“You have asked me to put on paper what I said at the meeting the other night when the old question of sending money out of town came up in connection with planning our Scout drive.

What I tried to point out was that all of us send money out of town every day and bring money in. In fact, the life and welfare of us individually and as a community depends upon this flow of commerce. Otherwise, we are too small to survive without it!

You will remember I cited my own case as typical. I can’t build the tractors, plows and implements I sell and service, so I buy them from someone else who can make them. To do this, I have to send money out of town. There are too few tractor prospects in my town, so I peddle them all over four counties. This brings money into our town.

In the above exchange, many people benefit. The manufacturer, his salesman who stays in our local hotel, the ten employees I have who live in our town, plus all the people they spend their money with, the farmer and his family, etc. A little rubs off on me for which the butcher, the baker, the doctor, the tax collector and fifty other people, mostly local, are grateful. Local trade is certainly stimulated as each dollar makes its way around. Everyone is benefited directly or indirectly.

What is true of me and my business is true of most businesses and individuals in my town. Gone is the day when the home was the workshop and each family sufficient unto itself. Having tried to establish this important fact in the minds of those at the meeting, I tried to show them that we are . . . (Continued on Page 2)