TRADE IN STRATFORD

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 22, 18 August 1932, Page 5

TRADE IN STRATFORD

(To the Editor.) Sir,—l read with interest the letters that have recently appeared in your progressive newspaper, concerning the business welfare of Stratford. In these days of fast motor-car travelling, people quickly move from one town to another for a day's cut. ing. Shop window displays are always attractive; something in the window takes their fancy; they walk in to inquire the price, and are induced to make a purchase of seme thing they could have got just as well in their home town. The purchaser forgets that every pound spent in their home town helps to keep someone there in employment besides ) eeping their own properties saleable. Money earned in Stratford and spent elsewhere tends to create mi, employment in Stratford. Some years ago low-grade suit?! were advertised by Christchurch firms and several young men sent their money away and were mostly terribly disappointed. It so happened about 'this time that a Stratford business man who sells suits wanted work done and one of the young men who had sent his Stratford earnings to Christchurch wanted work. Another man, who was a good cash customer, also, wanted work, and, of course, ho got it and is still in Stratford. The other man has gone away, possibly looking for work where he sent hi.< monev.—l am, etc., RECIPROCITY. August IS, 1932.