Show TRADING AT HOME there are arc any number of people living in this town who laugh at the idea that it Is best to buy at home they take the position that it does not matter where they spend their money if they get their moneys worth they subscribe to the doctrine that the town Is to get what they can out of it our idea of trading at home does not include buying goods from merchants who attempt exorbitant profits it does not necessitate the acceptance of worn dirty or bedraggled goods from old time merchants who think that it is up to the community to keep them in business it only means giving the local merchant a chance and then to buy if he ran can not reasonably meet other competition the local merch merchants aritz on their side I 1 have duties in regard to this trade at home idea they must practice what they preach they must keep the buyer informed as to what they have to sell they must be accamo dating and render real service to the purchaser they must refuse to push shoddy goods or to sell to a cu customer something that is apt to be unprofitable in short they must maintain at all times the confidence ot of the community the average citizen should we take it have pleasure in increasing the total volume of local business out of this sum Is taken the prosperity of all of us the larger it Is the bigger the average share every citizen that spends his dollars at home helps that much in making the business of 0 the community bigger he helps the town expand put on new growth and support new enterprises terp rises |