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THE CARROLL FREE PRESS, CARROLLTON,
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THURSDAY, 4UOUST 9, 192S|
PROSPERITY IN CARROLL COUNTY
THERE IS NOTHING OF GREATER IMPORT
ANCE TO US THAN THE PROSPERITY OF OUR
COMMUNITY. PROSPERITY AT HOME IS BAS
ED ON LOCAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
If our local merchants and storekeepers transact a
large volume of business their prosperity is commun
icated to every person in the‘entire community.
The value of our real estate increases. Wages
are increased. There is more money in circulation
and it is lrlore readily obtained for purposes of ex
pansion, paying for improvements, buying luxuries,
etc.
In every way we can discover better conditions on
all sides when our business men are busy.
There is every reason in the world why we should
spend our cash at home instead of sending it to the
big cities. By keeping it in circulation in our home
community we profit in many ways.
Every dollar sent out of town detracts just so much
from our own individual prosperity, as well as from
the prosperity of the store keepers and from the
community in general.
Think of the consequences if we should all send off
for our necessities and our luxuries. How long
would it be before our local merchants would have
the “closing out sale’’ signs on their doors, to be fol
lowed by the“for sale”signs on the stores themselves?
AND WHEN THE BUSINESS HOUSES ARE ALL
ADVERTISED FOR SALE WHAT WILL BE THE
VALUE OF OUR TOWN HOUSES AND LOTS?
Such conditions have actually prevailed in some
communities. It has happened that the citizens be
came “order-mad” and sent to the big cities for the
greater part of their merchandise. The local mer
chants abandoned the field, because there was no
business there for them. The burden of taxation
fell on the various property owners, because there
were no business concerns to bear the big proporhion
which generally falls to their share. Property values
decreased until there were no bidders for undesir
able real estate. The town became dead.
In the meantime the head of a big mail order house
in Chicago was drawing an income of over a million
and a quarter dollars, made possible by the business
received by his concern, by mail from such'communi
ties as the one above described and from our own
community, as well as from others all over the Uni
ted States. ,
Of course, it was all done unthinkingly. Those
who sent their dollars to the mail order house did
not stop to consider that these same dollars would
add to the prosperity of the home community if ex
pended at home. They did not stop to reason by
helping those in their own community they would
be best advancing their own interests.
THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP. YOU
NEED THE HELP OF EVERY DOLLAR IN ORDER
TO MAKE A BETTER COMMUNITY IN WHICH
TO LIVE. YOU NEED THE PROSPERITY OF
THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE YOUR PROPERTY
OF GREATER VALUE AND TO GIVE YOU THE
BENEFITS OF A BETTER COMMUNITY IN
WHICH TO MAKE YOUR HOME BRIGHTER,
MORE DESIRABLE AND WORTH MORE IN DOL
LARS AND CENTS.
DOES YOUR MONEY HELP
YOUR COMMUNITY?
You who demand better
streets, better sidewalks, better
police and' fire protection—are
you doing your part towards
such improvement? Not if
you send money out of town—
money that would have just
as much buying power at home.
Every nickel you send away
makes your community so much
poorer, for the people who re
ceive it do not reinvest it here.
That money goes for the devel
opment of another community
or city.
Patronize our home mer
chants whenever possible and
you will do one of your fore
most duties to your.community.
The community spirit for
mutual interest—the best buy
ing policy—TRADE AT HOME.
AN UNVARNISHED TRUTH
THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE S UPPORTING LOCAL INTERESTS
Educational Campaign
To Buy In Carrollton
Every dollar you send out of Carrollton and Car-
roll county is robbing our city and county Of a part
c-f its resources. Every dollar you exchange here
through business channels adds to our city and
county’s wealth. Which are you doing—building
here or building elsewhere?
Will You Buy a
Used Car?
You Too, Can Own
An Automobile !
If you are going to buy a used car, or truck this
summer, see us. And if your finances are limited,
you will be wise to take advantage of the remark
able values in used cars. You can also get a bar
gain in a used truck from The First National Bank.
2 New 2-ton Denby Trucks.
1 New 2 1-2 ton International Truck.
3 used 2-ton Denby Trucks.
1 used 1-ton All American Truck.
2 New 5 passenger Elcars.
1 used 5 passenger Velie car.
The First National Bank
Carrollton, Ga.
A man may patronize out-of-
town concerns for years—may
send them in that time hun
dreds of dollars—and at the
same time they wouldn’t ac
commodate him for a two-cent
stamp. This is the plain, un
varnished truth. If you think
otherwise, try it for yourself
and see. These out-of-town
houses do not know you—are
not interested in you in any
way—only the money yoo send
them. Spend your money with
our own townsmen, who know
you for what you really are,
who appreciate your worth,
your business, your assistance
in building up home interests.
Buy in Carrollton!
CONSIDER THE HOME MAN
He is a banker, a merchant,
or a contractor, or in some oth
er line of business.
He lives in our town.
He knows you and you know
him.
He buys from other dealers
in the home town for the needs
of himself and family. The
money he thus spends stays
here.
He pays taxes, and supports
the churches, and gives to char
ity, and is always “handing it
out” for some worthy local
cause.
His employees live here, and
the money he pays them keeps
on circulating around among
us.
The goods he sells are as he
represents them, for he could
not afford to work off an infe
rior article onto you—even if
he would.
He can not afford to over
charge because he would soon
lose his trade if he did.
In every way he is an asset to
the community—a convenience
,and an actual benefit to you.
Can you afford to pass up
the man who means so much to
you?
THE BEST MAN IN TOWN
To the Editor:
Dear Sir:—As an almost life
long resident of this town, I am
interested in any public discus
sion of a subject that affects the
future of the town and I have
been reading your series of ar
ticles on the mail-order busi
ness with a great deal of pleas
ure.
They are vigorous, truthful
and timely and your efforts de
serve the support of the entire
fraternity of the business men.
Recently I heard a minister
who touched on the subject
from his pulpit when he
preached on the “Best Man in
Town.” He said that the man
who is planning for the future
Chicago, was not a loyal resi
dent of town, although he may
live there. By this, it was evi-
dnt that he was referring to the
lflan who patronizes mail-order
houses in those cities, and neg
lecting his home town mer
chants. The “Best Man” ac
cording to the minister, thinks
more of the prosperity of this
city than any other corner of
this or any other state, and is
sure that this best kind of gos
pel, 'commercially speaking, is
the gospel that is punctuated
with rising smoke stacks.
At the end of each of your
mail-order articles, you invite
comment and criticism. The
only comment that I have to
make is that you are hitting
the nail squarely on the head
with every one of them and the
only criticism I can make is
that they don’t appear fre
quently enough.
Yours very truly,
CONSUMER.
Aug. 6th, 1923.
I AM GLAD THAT OUR FAMILY
HAS ALWAYS PATRONIZED
THE HOME STORES AND PAID
CASH, FOR WE ARE ALL OUT
OF EMPLOYMENT NOW.
YOUR FAMILY HAS CERTAINLY
BEEN LOYAL TO US HOME MERCHANTS
AND CAN GET ASSISTANCE IF
YOU FIND IT NECESSARY.
MY BOSS HAS
THEM ALL
SPOTTED.
©by M.C.N
HEART TO HEART TALK , n? t
The affairs of the citizens of a c ommunity are the affairs of the lo-'
cal merchants; it is their business to keep in touch with the prosperity
as well as'the unavoidable contingencies that befall the average fam
ily. .They are worth-while judges o f those wh'o are, or who are not de
serving in time of need. You nee d them and they need you to make
your community a success. Co-operate with them and you will share
in the prosperity, contentment and happiness that exist in a prosper
ous community.
MORAL—In time of prosperity think of adversity.
Schools, churches, good roads, streets and all city and county im
provements are supported by these MERCHANTS and BANKERS.
HARRIS HARDWARE
COMPANY
THE
WINCHESTER
STORE
JACKSON’S 10c STORE
Be AND 10c GOODS
Garden and Field Seeds and
Plants
56 PUBLIC SQUARE
WILEY CREEL
JEWELER
Repairing, Diamonds Engraving,
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Out
Glass, Silverware and China
STEINBACH’S
ECONOMY SHOP
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing
anrt Ladles’ Ready-to-Wear
CARROLLTON DRUG
COMPANY
everything that a good
drug store should have
First. Nat’l. Bank Bldg.
CARROLLTON
MERCANTILE CO.
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing
19 ALA. ST,
JONES DRUG CO.
May We Serve Yon?
ROBINSON & WALKER
GENERAL FARM SUPPLIES
High-Grade Fertilizers *
Cotton Buyers
If your NEIGHBOR Is not your
friend, make him so, by being his
friend. Trade at HOME.
CITIZENS BANK
MANDEVILLE MILLS
COAL and COKE
MEAL and HULLS
FERTILIZERS
Carrollton, Georgia
“GRIFFIN’S"
ONE-PRICE
CASH HOUSE
J. N. JOHNSON
FURNITURE DEALER
UNDERTAKE KR
50 Public Square
ROOP HARDWARE CO.
HARDWARE—FURINTURE '
Paints, Tires, Gas, Oils
A. J. BASKIN COMPANY
! 1 Your Store”
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, NO
TIONS, SHOES, HATS AND
MILLINERY GOODS
T. H. MERRELL CO.
One Price—Spot Cash
OUTFITTERS for THE WHOLE
FAMILY
East side Public Square—Next to
Peoples Bank.
KYTLp & AYCOCK
T. J. Aycock, Prop.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Furniture, Carpets, Phonographs,
Pianos, Sewing Machines
NORTON’S BOOK STORE
JEWELRY, CUT GLASS,
BOOKS, STATIONERY
Kodaks and Sporting Goods
8 PUBLIC SQUARE
BOSTON DRY GOODS
COMPANY
ONE-PRICE OUTFITTERS
Satisfaction our motto, or your
money back
SMITH & CADLE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Buy at home—sea what you bny
and get the best for the price
no matter what the
price may he.
THE LEADER
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, La
dles' Ready-to-Wear
FOR CASH—FOR LESS
WEEMS O. BASKIN
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES,
HATS, CLOTHING
w. L. FOLDS
LINCOLN—FORD—FORDSON
Sales—Accessories—Supplies
Service
Telephone 395 Open All Night
CARROLLTON HARD
WARE COMPANY
GEENRAL HARDWARE, BUG
GIES, STOVES, PIOWS, ETC.
Agents for Chattanooga Plows
and Norman Buggies
PHONE 74 PUB. SQUARE
WEBB-HARRIS AUTO
COMPANY
STUDEBAKER MOTOR CARS
Tires, Tubes, Auto Accessories,
Gasoline, Oils
32 NEWNAN ST. PHONE 307
'' This is a Studebaker year. ’ ’
THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
The Oldest, Strongest and Ouly
National Bank in Carroll
County
SAFETY—SERVICE—SAT
IS FACTION
MOORE & CLEIN
THE BARGAIN MERCHANTS
OF CARROLLTON
You Will Always Find Us On
The Square
THE FARMERS STORE
Wholesale and Retail
Groceries, Flour, Hay,
Grain and Feed Stuff