Show V DONT SEND EAST FOR YOUR GROCERIES Weare We arc advised that between the day of September and day of November during sixty days eight carloads groceries reached this city from the East which were i direct by the consumers of Ogden If that is the case it is high time that businessmen of this city proceed to investigate the cause of such action Talking to sonic some of the principal shippers of groceries from the East we were told that this condition has existed for some time I One man said that it had been going on for three years Another gentleman advised us that as near as he could figure it out most of the cash trade went East and that local grocery stores had the credit business in which there is much loss and that is the main reason why local grocers are not riding around town in automo automobiles automobiles biles Now there is something wrong ong with the prices of the Baries of life and it is admitted by every one Even the grocery store proprietors admit that prices are arc high Weare We arc eager to get the prices that the people pay for their goods when they buy them in the East and we wot would d be pleased o 0 have any of our citizens submit those prices to us We will hold the he name of any person who submits to us bills paid for Eastern goods Any reader of this article who has bills for goods di from the East will confer a 3 favor upon this paper and the people generally if ho will present the bills to The Standard Weare We are in informed informed formed by very reliable people that after the freight is added to too tl Eastern prices the cost of the goo ls is is more than the same goods goodsn n be bought for in Ogden Ezra Richardson manager of the Ogden Wholesale Co 00 ad this paper that he will guarantee to duplicate the goods pur purchased purchased chased direct from the East Enst at a price plus the freight charges from 2 per cent to 10 per cent less than the people are now paying for their goods in the East Mr Richardson says that he cannot sell direct to the consumers but that he will guarantee these prices and have the orders go through any retail grocery store in Ogden that he will rill guarantee e a reduction of 2 per cent on everything and on ome goods a reduction ns as high as 10 per cent If this be true and we do not think Mr Richar on would woul make such a statement unless he is prepared to carry canoy it out it be behooves behooves hooves our citizens to test this offer Of course Mr Richardson says he cannot do this if he must V hire bire a delivery team and send the team out with a quarter pOt met 4 J package at a time He says the conditions must be the same If for instance a man sends an order for or orI I to the East and pays cash for the goods and cash for the freight and the goods are all delivered in one lot such conditions 1 Mr Ir Richardson will guarantee to duplicate at a price from 2 per pcr percent cent to 10 per cent less lesso o j Tills This is such an important matter that we cannot annot afford to fail to make a test We ask our citizens to present their bills to The to Standard and we will see if the conditions can be complied with |