| Show THE PEDDLER the loyalty association of salt lake recently published a warning to salt lake residents to beware of itinerant peddlers and not to confuse them with representatives of local business firms they presented some interesting facts that are applicable to any community 1 and we would like to urge that people of richfield and other towns of sevier county heed that same wai ning there are arc peddlers lets of the class that carry a sample lat kit peddlers of the class that merely present pictures to illustrate their wares peddlers who use high pressure methods peddlers who appeal to sympathy vanity or any ones one of a dozen weaknesses common to the human family whether an individual is abate of thern them or not peddlers who never expect to see their customers again and who sincerely hope they wont if you speaking ingen in general cral terms place an older and pray that the merchandise will vall be as represented when it finally comes and you find when it comes that it is not what you expected you any proof of the fact you go through a long process in an attempt to return the goods if they happen to be from a company whose address is available and in the end you awaken to the fact that youve spent another good dollar for experience peri ence which so bad if you dont repeat the process the trouble with most of us is that its about as hard to immunize us against peddlers as it is to immunize against smallpox if we give the peddler a check we do it at the risk of his making alterations which not only means mean that we are going to suffer a loss but that everyone through whose hands the check passes Is hurt and finally the city or county pays a bill in trying to roundup round up the culprit the me local merchant tries to treat you so well want to come back again if you are arc justified int in making an exchange he is glad to supply your needs you can call see his merchandise lie he does not misrepresent quality you dont have to wait for delivery everything he sells you is sold in a spirit of service courtesy and consideration then there is another class of individual not exactly a peddler buts but to put it in plain english a beggar in disguise who may profess to represent some survey being made in your interest by some philanthropic organization who as advance agent for some form of grafters drafters gr obtains information you would hesitate to give your best friend the business mens alens association of richfield seeking protection of the business district from solicitors igors who do not represent groups working for local interests te rests several se veral months ago appointed a P a committee to which such solicitors may be referred and their credentials checked people within the homes cannot so conveniently or organize I anize for protection against graft their surest protection against information and donation seekers not having authority of local organizations is a realization that tha t when the government of the united states the state the county the city the schools want information they will work d directly or indirectly through local agencies bearing proper credentials and any worthwhile organization or ariza tion will vill likewise win at ant emst the moral support of some local group that will not ask you to make any blind decision As to the peddler of merchandise in any form forin the su cst vr way y to immunize against possible disappointment and loss from this th s source is to instill in ones self community spirit |
