The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-12-14
BUY At HOME CAMPAIGN
BACKED BY BOARD TRADE
MEETING NORTHWEST MINING
ASSOCIATION Rejected
ATHLETIC CLUB.

Buy at home" advanced TO a posi-.
ton of first Importance in the pro-
ceedings of the board of trade at the
weekly luncheon yesterday and while
no definite program was agreed upon
the discussion indicated lively in
terest in the subject which promises
to crystalline into an active campaign
The matter was brought up yesterday
by the report Of A. r. Mcdonald,
chairman of the special committee,
who stated that the committee had
been unable TO devise a satisfactory
program and had concluded that in
order to make a success of the move
ment the membership OF the commit
tee. now consisting of three. should
be enlarged to include practically
every business line in the city. In his
opinion the work of the committee
should be mainly "a campaign of edu-
cation. and to make this successful #
would be necessary for the committee
to have the direct cooperation OF every
business line. e. +. McKechnie, a
member Of the committee. agreed with
the statement Of Mr. Mcdonald. advo-
eating the increase OF the membership
Of the committee.
belong for Large Committee.
Judge D. II. belong, the third mem
Der of the committee. also favored
more members. stating that The larger
the committee the more theret would
be to share the praise for its work and
take the abuse. He recalled his eX-
perience as a member of the high
cost OF living" committee. which re-
ported that the prices charged by the
Wallace merchants were no higher as
rule than those prevailing in Spo-
kane and other places. As one of the
sponsors for the report. Judge belong
said he had been told in his own OF
flee that the report was a lie He de-
clined to enter into a dispute which
he regarded Improbable, but his ~x-
perience on that committee led him -
favor a large committee in anticipa-
ton of similar encounters as a result
of its work He therefore urged more
members and suggested that married
men be selected as they were accus-
toned to such encounters.
NJ. A. Corner said there is natural
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said the greatest complaint is due to
the wide difference in cost of produc-
ton and cost to consumer. Individu-
ais patronizing mail order houses pay
a higher rate by parcel post or ex-
press than local dealers pay on the
ties. People should be made to I'M
derstand that after paying transporta-
ton, the mail order goods are as high
priced as the same goods offered by
the local dealers.
Judge belong did not agree with
this view He said the main trouble
is that when some of us need shirt
and about the same time are planning
a trip to Spokane or Portland, we de-
fer the purchase and buy the garment
in the large city, not because it is
cheaper. but in order to have some
thing different 1t is simply a habit |
md the judge contended that the rem /
sdy lies in educating the people /
against the habit to buy the shirt or
my other article needed from the |
home dealer before starting on the
rip.
E. r. Denny advocated advertising
-et the people know through the local
newspapers what you have to sell and
he prices. and if these are right local
merchants will get the business. Every
merchant he said should include in his
nnual budget an appropriation for
dvertising. He also thought it
God idea to adopt the practice Of K
spokane business men in publishing
igned articles in the local press tell
ng what is needed to make Wallace a
igger and better town
The argument was closed by Presi- S
ent Hanley who stated that while 3; !
ad been his experience that the larg- +
r the committee the less work ac- I
omplished, or rather that the actual v
-ork was done by two or three mem q
ers he would nevertheless increase I
ne committee as recommended k
No Mining Convention. Z
T. II. Owen. chairman of the public I
fairs committee reported that after I
Ding into the subject thoroughly. Ia
'nferring with mining and business a
len. the committee had decided to a
commend that the board of trade de- $
inc TO invite the Northwest Mining
'sociation to meet in this city next
ay From information obtained from
en who had attended these conven-