The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-23
Be HAPPY YOU HAVE
STORE IN AMERICA.
NOT EUROPE, Keller

Lets look forward to finding pros
perity and better business just around
the corner" VIII Keller told visiting
merchants at the noon luncheon OF
the local district Of Indiana Retain
Dry Goods association. The lunch
con was held in the Adam H. Barter
building on South Eighth ana
streets. .
Mr.. Keller said the depression was
not SO serious in Indiana as many
thought. 'tGod must have made tnls
country when the sun was shining ana
He must have made Indiana one Zine
day in June. The conditions In this
state warrant a wonderful future per-
Tod of prosperity and better condl-
lions in general" he declared.
Take the conditions Of France,
Germany and Russia and compare
them with the good old United
States and determine whether or not
you would like to have store in one
of those countries in preference to
America.
Feel War Effects
France is toiling under the effects
of the late war and is handicapped by
the fact that so many Of her ullers Oh
the soil were killed off in the war.
1.-The value of the money OF foreign
countries is depreciating each day ana
the countries face countless setDacks'
while in this country we have no such
trouble. What kick have we COMING
when we think about those countries
Our taxes seem high at hrst
thought. But what do they bring us In
the long run? They bring us free
schools. library facilities, police pro-
lection, fire prevention and countless
other necessities which are whole
some benefit to the community
You men who have your businesses
in this community should compare
them with businesses striving to exist
in some of the foreign countries and
YOU would see the wonderful advantage
which you have and you would be glad
that your store is located in the Unit
ed States.
Another thing in favor of business
in the United States is the fact thai
the majority of the people are edu
Gated. In England, the majority ol
the populace is illiterate We should
be thankful that our people are edu
Gated to certain degree"
Urges Optimism.
Mr.. Keller urged the merchants tC
go back to their. respective cities ano
take I'D the reins of business with q
now optimism.
Mayor Handley extended hearty
welcome to the merchants, stating
that the merchants were considered
in Richmond, as the salt of the earth.
and that whenever the community dc
sired anything it appealed to the mer
chants.
Short addresses were made by Lew
is G.. Tingley secretary of the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, and AL
am III. Martel and John Coate, wh'
have been together in the bushes!
of the Bartel company for a period o
approximately so years.
The following were represented iron
the various cities in the district:
J. D. Miller, Winchester; Myro1
Ewinson, Connersville; Louis A. FalE
Connersville; Will McLane, Conners
vile; Hugh E. Mauzy, Rushville; Hal
nv B. Smith, Brookville, Ind; Fran
II. Haner, Richmond; Harold
Hughes, Liberty, Ind; George B. MOI
ris, Cambridge City; Harry D. Morris
Cambridge City; George G.. Harlan
Hagerstown; Mary Tyner, Newcastle
NJ Heller, Newcastle w H. Herzlel
Richmond; Russell NJ Wiley, Riel
mond; o. F. Trusler. Rushville
George Hogsett, Rushville; r. E. Ha
bit, liberty; Mrs. NJ. Harbit, Liberty
G. f. Chenoweth, Lynn; c. w. Bower
Lynn; John F. Hasemeier, Richmond
E. B. Bartel, Richmond; John F. Ba
tel. Richmond; E. A. Thomas, Ricl
mond; Edwin r. Galloway, Cambridg
City; o. l.. Galloway. Cambridge City
Alton Evans, Spiceland; ]. F. Acke
man. Richmond; z. ]. Alderman, Ricl
mond; L. B. Nusbanm and r. l.. M
baum, Richmond; III. Louis Maui
Rushville
The merchants held a general dl
cussion in regard to ladies' ready-t
wear, during the afternoon sessio
Thursday and general business cord
lions were compared.