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Show SOME PEDDLERS 10 VISIT HERE 4 Tima Is Ripe for Annual Influx of '' Disturbing Element La w Could - "" Be Passed to Keep Them Out ' "Peddlers we have met" is the sub-'.-?'. ject this week, and although it bor " ders on the ridiculous o ask the pco- . ' ' pie of the camp to refrain from pat-f pat-f .ronizing these peddlers, who, in their - . . greed for the business that rightfully belongs ' to the local merchant, are ! 4 wont to even' bring their lunch, so f ,:' . "' that when they leave the camp in the evening they can truthfully say they 'f ; y' ; have taken all they could out of Bing- - , ham Canyon, and not put out a single .4.." '' , " cent. ;,- V ' In speaking of peddlers, one must i remember several things. First 'there Jv is the argument that th poor fellow '. must live, and his business i$ legit- , .. imate. , It may be legitimate but not for Bingham Canyon. Thf merch ants of the camp art entitled to your business, and it is YOUR business ; . to help the local merchant survive. l- . Havu you ever met thq peddler who V- ' sell fugs? No? Well, w will try and tell you about him. He arrives t - - -in town in his jitney, nd in the back . seat of his car he has a general as- - ' sortment. of high clss(?) rugs. ' He t starts in at one end1 of the town, and his partner on tH other. They go . irqm. house to house, telling the in-. in-. ' nocent housewife ' that th. rugs arc y - so good she. wilt be a great ( loser K should ' she . turn them down. ''The !, . truth, of the matter is that the same ' . ; rugs may be purchased in Bingham Canyon for the same money and in ' some instances for less. Why can they be sold lof less? Because in1 . ' som instances the rug peddler ha ' . purchased them at retail, odd rugs ' :. . - that were unsaleable, and they must realise at least 25 per cent profit, thus you are in some instance paying as jht--. modity. . . . Then there is the fellow who sells J : , ladies' silk hose and ladies' silk un- 'j derwear." You have met them and so have we. They come to your door, f, and try and force their way into your home, figuring that you will give them L? ... . nr order to'get them -out. (Many women! have been known to do just - such a thing.) This peddler is the r worst menace the housewife has to 'i, put up with because of his obstinacy in leaving the house. If his merchan- ; . ' Jise was as good as he claims it is, ' the merchants of the camp would , - . . stock this wonderful article. . Then we have the feljow who sells ' -v, shoes. Everyone in the camp knows . - that shoes may be purchased in Bing- jf ' ham Canyon from many merchants, v and for the most part the shoes pur- t. chased heri are reasonably priced, i' - and of good materials. How about t the peddlers' wares? Are they of X good material? How do we know? i : . We are asked to look at a bunch of ', photographs and when the shoes ar- , rive if they are not as ordered, the ' . peddler glibly tells you that it is your .... mistake and not his. ., ' ', Is there remedy for this peddler (' ' evil? Is thejre a way in , which. this ' town can be rid of this awful nuis- ; ' ' ante? . Would the City Dads listen to - ,, a suggestion? If so, let us suggest i that the peddler who .comes to this ' " camp be asked to report to the city " " . clerk, and let this official look over his wares and see if .they are as rep-l rep-l : , resented. If such be the case let the .' city clerk then ask for a fee of say $15 00 a day for the privilege of ped-. ped-. dling and when the money is paid, let the city clerk issue a blue card showing show-ing the peddler to have passed the l ' examination and have paid his license, ,o- thus giving the" housewife of the : camp some protection before' she ." buys from a stranger. Let the peddler ped-dler show the Blue Card and all will " . be welt. The Press-Bulletin will do- . ' nate the printing 'of the cards. ' This may seem a foolish law to some, but w go on record as say-' say-' . . ing that if there are peddlers who infest in-fest our camp who are willing to ' , abide by such a law, the $15.00 will - . help a lot toward keeping Main street repaired so that a car can come in v 'r ' and out of the canyon without break-' break-' - . ing from one to a dozen' springs, |