Show SUPPORT homac an article from the pen of W E white of Ma marcale riale on the mail order business presents some rood good arguments arru against this reprehensible practice recently richfield his has been invaded by some agents for dorcian houses house and people have hae purchased a lot of merchandise from them A store room was secured on center street by these transients and from it the goods mostly groceries gro cenea were are distributed tri buted to the detriment of local merchants this is a matter which A aich should be prohibited by stringent license on transient merchants and itinerant salesmen these men do not help to build up richfield the money spent with them is gone the profit lr a community which thrifty merchants hive hie assisted in building bail b ding and them the should be restrained local merchants pa the taxes pay for waterworks water Nater works street improvements and then the itinerants get the benefit I 1 without one cent of eoa coat to them it is unfair iti it is unjust place a I 1 premium on becoming a resident merchant if ana an premium li ib to be placed and not upon tra velling salesmen nho ho sell their goods in ill competition vi with th the local merchant and without licens or taxes to pay put the license to the point where the local merchant can have an even bre breil bleik il theire are arc other reprehensible feit ures to the men who nho were vere here re cenal in addition to thorn them selling goob in competition with i ith the loc docil il merchants which we me mia mi find reabon to present to the public |