Arizona republican., 1921-03-09
My Dear Friend, the Cub Reporter:

My Dear Friend, the Cub Reporter: Since my return home from the coast my attention has been called to the article you had in such ex- cellent position in the Republican and if your doctor to whom you say you have owed a couple hundred dollars for a couple of years has not yet issued you a receipt in full he surely ought to do so now. I most assuredly enjoyed reading your mighty long reply of the 18th to my article which appeared a week or so previous to that, in re- gard to my discussion of doctors, merchants and other folks. On one hand I want to say that I can fully appreciate your interest which you showed in writing so lengthy re- ply, and if did not have to pay at space rates for the same kind of space you get for nothing l would feel inclined to go into a mighty long discussion of the remarkable merits and the few demerits of your reply to my article.
 In the first place, because 1 hap pen to mention the manner in which one doctor made his charges, you dilated at length on what great people these doctors are and what real philanthropist every one of them is. In the first place I don't see how l can argue with you on the point because I most fully agree with your ideas on the matter. On the other hand, you and I and all the doctors too. know that it would be unethical for a business man to conduct his business in the way they do. That was the reason for my citing the peculiarity which is passed as proper in the physicians | profession, but would probably | cause a merchant to be hung if he | practiced it. You get me wrong, ! Cub, when you think want to regu- | late the doctors. What 1 was sug | sesting should be regulated is that | the manufacturers of clothes should | say whether they are wool or not, if | only partially wool, how much wool, etc. made this suggestion months | and months ago and 1 believe that | the legislatures of the different 1 states should take some action along l these lines. I believe that it is a protection to the public, and I also believe it to be a protection to the legitimate merchant, because though the legitimate merchant tries always to tell the truth he is sometimes at the mercy of some
 
 ing somebody that a piece of goods is all wool when down in his heart | he pretty nearly knows that it is ! 75 per cent cotton. The state of | Utah at the present time has under | consideration some Legislation | which will make it possible for the l customer to know just what he is | buying because the manufacturer l will be required to label his mer- | fsl.a f1l i-n frf1l \ f.-fA | Cub, | am going to continue to run my store along business-like lines | all the time. 1 am going to use my | best endeaVorS and so is everyone in my store, to represent things jus | exactly as they are. Right now my suits are selling at 50 per cent les! than the regular price and as Ions as the Hyder Store has the Hyde policy of honesty a S70.00 suit a half price will sell for $35.00, and sg0.00 suit for s45.00 l am going t continue to be honest in my adver tising and my store and l am goint | to continue to give the very best o | service in connection with the bes | quality merchandise, price consid | cred, and I am going 10 nave tn | same price for everybody no mat
 ter whether he wears diamonds c
 overalls, and that I think, is tn
 proper basis for legitimate mer
 chant to do business
 Since you and I seem to hay
 agreed on so many points. MT. Gu | Reporter. am sure that this is on
 on which you will agree fully: Hon
 est merchants. honest prices an
 courteous treatment. aided alWay
 by honest advertising, make tn
 little business grow into the big on
 Yours respectfully,
 JOHN RYDER.