Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-04-15
WESTERN CONSUMERS

This week has been set aside by the
Governors OF the western states as n
week TO be devoted to emphasizing the
value OF western consumers
demanding that they be supplied with
western goods Also that western con
sumers train themselves to the habit
of using western goods instead of other
products.
Three sources OF activity have been
suggested in these proclamations.
FIRST; Patronze the Industries
and institutions Of your own HOME
TOWN.
SECOND: Patronize the institutions
and industries of your own HOME
STATE.
THIRD: Patronize the products OF
the Western States.
Each Governor has placed as first
In the list the support Of your home
town and its Industries. Each indi-
vidual town has its institutions in
which local people have invested CAPT
tai and upon which their successful
business depends. But few OF our
small towns have business institutions
whose activities reach far outside the
town and its immediate vicinity and
prosperity
success with these local institutions is
the local Influences against which
each must struggle. The petty Jealous
les ana personal likes and dislilSes
which we permit to influence us for or
against any particular business enter
prise In our town. This Is not peculiar
TO Shoshone, II is true Of every small
town in the country and in this article
Shoshone Is used merely as a fair aver
age example of an evil practice which
Western Consumers week is designed
To overcome.
There Is probably not a business
house OF any kind in Shoshone but
would be more glad to exchange their
annual business receipts for mail order
aud outside order business In their line
sent out OF town. There is more money
sent out OF town for bake shop goods
which the Shoshone Bakery can make
MS good or better. than is spent by
Shoshone people in the local bakery. ,
There has always been In the past more /
money sent out OF town each year for
laundry work than Shoshone people
spent with the local laundry Whether
that record will be repeated with the
laundry management now preparing To
operate remains TO be seen There is
more money ssnt out OF town ach wear
Tor dry goods, clothing boots. shoes
and similar merchandise than any
store IN town carving the same goods
VIII receive. There is more money
sent ont of town for printing which
the Journal can do MS we'll or better
than the outside print shops than the
Journal takes in rs its gross receipts
annually. II the local bottling works
could exchange al Of its outside bust
ness for the outside business shipred
INTO Shoshone II would think IT had
struck n gold mine
II the money sent out of Shoshone
'ach year for products and service
Which local business IS prepared 70
iroduce and give ii would mean more
Jerks employed IN orr stores more
alSers in the bake shop. more helm in
he laundry. more printers in the
ournal office and more help In the
Ottling works. This money wouId
ring to Shoshone from 75 10 100 new
antilles. each with wants to be sun
led, each earning good wages which
ould mostly. be spent here at home
nd every citizen would feel the i'm
Use Of new business life
As before stated this is not in
igded as a criticism on Snoshone pc9
2 as being differens from citizens o.
her western towns. II stltes n con
'on we all know exists II is 10 ask
10 make 2 united effort to overcome