Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 293, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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Bruinrisbt UcmcK
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
G tered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Drumrigr
Oklahoma, according to the Act of Congress of March 3, 187*
LOU S. AI LARD - • - Publisher and Proprietor
Office Phone No. 90
'■on S. Allord, Residence Phone No. 55f
DRUMRICHT, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 1918.
FOR THE GOOD OF DRUMRIGHT
major
It is tin' aim of the Derrick from time to time to point out
N\ i'v °* bettering the conditions of our home community.
Along this line we are at present using cartoons and short
citations ol reasons for patronizing Drumright merchants
I he ltiture of Drumright and its -rowth and prosperity lie
principally along retailing line Manufacturing and allied
industries represent but little of the business expansions ol
this city. Retailing predominate in this section and to thi-
particular element of business we must look for the
part of our development in the future.
Drumright has reached that point in develonment where t
we believe the most important factor to be impressed upon,';-
the minds of the citizens of the city and surrounding coun- X
try is the importance of trading with thi home merchants, re- ;!;
taining the prosperity the purchasing power of our money
makes possible, rather than sending that money out of local |
t ii< illation, and to the upbuilding of sonifj foreign district
According to government reports mail-order houses do a .t
cash business in excess of SI,000,000,000 per year. This sum j
represents one-fifth of the entire circulating money of the •£
United States, and means $10.00 from every man, women and
child in the country. It is estimated that this business is i"
drawn chiefly from the rural districts and the smaller cities, ••
and the proportion spent from rural sections and smaller cities:
is estimated by those who have made a study of this situation X
to be nearer $20.00 than the average proportion of $10.00. Ttie j;
enormous profits of the mail order houses are chown in the J •£
history of one mail order concern which was sold in 1908 for X
$5,500,000.00 and in the year 1914 declared a dividend of j ifc
■18 per cent on a capitalization of $150.,000,000.00, which in-'j;
creased capitalization was accumulated from undistributed ¥
earnings, and its dividend of 48 per cent declared in that j
year amounted in cash to $38,000,000.00. I™
The money that is given to the mail order house goes from'
the community never to return. Its value to the home towi v
is lost for all time. Y'ou realize that the mail order house pays j -j-
no road, county or local taxes, and, in fact, does nothing to X
build up the home town. On the other hand, the local mer j;
chant and business mar. is the supporter of all local enterprises y
and pays heavy taxes and assessments, helps to improve the j S
roads, to build the schools and in every way to lip-build thr
town. The local merchant has made heavy investments in t
his stock simply to meet the demands of the people of this dis- j?
trict. We believe in the law of reciprocity, the law by which X
the town is built up. This is the law of local patriotism and X
does not mean merely cheering and bragging about the home||
town, but does mean giving your trade to the home merchant j Ij.'
and business man, your friend and neighbor, who, with you,!?
is striving for the up-building* of your town. Do you realize £
that every merchant in Drumright is prepared to and does' j
meet the prices, quality for quality, that are offered by the j j-
mail order competition on conditions that are more favorable, 1-.
to you than the mail order house's offer? If you don's be- ;j:
lieve this assertion all you need to do is to take your mail or- y
der catalog to any merchant handling the goods which you j t
desire to buy and ask him if he will meet the fi? ire for goods £
delivered to your hand that the mail older goods will cost you. £
We believe with but little thought the united community ¥
of Drumright have the best interests of the city and their home jv
at heart, and, when their attention is called to this situation,:*!'
fired and every stroke that was struck in the gp.llant fighting
that you have done, and there has been only one regret in
America, and that was the regret that every man there felt
that he was not there in France, too.
"It has been a hard thing to perform the tasks in the United j
States; it has been a hard thing to take part in directing what i
you did without coming over and helping you do it. It has
taken a iot of moral courage to stay at home. But we are
proud to back you up everywhere that it was possible to back
you up. And now I am happy to find what splendid names
you have made for yourselves among th" civilian population
ol Fiance, as well as among your comrades in the armit s of
the French, and it is a fine testimony te you men that these
people like ''ou and love you and trust you, and the finest part
of it all is that you deserve their trust.
"I feel a comradeship with you today, which is delightful
as I look down upon the undisturbed fields and think of the
terrible sacrifices through which you have gone and realize
how the quiet of peace, the tranquility of settled hopes, ha
descended upon us. And, while it is hard, far away from home,
confidentially to bid you a merry Christmas, I can, I think,
confidentially, promise you a happy New Year, and I can
t rom tlie bottom of my heart ^ay, God bless you."
Money in
the Bank
make.?
We Wish You
a Happy and Prosperous New Year
and assure you of our keen appreciation
of your good will and patronage.
Markey Fall Dry Goods Store
NOW THAT IT IS NEW YEAR'S WHY NOT STOP FOR A MO-
MENT AND "TAKE STOCK" OF YOURSELF? DID YOU GET
AHEAD LAST YEAR? HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU
PUT IN THE BANK? HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU WASTE
ON EXTRAVAGANCES?
THEN, START THIS NEW YEAR RIGHT. BANK MORE
MONEY. MAKING REGULAR DEPOSITS SOON PILES UP
MONEY. jr v , ,
IF YOU HAVEN'T A BANK ACCOUNT-
ONE.
-COME IN AND OPEN
Guaranty State Bank
New Tear Greetings! 1 New Yeats Gr(elil|ss
We thank you as our friends and customers, for
making our business the largest in its history, and trust
that we may be able to continue to receive your patron-
age. give better service and make 1919 a banner year.
If Efficiency and Quality
are taken into consideration we will make 1919 the ban-
ner year.
WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
lo Our Many Wiends
and Customers.
Hooverized Grocery Co.
are ready to spend their money in a way that will benefitThe. .
Home town, and the home merchant, and in the end will bene-
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fit themselves.
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lution
Let your home patriotism, your personal selfishness be your
guide. These, when you have given this situation reasonable i
thought, will cause you to affix your signature to this veso-1 j-
lution and will also cause you to adhere to it for the coming]?
year. If this action is taken by the united people of this city *
and trade territory the benefits that will come to every rcsi-
dent will be surprising to all. Are you with us to give this
method of building up Drumright a fair trial? Sign the reso- ,f
lution. Let the merchants with whom you trade know that v
you have signed it. Then se<- the response in the treatment
I hey will accord you.
t themselves. Our faith in this belief is such that we intend
nnting in tomorrow's paper, January 1, a New Years Reso-1:!;
tion which we ask every reader to give close consideration.! f
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lo (Jur triends
I and Customers:
Shelby's Confectionery.
Opposite Postoffice.
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WILSON PROMISES HAPPY NEW YEAR TO SOLDIERS
In response to General Pershing's address of welcome,
President W ilson, addressing the American soldiers Christmas
at C haumont, said :
"General Pershing and fellow comrades: 1 wish that I
could give to each one of you a message that I know you are
longing to receive from those at home who Io\e you." I can-
not do that, but I can tell you how everyone has put his heart
into it. So you have done your duty, and something more
You have done your duty and you have done it with a spirit
which gave it distinction and glory.
"And now we are to hail the fruits of everything. You con-
MUtied, when you came over, what you came over for, and vou
von evne't Z f Wa£ apl\ointei> for to do. 1 know w'ha*
you expected of me. Sometime ago a gentleman from one of
e countries with which we are associated was discussing I
with me the moral aspect of this war and I said if we did no*
insist upon the high purpose vhich we have accomplished the'
end would be unjustified.
Every body at home is proud of you and has followed ev-i
ery move of this great army with confidence and affection
I lie whole people of the United States are now waiting to 1
welcome vou home with an acclaim which probably has never
greeted any other army, because our country is like this coun-1
try; we have been so proud of the stand taken for which this!
war was entered by the United States.
"You knew what we expected of yo'i and you did it. ;
know what you and the people at home expected of me and I
am happy to say, fellow countrymen, that I do not find in the I
hearts of the great leaders with whom it is m\ privilege now to 1
co-operate, any difference of principal or fundamental purpose'
'It is difficult, very difficult, men, in any normal speech j
like this, to show my real heart. You men probably do not I
realize with what anxious care and attention we have followed I
every step you have uivanced. and how proud W" are that
every step va.- in advance,, i.i'd not "i retreiu • that every
time ve i ;;et youi face n any direction you kint your fac iii
that direction.
"A thrill has gone through my heart as it has gone through
.he heart of every American with almost every gun that was.
The Drumright Evening Derrick has enjoyed an-
other year of good business.
We have tried to give our subscribers and adver-
tisers full value for their money.
W are grateful for your patronage and hope to be
able to give you better value for your money next year.
HOME PATRONAGE.
TRADE AT HOME.
With Pleasure
we remember our friends, who by their loyalty during
the past year have shown their co-operation.
Therefore it is with the deepest appreciation and sin-
cere gratitude that the management of this company ex-
tends this New Years Greeting.
Long-Bell Lumber
Company
JIM HENLEY, Manager.
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Happy and Prosperous New Year
To You!
| AT YOUR SERVICE.
Sincerely yours,
Idle Hour Theatre,
v Liberty Theatre.
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We Wish
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
to every
Man, Woman and Child
For Year 1919.
We thank you for the busin
extended us.
ess you have
Skidmore s Drug Store.
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Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 293, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 31, 1918, newspaper, December 31, 1918; Drumright, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc148662/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.