The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-12-08
BLACKFOOT HAS 1T
BUT HAS NOT

musical entertainments are far bet.
ter than they were then and there
are more of them. In those enter.
tainments there is better class Of
music than there was in the old days
The public appreciation Of high. class
music, good plain simple music Ii
greater than 1t was before. This has
been brought about by the introduc-
ton of good music by thoughtful
people, who knew that the taste for
good music would grow and that
benefits follow.
In all eastern Idaho there are
only a few music stores, but there
are multitude of stores where some
sort of musical instruments and
sheet music or records for instru-
ments are on sale. In all the big
territory tributary to Blackfoot there
is no one store that stands out above
all the others as a headquarters for
music where person can get any
thing they want. There Is no place
that is generally recognized by the
public as being supply house where
people can send In By mail and be
pretty sure of getting whatever they
order in the music line.
But there are q good many mer-
camille institutions in Blackfoot that
carry some sort OF musical instru-
ments and stock of records with
perhaps some sheet music. There is
considerable duplication of this SER
vice and competing firms carrying
duplicate stocks of. goods and In
struments. This makes waste and
an unnecessary expense. attaching to
the trade in music for which the
customers ultimately have to pay.
While competition Is usually con-
sidered desirable thing in trade yet
II a given amount of business is split
mp among SO many firms that none
of them can give 1t much attention
and none of them carry very good
stock, then 1t is. not best for the
dealers nor for the public.
BlackfOot has music store that
has had struggle for couple of
yaers and with high rents, high taxes
and the business split up among q
number of firms it must be difficult
for music store to exist in terri
tory where there is plenty of bust
ness to maintain good music store,
carrying a large and complete stock.
II the various dealers who are
handling music and musical instru-
ments could pool their interests and
put It all into one building under one
management. cut out the duplica-
tons of stock. carry the best, hat
carry very complete line of goods;
let 1t be known turnout eastern
Idaho that Blackf0Ot has such an in |
stitutiOn where people could 60 with
the assurance of getting almost any
thing that they wanted in music, or |
where they could send right in and |
get the goods, it would probably be |
possible to furnish the goods at
lower prices than the public now re-
eeives them, and furnish a very
much better service to the public. BY
specializing in this way and pooling
their interest or investment 1t would
probably be much more satisfactory
to the dealers and they would find
their interests and their investments
repaid out OF the satisfactory central
service.
At this. the close of year that
has been difficult for new enter
prises. and . difficult time for a per-
ION to succeed in business with what
ire usually considered non-essentials
re commend this to the -considera-
ion Of the men engaged in dealing
With musical instruments of every
lind. Why could they not get to-
sether and pool their interests in
tead Of keeping the business divided J
lp SO that there is danger of a IL
urther reduction in the volume of
hat business at a time when 1t la
night be steadily Increased g