Tombstone epitaph., 1921-04-10
HOME INDUSTRY

The editor The Graham Guardian published at Saf- ford Graham county in last week issue speaks much truth on home industry. He says:
 Last week we had reprint. copied from aonther pa per- about two mills in small community both of which closed their doors because the farmers and ownspeoplc used the shipped i'll Hours
 Several of the best and biggest farmers have called at office and complimened printing this little truth and asked keep up the good work stating that there is difference between retail merchant handling Colorado fours and sending our money to that state :han for the buy from tine mail order houses
 We had little personal experience here in our own little home valley and in the home mill right here this week. The local miller. manager elephoned for Us to call at their office in regard to giving job of printing Of went. for need all the local print ing. Colorado flour bills have called up. neither have they written about doing of their printing Anyway. while at the mill office. farmer came in and complained that of the stores of the valley could supply him with Belle flOur said the store tried sell him Colorado flour and this loyal farmer stated that he would starve for flour before he would use Colo iado flour. buy anything from that he stated he had i'll 100 of wheat and he Is depending lhe home mill to buy the wheat at harvest time The mill called up the asking if they could send them
 der of flour The replied they stocked up with Colorado flour Oh we know going to be criticised for writing this but it doesn't matter whoop: know We right. That store would bellyache its head off about mail order houses and would help them, because it is right that should "A without a country: person without home. or community without mill V Let's all join hands and help Colorado: let's their four: let close the mills i'll Arizona. The mines are nearly all closed and will all soon be i'll and the that sell the imported Hours will wonder why they cannot collect the bills due them and why they cannot pay their bills.
 The rest of the story is: We got that printing job from the home mill and they did send it of It figured 5000 With the money for this prntn" job from the home mill shall be able to pay ployeeS they in turn will be able to pay their and rhe grocer pay his doctor and his barber and if this is loyal enough to his community to handle the focal mills flour he III turn the local mill who m turn employ labor and this labor again in turn buy groceries and get shaved. Oh simple people of small capacity This little old 5000 will be turned times in this valley in day. thereby amounting to >70000 day that beat Fl Paso some bigger town of and will be turned again many times next day if keep out of the hands of that fat cl low who would send it to Colorado or Oklahoma for more
 imported flour. and If this Colorado flour handler does send it Colorado then the Colorado people begin ing it and using it and become richer while suffer for money and business.
 We wonder how many people of this valley would at tend meeting try and promise the usage of Colorado flour and the mail order houses! We honestly believe there here who would yell hard times and tend the meeting.
 This editor knows he is right ii his deductions and
 hope may have the support of the good people of the Giia valley to use home products