merchant. Remember that it is your
duty to boost your town at every
turn-not only is it your duty but
your privilege, because as the town
grows and succeeds, SO you will also
prosper