The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-09-30
TRADE AT HOME AND HELP
BRUNSWICK.

/ A recent editorial in the Emporia,
order houses has been copied in many
lpapers 1t is forcefu1fy written, and
ipresents the subject without frills in
a manner to produce conviction. In
part it says:
i "The man who buys his goods OF
Imail order houses, and expects his
ineighbors in Emporia to buy goods OF
him or to buy labor of him, or to buy
professional service Of HIM, is eco
lnomically leech. He is sucking in
Iidustrial blood out of the town and
IIgives none back. He sends his profits
Tout of town like Chfnaman. and has
no more right to a standing In the
community than foreigner. We are
lall neighbors industrially in this
town, and the man who sends away
for his goods is not one of us. He Is
| of another Industrial. system and de-
serves no mans support in Empor-
lia."
| Commenting on this the Augusta
Herald. says:
| "As a matter of fact, however, 1t
will almost invariably be found that
goods bought at home are cheaper
and better than goods bought Of mail
order houses in distant cities. They
cannot sell goods of the same quail
| ty cheaper than the merchants at
home. for in the mail order system
the expense Of handling goods Is
greater, which would Offset any pos
sible advantage mail order house
NAV have in buying larger lots OF
goods than the home merchant. And
in addition 10 this the customer Is
compelled to pay the shipping cost
which is always larger proportionate'
ly on small packages than on. large
| ones. So reason teaches that mail
order goods cannot be cheaper than
home bought When they appear to
| be cheaper 1t is because they are In
| ferior goods.
| Then also In buying at home the
buyer may make a personal selection
with the actual goods before him.
Pictures and printed descriptions of
goods are worth very little because
| these never tell of their defects.
| These the buyer must look for him
sef except where he can trust the
| dealer to help him make his selec-
ticn. In this way money Is saved and
better satisfaction assured in buy.
ing goods at home, than can result
from small order trade. Money is
absolutely lost sometimes by ordering
something by mail without acquaint-
ance with the person or firm dealt
with. in getting goods that fail to
come up to expectations.
| I'm patronizing a distant mail order
house the buyer follows course
which directly as well as indirectly
is against his own interests"
Referring to the above the Ameri-
| Gus Times-Recorder says:
| There Is wealth OF suggestion in
| this for the people of Americas. The
| man or the woman who sends away
from the home town for goods is do;
ng just that much toward preventing
he building up of the city and is cor
,espondingly pulling II down. A city
hat hampers the development of its
own business interests In such way
cannot grow as II should. Selfish per
sonal interests, not to mention local
patriotism. dictate buying at home.
rhe people living in town are all
presumably drawing their living from
{. directly or indirectly. Anything
aat says the life blood of the com
unity lessons their ability to make
| good living as business men or en-
,oyoes, or diminishes their income
ON property and other interests. II
accordingly very short sighted
| Ley that sends money out of town
Or purchases that can he made at
some. And ninety-nine times out OF
hundred the goods desired, or some
| ling that is fully their equivalent.
| s.n Sc Secured from the local mer-
j hanss N ~
\ ~De Oh yonr trading right here IN
smaricus Keep your money at. nome'
q, it circulate locally. settiipg np
iehsS. giving employment to your
leads AID neighhorS. stimulating
NuslRcss generally. II = Ike the pro
! ssblal casting u the bread npon the