The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-01-05
DAIRYMEN MAY SAVE
ON FARM MACHINERY
Announces Proposal OF
Western Mercantile Company To
Cut Costs

Announcement was made this
week by C. C. Davis, manager of the
Whatcom County Dairymen's ASSOC
iation, of an offer that had been
made Association members by the
Western Mercantile Company of Lyn-
den to sell them farm machinery at
the wholesale price, plus five per
cent for handling.
The following is the Western Mer-
camille Company offer as submitted
to the Association:
There is nothing new under the
sun. Four weeks ago the writer was
present at your Stockholders meet
ing where proposition was made
to sell a certain new line of Farm
machinery at 7h per cent above
wholesale price, the purchaser to pay
cash for his articles and take them
directly from the car upon arrival of
same AS we are dealers in high
grade Farm Implements, we have.
since your last meeting, had so many
dairymen come to us, asking to give
protection as they want nothing but
the brand of machinery We handle,
that we have decided to make sim
ilsr proposition for the benefit OF
any one who wishes to take advant-
age of it. We have therefore, draft
ed the following proposition which
we would ask you to read to the
dairymen on their next regular meet
ing on December Gath, upon approval
of the Board of Directors:
We hereby propose to sell to each
and every Dairyman, Poultryman,
and Farmer in the County of What
com or any place outside the County,
Farm Machinery at Wholesale Prices
plus percent to cover handling
charges, with the following con-
ditions:
il. All machinery sold on this plan
will be ordered direct from the
factory, in carlots only, and upon
arrival at Lynden, must be taken
from car by purchaser.
2. All Implements must be ordered
well in advance Of the season so
as to enable us to get prompt ship
| ment.
3. A certain payment will be required
with each order, balance to be paid
upon arrival of cars. A specified
service charge will be made to
those desiring assistance.
4. The Western Mercantile Company
Will sell to all responsible parties,
while special arrangements Will be
made with those whose credit rating
they do not yet have.
S. The Western Mercantile Company
guarantees each and every piece
of Machinery sold to its customers
to be free from defects in material
or workmanship. This guarantee
| is backed by the following manu-
facturers whose reputation Is well
known in all parts Of the globe:
International Harvester Company
of America
Fairbanks, Morse and Company
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
De Laval Separator Company
American Seeding Machine Com
lpany
New Idea Spreader Company
For the information of those who
are not fully acquainted with all our
lines we wish to state that they can
obtain the following well known
brands of Farm Implements at our
store in Lynden:
Oliver Plows, International and
Roderick Lean Disc Harrows, Sup
erior Grain Drills, Louden Hay Tools
Mccormick Mowers, Rakes, Tedders
and binders, International Hay Load
ers and Side Delivery Rakes, Fair
banks Morse Engines, Lighting
Plants and Water Systems, Niscc
Manure Spreaders. Mitchell and We
ber Wagons, De Laval Cream Sep
arators and De Laval Mixers.
We shall carry sample machines
lat all times when in season. Further
more, our stock of repairs on above
machinery will be greater and more
complete next year than Lynden ha'
ever seen before.
; We believe that the greatest salts
, faction the customers are going tt
obtain is from the fact that the above
lines of machinery are what prac
ticaly all up to date farmers in th'