The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-07
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SEVERAL WHOLESALE HOUSES
Center of Vast Territory Which
Ought to Be Dependent on
Liberal for Supplies. t


liberal lies as center to a vast
territory which can easily be made
dependable on Liberal for its sup
ply of merchandise; but for Liberal
to get this trade, it is first necessary
for distributing lines of goods in cal
lot quantities, so that the merchants
of the territory can secure at this
point complete line Of the goods he
may need.
Men who are interested in placing
wholesale houses at Liberal have
reached satisfactory decision on the
amount of tonnage that this territory
would handle from their respective
houses if located at Liberal. But
there are several important features
that a wholesaler must consider in
locating their houses other than just
distribution. While the demand for
merchandise in Liberals territory is
exceptionally good, there also must
be considered the cost of transport
ing these different commodities to
Liberal, and the cheapest transpor-
tation from this point.
These are the things that the pros
pective wholesaler has run up against
when considering Liberal as a
wholesale point, and it is very I'M
portant to Liberal business men that
they use every possible means to
make Liberal attractive to the whole
saler In this respect.
Liberal should have a connection
with the W. F. & N. W. railroad at
Forgan, which not only opens up new
trade territory, but at the same time
gives a short cut to the great South
eastern territory which produces a
large number of the commodities
used by the wholesaler Of the
Southwest. With such connection
it would open up short line from
the Texas vegetable territoroy, the
Arkansas fruit territoroy and the At
lantic seaboard territory.
The short line mileage from these
territories will make it possible for
Liberal to get on an equal rate basis
with other Western towns, so that
a wholesaler with house at Liberal
would receive the same rate advan-
tages that other competitive railroad
towns have. With such a connec-
ton which must be the first objec-
tive It is very likely that such connec-
tions would continue their line in a
northwest direction opening up an
other large territory from which
Liberal would draw trade.
Reasonable freight rates are a
very important item In the building
Of wholesale trade at any point,
and must be on a competitive basis
with other distributing points before
any town can expect to grow in the
wholesale trade, and for Liberal to
get very far on q satisfactory rate
adjustment, It is going to be neces-
sary for them to have some raeson-
able proof for such rate adjust
ments. These Liberal will not have,
until short line rail mileage can be
shown to the Interstate Rate Commits
sion to uphold their demands for rate
In other words, without
competing rail roads we cannot ex-
pect to get very far in this matter.
These facts should be proof to you
when you stop to think that the towns
with only one railroad to serve them
never have advanced any farther
than Just being towns, and should be
evidence enough for you that Lib
eral should do its very best while the
opportunity is here to secure another
railroad. In fact the connection
W. F. & N. W. at Forgan,
'hich in reality Is the M. K. & 7.
Ry., would practically give Liberal
two trunk line railroads.
These are the things which 1t Is
up to Liberal to adjust and place
our town in a position to offer a
every advantage from a
transportation standpoint that other
towns can give and with these ad-
vantages established, the wholesale
houses will be here without further
calling.
LIBERAL WAREHOUSE STORAGE
& TRANSFER COMPANY.