Show some startling facts man ian is a mighty inconsistent creature some one lias has said man ilan wants but little here below but wants that little long in the good book reference is made in one place about straining at a knat and sN swallowing allowing a camel how many members of the human family are guilty of that but it can be summed up in the first sentence man is a mighty inconsistent creature I 1 the other day for personal information as well as for use in tills this article the question was asked asic d our v orthy postmaster about bow much money was sent thru his office in a year to the mail order houses of the east that it would amount to quite a sum we already were fully convinced but that it would reach the figures given was totally beyond imagination the postmaster stated that approximately xi went thru the post orfice office at brigham city EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR the most of which was addressed to mail or order ler houses seven hundred and fifty caty dollars per pei week eek over three thousand dollars I 1 per month thirty nine thousand dol doli i lars per year carl can it be possible enough to build a high school every ear I 1 true some of 0 tills this amount goes to missionaries sonic some to friends anil and others in payment lor for small obligations but the bulk goes to lo the mall mail order houses it was further stated by tile the postmaster that the amount given was a very conservative estimate as sonic some weeks showed over 1000 sent by mail orders citizens is it right think just a moment calmly and without bitterness toward anyone for calling your attention to this condition then uie e up in your ou own n min minds ds whether or not you can afford to send that much nay more than that lor for the banks undoubtedly issue many drafts during the year f tor or the same hanie DIr purpose pose away floan your own community unitY thus robbing it ot of that much kuppr support and giving to an outsider who cares but lit tha for you it if you got the cash ali when n you are ill III who cornes comes in to lend assistance your neighbor perhaps pei haps lie or she are cu engaged bcd in business in all this city when your out son goes on a mission who contributes to the fund presented to him as a substantial well wish for his success every business house in the city gets an opportunity at least when fire cre destroys your home hoine and a fund is started to help 3 ou ott set get on oil your feet feel again N who he usually at aie e tho the heaviest contributors why the business inns firms and mind you oil they are never passed by when ever there is a contribution trib ution list being circulated who pays the most toward keeping the city looking nice and improving our conditions generally the person or firm which ch is taxed the heaviest and taxes are regulated by the amount of property owned it cannot be denied that some of our business firms are among the heaviest tax payers who are big factors in fit supporting the schools of the community the business men again for they are assessed in fit proportion to their property and pay a school tax accordingly finally who is the loser lit in the majority of cases by sending to the mail older aider houses for goods to the extent of a year does it appear to you dear reader that those who pay their money to the outside concerns really are the losers of course the business men here at home suffer considerably from this kind of traffic fic but the person who sends away is the greater greate r loser for tho the reason that the money never returns to him again if it were spent at home that same money will find its way vay back into the pocket of the man who spent it by the simple process ot of circulation cu A negro walking along the street picked up a dollar lie ile gone far when lie he met a friend to whom he be owed a dollar so the debt was nias cancelled while they were talking a third negro came along and the second colored man owed him a dollar so the money anoney was turned over and the obligation wiped out the three congratulating themselves upon their good fortune fortun e when a four lit negro came along who had a claim for one dollar against the third negro who promptly paid the debt the story goes that it continued in this wise until twelve colored gentlemen had received and paid out that one cue dollar cancelling debts amounting to 12 while they were marveling over the possibilities of 1 a thirteenth negro came along and asked if any one had found a dollar as lie he had lost one in that neighborhood the man who received tire the dollar last handed it over with the remark lemark we dont want yo dollar any no wase all paid our debts debt the story may not be true but it is altogether probable and absolutely possible twelve dollars lit in debts were paid with one dollar and the dollar finally restored to the owner bo 0 o that no man was out any money and no man made any money but each paid ills his debts just the same by the same premises those who spend their money at horne home for merchandise and groceries receive tile the money back again in some shape or other while those who send semi it away baygood say good bye to their cash forever we insist again that it if the merchants were paid the cash ten and filien days in advance 0 of the receipt of the goods as the mail order houses require they would be able to meet the prices of tile the outside concerns there are many times also when the merchants here at home can absolutely save the people money as has been proven time aud and again there are hundreds of other reasons to be advanced why we pait onize our home institutions not only building them up but ourselves also let lie he that is guilty go and sin no more |