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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1919)
rAR BEND BULLETIN, BKND, ORRGOK, TMUIWDAY, JUNK IS, 11 ' iu)uijagiMi)iiijoogBgiaafDi3jaofg H ' T MMMMMMMMMM.,,M.MM,M.M.MMM..M,MM,M,MMMMBMMMaMPMWMMaMWBMMWBWMWWWMMWWWMWWWWl i t - T' - i 1 i " - ' H rail r " m. . Driprrirrrirrrrrrr(iTrffrrrrfrrffiTijr''s''ag'fi;''ac''a'iMa'a I '' HI k CONFIDENCE rWO years of war has been a great teacher. We know what it means to have a purpose and to fight for it. We consecrated ourselves to one ideal,, made the sacrifice and won. It slfould be no different in the pursuits of peace. We should consecrate ourselves to peace ideals. Business xwants to ue of the greatest service to the greatest number of people. Business cannot attain this ideal unless it has confidence in itself and the confi . dence of the people with whom it deals. Business wants your confidence and it is going to have it. If you want the confidence of business you should have it. The willingness is here. The last two years have been trying ones for a merchant. All of the bigger changes in price, quality and marketing were passed from the manufacturer through various channels down to the local merchant. He was the one who finally had to make the adjustment. He met the unprecedented raise in prices with 'as little em barrassment to his trade as possible. He struggled to obtain commodities for which there was a demand in face of most extraordinary conditions. He fought to obtain good of a quality consistent with price. This necessitated the most careful exam ' mation into the market. Various restrictions imposed by the government made conditions of buying and selling difficult. Now business will gradually return to its normal condition. With the return to normal conditions business hopes that there will be a mu tual understanding and sympathy between business and those who deal with busi ness. If there is such a feeling a community cannot help but build. It takes the co operation of business and the people upon whom business depends. If vou understood the motives, the aims and the problems of business what it is trying to do for its patrons to make living costs lower of which you now may know very little then, perhaps, you would have a greater sympathy. Business wants to be closer to its patrons. If you confide your problems in business, do you not believe that business can help you? Business is willing. Are you willing? Business wants your, confidence to the extent that you will feel free to come to it with your buying problems, and feel that what advice is given is sincere and in tended for your benefit. Business wants you to feel that when you purchase an ar ticle you are receiving an article whose quality is consistent, in every particular, with the price, or, in other words, that price is consistent with quality. Business will gladly receive your constructive criticism. Perhaps there are many things about which business does not know. Business is open to -suggestions. These suggestions may prove mutually beneficial. Such an attitude is productive of a closer relationship. Is it not a fact that many times you have wanted to go to your local merchant with your buying problems, but have hesitated? Why have you hesitated? Do you feel your problems would not find a willing listener? Every business man is l willing to help his patron. Perhaps, in the past, you- have evaded this subject. Why not start on a new basis? Begin to know your local merchant better. You must deal with him to know' him and for him to know you. Give him an honest opportunity to know you. Put away the old, worn-out idea that you can do better by trading away from home. It is a fallacy. Your local merchant is striving harder every day to give you the best possible market for buying and selling. : ' IF NOT IN THE PAST, START NOW by Buying at Home. PEOPLES STORE : . R. M. SMITH HORTON DRUG CO. M. P. CASHMAN MANNHEIMER BROS. . THE WARNER CO. J. C.PENNY CO. Inc. , BENNETT-COOPER ?, OWL PHARMACY I BEND FURNITURE CO. 1 A-ZtGRotjERY y , , ' !&& .' - & ' s " t . - t 4- ' - !