Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21
PuLLMAN's THIRD SALES DAY


bargains have any drawing power,
Pullmans third sales day next Tues
day, April %, will bring q bis crowd
to town and prove a tremendous sue
cess.
The local merchants have CO.
operated generously to make 1t well
worth while for buyers to come here
on that day and to notify the public
of this opportunity to reduce the cost
of living. They are spending hum
dreds of dollars to make the occa-
sion a success and to convince their
patrons and others that it pays to
come a good many miles to attend
a Pullman sales day.
In addition to offering many lines
of merchandise at prices less than
cost, they have arranged to give
away a 500 photograph and 80
small gifts They regard this eX-
penditure of money as an investment
in good will and education. They
want to demonstrate to the public
that. taking into consideration the
quality of goods and the service rem
dered, Pullman offers many advant-
ages as a trading center. 1t is an adj
vantage to trade where the stores
carry large and complete stocks of
high class and dependable merchan-
disc. 1t is an advantage to trade
where you are assured of efficient,
honest and courteous service. All
that the merchants ask is a fair trial
of their goods, service and prices.
They want to make this better and
larger city by increasing the num-
Der of people who trade here. They
want to establish closer relations
and a better understanding with
their patrons. They want the people
to familiarize themselves with the
quality of the goods carried here and
the reasons for the business meth
DDS adopted. They want an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate the advant-
ages of trading at home instead of
buying goods sight-unseen from the
mail order houses, which have no in
terest in the local community except
to get money out of it.
Every farmer residing in the Vi
entity of Pullman will benefit by
the growth and improvement of the
city. 1t will add to the value of his
land and it will increase the educa-
tional and social advantages of his
family. 1t will provide an enlarged
market for his dairy, poultry, fruit
and vegetable products. 1t will en-
able him to purchase what he needs
close at home, without the delay Of
waiting for the order to be filled
from a distance.
No community can attain its high
est potential prosperity and happi-
ness unless spirit of mutual good
will and confidence exists between
the business men of the trading CEN
ter and the residents of the rural
districts surrounding that center. To
lay the foundation for and foster
the development of this spirit is the
real purpose of Pullman's sales days.
The merchants are cheerfully invest
ing their time and money in the pro-
ject, feeling confident that their
farm and city patrons will recipro-
cate and that ultimately all will be
greatly benefited.
The effort is we'll worth while, for
a larger and better Pullman means
a more prosperous and happier rural
community surrounding it. One of
the most disastrous after effects of
the war was the suspicion and i'll will
engendered by the drastic deflation
in the value of farm products It
was enough to make the farmers
feel sore, but they can not blame the
business men for trying tic protect
themselves as far as possible from
equally heavy losses. Had the SELL
ing value been taken out of merchan-
disc as rapidly as it was out of farm
products, most stores would have
been forced 10 close which would
have but added to the general de-
preston of agriculture. The mer-
chants have had their troubles as
well as the farmers the war is over;
the problem OF readjustment is grad
ually solving itself; the prices of
grain and live stock are advancing
and the sooner better understand
ing is re-established between the
business men of rural trading CEN
tiers and the country folks, the better
it will be for all concerned.
You can help along this good move
by coming to Pullman next Tuesday.
VIM. GOOOYFAP