The Monitor. (Doby Springs, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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MARKET BETTER.
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How Merchants and Farmers Can Co-
Operate to Their Mutual Advan-
tage in a Buainesa Way.
Many agricultural towns could be
vastly improved by affording farmers
better markets for the produce that
they have to dispose of. In (he ra-
dius of every country village there
is sufficient butter and eggs and other
products to be marketed, the hand-
ling of which would make a profitable
business.
The custom that has prevailed for
many years of storekeepers Indiscrim-
inately handling produce does not ap-
pear to be to the best interests of
towns of it may be said, to the mer-
chants or the farmers. In the first
place the average storekeeper has
no facilities for the proper handling
of perishable products. He may not
receive sufficient to enable him to dis-
pose of "the product to the greatest
advantage. Therefore Instead of mak-
ing any profit upon what he handles,
many times he Is the loser and looks
for his compensation In the trade that
may be given him by the farmers who
bring in the produce.
It is important to a town whether
it is reputed to be a good produce
market or otherwise. Where the
farmer can receive a cent or two
more for his butter and eggs he is
likely to turn his attention. In some
towns there are regular buyers of
produce, but often these methods are
such as to be unsatisfactory and re-
sult in loss of trade to the place.
Merchants generally exchange goods
for whatever produce may be brought
to them. In many places they will
not pay cash, and it has been known
where cash has been paid that it im-
mediately found its way to some other
town where goods was purchased.
Each town that has any consider-
able patronage from the farming com-
munity surrounding ft, should have
a small cold storage plant. One plan
that has been found practicable In
many towns is the organization of a
produce company in which merchants
of the town as well as the farmers
are stockholders. These concerns pro-
vide every facility for the proper
packing and storage of eggs and but-
ter and other perishable produce, and
sometimes include a butter renovat-
ing plant. Where such companies are
operated the nyerchants refuse to
handle produce, referring all who have
such to sell to the produce company.
The company pays the highest mar-
ket price for what it buys. Instead
of paying cash, due bills are issued
which are accepted the same as cash
-at all the stores in town. Each week
the merchants who receive these due
bills in exchange for goods have them
■cashed at the office of the produce
company.
By paying from a cent to two cents
a dozen more for eggs or per pound
for butter these produce companies
have been wonderful factors in bring-
ing trade to the place. Not alone do
they benefit the town by bringing ad-
ditional patronage to the merchants,
but the business can be highly profit-
able If managed rightly. It requires
but little capital to operate such an
establishment. It is well when organ-
ization is taken up to limit the
amount of stock that each shareholder
receives to one or two shares of a
par value of $50 or $100. An effort
ahould be made to have as many mer-
chants as possible shareholders. Also
to secure as many shareholders among
the farmers as can be had. It should
be understood that instead of paying
cash, farmers pay for their shares
of stock in produce at prevailing mar-
ket prices. With all the merchants
in the town interested in the suc-
cess of the company, and the farmers
throughout the country also share-
holders and participants in profits that
may be made, It will he. soon found
that the produce compuuy will be
handling all the produce business that
originates In the community.
In many localities where this plan
has been put in operation the farmers
have discovered that they could re-
ceive better prices for their butter
und cream and eggs than under the
old system. llelng associated in a
way with the business Interests of the
place they become more Interested In
all affairs of the town and are moro
inclined to work In harmony with the
merchants towards anything that has
the improvement of the home town
In view. One of the desirable things
about this plan is Its tendency to
lessen the practice of residents of
rural communities trading with mall
order houses and department stores
in the large cities. Another admir-
able feature is the adding of an
additional labor-saving Industry to
the town and the keeping of the earn-
ings of the people in circulation in
the community.
Oklahoma News
WHERE THE MERCHANT FAIL8.
An Iowa Farmer Tells Him He Should
Advertise, and How.
An Iowa farmer contributes to the
Des Moines Capitol the following very
pertinent suggestion as to why the
mall order houses succeed in getting
the business of the rural communities
away from local merchants:
“If the mall order houses got $1,000
out of this county each month that be-
longs to the home merchants the fault
is with the merchants themselves. The
mall order houses advertise and give
us prices on everything they offer for
sale. They tell us what they have
and what they want for It, Of course
we get soaked once in awhile and if
we do we can try some other house.
Most of the home merchants who ad-
vertise at all don’t quote prices. They
neglect to tell us what we want to
know—the price. Of course we can go
to the store and ask the price of this
article, and that, but you know how
it is—one doesn’t know so well exact-
ly what he wants to buy when he gets
In a store as when he Is at home. And
there Is where the mail order houses
make their hit. They send us their
advertising matter into homes and we
read it when we haven’t anything else
to do and every member of the family
who reads their stuff usually finds
something that he or some other mem-
ber of the family wants and many or-
ders are made up and sent out just at
such times.
“Right here is where the home mer-
chant falls down. If he talked up his
business to us in our homes the same
as the mail order houses do the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town and in many cases
extra trips would be made to get the
things at once that we didn’t kiy?w
we wanted until they were brought
to our attention.
“The home merchant can save thfi
expense of getting up a catalogue. We'
people read the home papers more
carefully than we do the catalogue,
and If the merchant wants to talk
business with us let him put his talk
in the home papers, and put it in so
that we know he means business. The
home merchant likely, nine times out
of ten, sells his goods as cheap as the
mail order houses, and I believe on
many things they are much cheaper,
but how are we to know if he doesn't
tell us about it
“A merhant must not think that
even his best customers know his
goods so well that they can .tell what
he has without being shown.
“It is none of my business how the
home merchant runs his business, hut
I don’t like to see these roasts in the
papers all the time about us fellows
who get a little stuff shipped in once
in awhile and never anything said on
the other side. There are always two
sides of a question, and I have given
you mine. If it is worth anything to
you you can take it”
Big Fire et Spiro, I. T.—A large
part of the business section of Spiro
was wiped out by fire, causing an es-
timated loss of $20,000.
Mail Carrier Dead.—Herman Just-
us. a rural mall carrier out of Weath-
erford, was found dead in his wagon
after the team had carried his dead
body for several miles.
Lawton Mayor Injured.—Mayor It
A. Jones at Lawton was painfull burn-
ed while attempting to light n gas
lamp In his drug store. The flames
spread over his face making some
deep burns, which probably are not
serious.
A' Kansas City Man Drowned.—Lee
Mann, of Kansas City, while in swim-
ming in the Arkansas river, six miles
east of Muskogee, was drowned. Mann
got Into deep water and it is supposed
he took a cramp, as he was a good
swimmer.
Victim thrown From Bridge.—O. P.
Land, a young farmer, was held up by
highwaymen, slugged and thrown
from the C street bridge at Perry af-
ter his pockets had been rifled.
Land’s face was bruised, his shoulder
dislocated and internal injuries may
prove fatal.
It Left hi* Watch Running.—Jame3
Guthrie of Braggs, I. T., was stmek
by lightning and instantly killed. The
bolt struck him on the head, ran down
his back and then severed his watch
chain. The watch was uninjured and
was found running when his body was
discovered several hours later.
Killed by a Target Rifle.—Oscar
Fryer, age 17 years, was shot and
killed by the accidental discharge of
a target rifle in the hands of his
younger brother, six miles west of
Muskogee. The boys were playing
with the gun, which lay on Oscar’s
lap. It was accidentally discharged,
the bullet piercing his heart.
Indian Shoots his 8on.—At Bethel,
fifty miles inland in the mountains of
Southeastern Indian Territory, Ellis
Loman, a full blood Choctaw Indian,
shot and fatally wounded his son,
Elias, aged 18 years. Reckless and
indiscriminate killing among the full
bloods Is growing rife in this moun-
tain country. Several suicides, some-
thing unheard of among the Choc-
taws .have also occurred lately. The
Intense heat evidently is the cause. 1
Congress or State to Pay.—Fred El-
kins, assistant attorney general, has
submitted an opinoin to the Okla-
home election board stating that in
furnishing the ballots and other sup-
plies for the election, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory assume no indebted-
ness, nor do the county elections of-
ficers. The county boards in Indian
Territory and Oklahoma have author-
ity to contract for these supplies, the
obligation thereby created to rest pri-
marily on congress, and If congress
fails to make appropriation should be
paid by the proposed state upon its
admission.
To Start with 75 Orphans.—The
Masonic grand lodge for the Indian
Territory, In annual communication
by unanimous vote, decided to locate
the Masonic Orphans’ home in Atoka,
accepting the proposition as made by
the Atoka Commercial Club. Aboard
of control was appointed by the grand
lodge from Its members, and a liko
committee will be appointed for the
Indian Territory granc} chapter, to
make the necessary arrangements for
the opening of the home within thirty
days from this date. It is estimated
that there will be about seventy-five
orphans at the opening of the home. 1
Accidentally Shot by Companion.—
Raymond Sliooves, aged 13, of Jen-
nings, was accidentally shot und
killed by a boy companion, while tho
two boys were inspecting « loaded
revolver. The accident occurred in
a printing office.
Supreme Court to Convene.— Tho
Oklahoma supreme court will bald an
adjourned session at Guthrie on Sep-
tember 2, at which time the supremo
judges hope to clean up their assign-
ment cases in anticipation of state-
hood. Over 150 opinions will be hand-
ed down.
Ranch Cattle Suffer.—Dr. C. J. Dur
vis, territorial veterinarian, returned
to Guthrie from a trip through noth-
ern Oklahoma, and reports ranch cat-
tle In the vicinity of Red Rock with-
out water, one herd in particular hav-
ing not had water for three days. It
wag necessary for the, owner to drive
the cattle into another county for wa-
ter. He reports many cattlemen
greatly discouraged because of the
continued drouth.
THIRST WAS FIRST THOUGHT.
Catholics to Take Census.—The ac-
tion of the department of labor and
commerce in ordering Catholics
throughout the United States to take
a new census, has aroused much in-
terest apiong members of the church
in the Oklahoma diocese, where the
largest proportionate gain in member-
ship is expected to be found. Bishop
Meerschaert, of Oklahoma City, will
co-operate In the work of taking the
census in the two territories. At
present the Catholic diocese of Okla-
homa hag ninety-two priests with 10!
churches and about 30,000 members.l
Garfield Made a Hit.—Secretary
Garfield made a most favorable im-
pression upon Oklahomans during his
recent visit to that, territory. He dis-
played a sincere desire to get at real
conditions and relieve the people of
any oppressive ruling that the depart-
ment may have heretofore imposed
upon them through lack of knowledge
of the needs of the .people. 'When
he stated that the doors of the inter-
ior department would always be open
to the people from Oklahoma visiting
Washington, he was applauded en-
thusiastically.
Labor Federation Officers.—Results
from the referendum vote of the Ok-
lahoma Federation of Labor show
that the following officers have been
elected. E. A. Bowerman, of 3haw
nee, president; W. H. Dickerson, of
Oklahoma City, first vice president;
Walter Evans, of Kiowa, I. T„ second
vice president; J. L. Vaughan, of
Krebs ,1. T., third vice president; A
W. Hare, of McAlester, fourth vice
president; G. E. Warren, of Tulsa,
T., fifth vice president; J. L. Langs-
ton, of Oklahoma City, secretary; O
C. Scott, of Shawnee, D. M. Ferguson
and James Elliott, as auditors an<
tellers.
Familiar Sound Causa of Young Man'a
Bad Break.
John C. Rlslcy of Detroit, at th#
Now York convention of tho Interna-
tional Society of Hotel and Restaurant
Employes—a convention notable for
its condemnation of the tipping system
—said to a reporter:
"The public thinks that we waiters
get rich off our lips. The public ia
very Ignorant in this matter. When
I think of its dense ignorance 1 am
reminded of a political meeting I at-
tended last April. There was a chap
at this mooting who knew nothing of
parliamentary procedure, nnd, besides
that, he was half full. Well, in the
course of the meeting there was a lot
of excitement and Bhouting. It grew
worse and worse. The chairman, ia
the end, had to hammer on the tablo
and yell;
“‘Order! Order!'
“ ‘Beer for me,’ said the ignorant
youug man.”
Laundry work at home would bfi
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear*
Ing quality of the goods. This trou-
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much lucre thinly because of its great*
er strength than other makes.
Nature's Gift Wasted.
A Scotchman who recently took the
street car trip on the gorge route, the
New York side jot Niagara river, was
much disgusted with the hawkers of
views and “Teddy bears,” who make
the afternoon hideous and do their
best to spoil nature’s grandeur. As
he alighted from the car he looked
angrily at the shouting venders and
then at the Whirlpool rapids. “What’s
the use of having a big river like
that,” he asked, “If you don’t drown
those fellows in it?”
BANKERS GETTING WISE.
They
See Danger in the Mail-Order
System of Business.
It Is only lately that bankers of the
west have come to a realization that
the mail-order system of business has
been a serious injury to them, killing
off the business of their towns, taking
out of circulation money that should
help swell the weal bank deposits and
otherwise interfering with town pro-
The trouble has been with many
beaker* that they failed to consider
the beylng-goods-away-from-home evil
as anything of particular concern to
them. When Fnrtner Smith would
buy n draft for $50 or $100 to send
to Chicago, the banker got his ten
onata exchange and thought he was
that much ahead, whip* tb*» farts re-
that If he could keep the
from being sent from home
ftt of the farmer for the banker
n dollar or tme of profit
It was only when the catalogue
houses started in to solicit deposits of
the people of country towns and farm-
ing communities that the bankers
took a tumble.
Then again some bankers have such
an exalted idea of their position in
the town that the goods to be had
from the local merchants are not good
enough for themselves and families,
and set a bad example before the peo-
ple by sending nwnv themselves for
what they desire in the way of staples
and luxuries. Bankers are conserva-
tive; and are not forward in making
suggestions to their patrons as to
what they should do with their money,
but in this matter It appears sufficient-
ly Important to justify the exercise of
what influence the banker can com-
mand in behalf of home patronage. It
is the business of the town and sur-
rounding country that affords a profit
to the hank. The greater this volume
of busintOs can be made the better
for the banker and every interest of
the town, and the farmers and othtr
laborers as well.
DkM. CAUL
Fined for Releasing Prisoners. —
T. J. Sexton, deputy United States
marshal, and L. W. Early, United
States constable, were found guilty
of the charge of releasing prisoners
and each fined $25 in the city court
of Durant. The city officers claim
that Sexton and Early released a num
her of negro prisoners who had been
arrested by the city marshal.
Leupp's Advice Teo Good. — The
special census enumerators are ex-
periencing considerable difficult# in
taking tlfe census in the fullblood
districts of Indian Territory. Believ-
ing they are land grafter*, the full
Moods decline to give any informa-
tion, and withhold their names. Sev-
eral months ago Francis E. Lenpp.
commissioner of Indian affairs, wrote
a letter to the Indian- advising them
to beware of people who were trying
to beat them out of th- hr lands. Leupp
cautioned them to gi e all strangers
a wide berth and not under any cir-
cumstances sign their names to say
paper. The Indians ow show this
letter to the eensus e imerators and
silently thaha their h wds.
No Peace Conference.
“Are you going to strike, ma?"
asked the little boy, as he tremblingly
gazed upon the uplifted shingle.
“That’s just what I’m going to do."
“Can’t we arbitrate, ma, before you
strike?”
“I am just going to arbitrate,” shn
said, as the shingle descended and
raised a cloud of dust from the seat
of a pair of pantaloons—“I am Just
going to arbitrate, my son, and thin
shingle Is the board of arbitration.”
Shoots Informer on Sight.—W. T.
Brown was shot to death nine miles
south of Muskogee by J. B. Brashears
as the result of an old feud. Brown
and Brashears met in the road near
the home of Green Stevens. Bra-
shears, with a winchester, at once
opened fire on his enemy of long
standing. Seven shots were fired,
and Brown fell mortally wounded, dy-
ing shortly after. Brashears gave
himself up to the officers at Musko
gee. It Is said that Brown had been
arrested on a charge of cattle steal-
ing upon complaint of Brashears, and
threatened to kill the latter. The re-
port got to Brashears, who fired on
sight. •
First One in Oklahoma.—The first
Jewish temple to l»e built In Okla-
homa has been dedicated at Okla-
homa City by B’nai Israel congre-
gation and the Masonic lodge.
Officers Kill Wrong Negro.—Robert
Lambktn. a negro, an Innocent by-
stander, was hit by a stray bullet at
Shawnee and killed Instantly. Offic-
ers were chasing some negroes who
were trying to escape, and fired sev-
eral shots, one of them striking the
innocent negro.
Fever Ticks In Pawnee County? —
Sheriff Pumroy notified the Oklahoma
live stock sanitary commission of a
herd of 100 cattle badly infected with
Texas fever ticks which Is running at
large In Pawnee county. Secretary
Morris authorized Sheriff Pumroy to
.place the herd under quarantine.
Spilled 299 Gallons of Boer—Wal-
ter DucketL special officer under)
“Pussyfoot" Johnson, accompanied ,
by Commissioner W. S. Fanner, of
Otoka. visited Coalgate and arrested
thirteen aliened violators of the pro-
kiblHou law and destroyed !X gal-ms
of Choctaw beer.
Due Process of Law.
At the time of the famous Eastman
trial in Cambridge, Mass., two Irish*
men, standing on a street corner, wers
overheard discussing the trial. One of
them was trying to enlighten the other
concerning a jury.
“Bedad!” he explained. “You’re ar*
risted. Thin if . ye gets th’ shmartest
lawyer, ye’re innicint; but if th’ other
man gets th’ best lawyer, ye’re guilty."
—Life. ___
Golf Player Lightning’s Victim.
During a thunderstorm near Glas*
gow a golf player named George Hai^
rie was struck and killed by lightning,
which ripped off his clothing, includ*
ing his boots, and extracted all hie
teeth. It made a hole three feet deep
where be bad been standing.
It’s a
Good
Time now
to see what a good “staying"
breakfast can be made without
high-priced
Meat
TRY
A Disk if 8fipe*lits art Crew,
A Eft,
Soffit Kin, Crisp Tiast,
Cap if PffislMffi Fnt Ctffw.
That’s all. and all very easy of digs*
tion and full to the brim with
nourishment and strength.
REPEAT FOR LUNCHEON OR SUP*
PER.
and hav« a Mat sad vegetable
dinner either moon or eveeiafc
as you prefer. -
Wo predict tor you an Increase to
physical had mental power.
SWMM,'I*|
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