The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-23
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The knccler II the one who helps
the mail-order house to prosper. 1t
n safe to say IL It were not for the
knockers In the different cities thru
out the country, the mail-order houses
would close their doors. Ever occur
to you that you owe the community
In which you live some sort Of graft
tude? Ever think what would hap
pen y everyone in the community did
what you are doing? No, you prob
ably think you, are the favored in
dividual In this community: that yop
can thumb your mail-order catalogue.
sneak your money out Of the town
and you are just narrow enough to
believe you have got away with some
thing. You have beaten someone out
of profit, In other words, you think
you have saved something. Well, you
haven't; you have just put one more
stick in the wheels of progress Of
your community, and the few pennies
that you think you have saved are
costing you many dollars that you
can't see but will have to pay for later.
Suppose we all took the same at
titude as the knocker; We all sent our
money out Of this community. and 1t
IL fair enough, isn't it. if one does.
IL
who says: II am not in business: why
should I patronize a merchant that
does not give me dollar? Why? For
the simple reason that the merchant
who does not patronize you, made it
possible for you to earn the dollar
and when you send that dollar out of
this town. that dollar is gone for
good, every bit of it and it never
comes back, any part of it, but it stays
In the home of the catalogue house
and helps make that community pros
per. 1t helps pay the taxes, to pave
streets, build fine schools public parks
and fine homes: it helps to pay the
help of the big catalogue house, who
In turn Will need homes and groceries,
etc. 1t Is part of an endless chain.
pouring in from all over the country.
paid In by bunch of suckers. who
can't see further than the end Of
their nose. but think they are gain
Ing something by sending their money
out of their community, because they
are keeping some merchant from get
ting profit. Now there are a lot of
people in this community by send
Ing money out of Baker who have no
business to do so. People who earn
their money from the taxpayers CT this
community have no business to do this
and they should know better and they
do know better. If man on a salary
patronlzes the mail order houses,
how does he expect his salary 10 be
paid? We hear people say: 81 have
a right to do what 1 please with my
money. I made it," Now those people
Will do what they please with their
money. but they haven't the moral
right to trade out of the community
In which they make their living. In
the first place it Is a crime aainst
every child of school age in the COM
munity. 1t is an injustice against the
farmer who needs better roads. II Is
an injustice against every public spir.
tied citizen who is paying taxes and
wants community progress 1t retards
community progress. no question ahout
tnat. Every man will do as he pleases
with his money. for as he saws, it is
his money: he has it and that it is
surely no credit to the mail -c,der
houses. Tor if he sends his money
away, and 1 send my money away and
you send Your money away - where
are we going to get any more mcnev ?
All over the country people are be-
ginning to give serious thought to this
problem, and that is all that is rec.
essary to step this great menace. is To
get people to think, most everyone ia
Tor their best interests and their COM
munlty's best interests and a. LITTLE
thought will prove how serious this
question is and in many localities co..
operation Is the watch word, not every
man Tor himseif-Baker Sentinel