Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-10-29

Out-Of-Town Buying b Mail OEasr
suppest shoah be Diseontinasd Sc
---as TO Retain Prosperity Here.

IN your pocket.
And II means money out Of you
pocket If you don't Our argumen
is as simple as abe. If you mak'
practice OF shopping at the city
stores, or If you order your goods
shipped in by mail, you have only q
figure up what these goods have cOsl
you, and compare the total with wha'
the same bin Of goods you'd have
cost had you bought II at home.
For instance the railroad or stays
fare, your hotel bill, and the time you
waste. the goods you buy that you
don't need the higher prices you pay
on account of the stupendous over
head at the city store, all these things
must be paid out of your pocket in
addition 10 the value of the goods
themselves. plus q reasonable profit.
Delay in Getting Goods
In the case of the mail-order pur.
chase, there are your money order
and postage fees. the time you have
to wait for the orrival Of the goods
the freight charges, time lost in ex-
changing goods that are not what you
ordered, the annoyance of not getting
the grade you thought you ought to
get at the price - these and other
charges must be added TO what you
actually pay for the goods.
The so-called @bargain' is the lure
that awaits the unwary customer in
both instances
For every loss You sustain from
these two methods Of buying, the com
munity suffers double loss. Whether
you reside in the limits Of Belt and
work there, or whether you reside
outside and consider that residence on
the farm frees you Of all obligations
toward the town, when you spend else
where for your needs what should
have remained IN the community, you
weaken the business life Of the com
munity by just so much, What this
drain would. mean If everybody in the
community followed this short-sight-
ed policy IL not far TO seek. Bank
suptcy would be the result. with mer
chants being forced out of business.
stores bearing for rent signs, the tax
able property of the community ss1f-
fering decline and it's attractive
ness as q business and residence CEN
Ger suffering eclipse 1
Assumes Big Responsibility
To counterAct these tendencies. the
sterling leadership Of the commun- I
ity's progressive forces must be sus-
tanned Among all the stockholders |
IN the future Of the community the 1
home town merchants assume the
largest responsibility, because theirs {
is the largest investment. Their con- 8
1idence IN the stability and in tbs b
growth Of the city in which they Iivs I
prompts them to build large buildings t
and an them with stocks Of 4
goods, on all Of which they pay theia
equal share of taxes. The ambition c
OF every merchant in Belt is H. i
snake his investment larger, the h
result being that the share that the a
community receives in the way Of lar h
ger taxes is available for greater s
betterments. q
Every dollar that goes over the s.
counter of the local merchant pays a
tribute to the entire community. II
comes back to you IN fullest measure a
The merchant has the interests of the q
home town at heart. Even from q Il
purely selfish standpoint, he is the 81
best booster the home town has, be- n
cause the greater the well-being of its o.
the better the pay they re- h
reive for their labor. the more com b
Portable their homes are and the bet p
ser the streets are kept, and more ef o.
Eicient the schools. the better the fire e.
and police protection, the more attrac d
live does the community prove FOR is
others seeking homes, and therefore
he greater Is the number Of his pos b
sibIe customers. d
Bury Of Home Merchants :
Buy Of the home town merchant d
and you assure Belt Of q permanent in
booster. He does not plan 10 stay Il
aere for certain length Of time, "a
md then move 10 some other place, D.
se Is here to stay, for II Is his home, ii
md the home of his children Like
very other parent, be wantf his etil a