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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 49, 30 March 1878, Page 2

TO THB EDITOR; "'/..' Slß,— ln your issue of the 19fcb appears a little effusion signed by one McKeever,. of Foxtpn', purporting to befa reply; to a tettersighed^' Foxton " inj» previous issue. Mr McKeever, like all angry men, speak* without thought, and therefore- does nobspeak sense/ His intemperate languageabout "Foxton," calling him useless, helpless, jealous, &c, exhibits the class of man he is, and needs no comment, as such lan* guag&speaks; for itself. 'If: "Foxton" has spoken the truth* about the rotten system of i trade carried on> by a certain storekeeper in Foxton, MrMcKeever seems to feel keenly about ; it j; and, therefore, I suppose he is the owner oran eihploy© in the establishment described, by " Foxton ." If the former, and the cap .fits him, let him wear it; if the latter, heis ignorant of the facts of .the case on which he hazards an opinion. Now the fact is. ■this.: That a ridiculously high' price ha* been asked for what Mr McKeever callsani establishment, thus precluding a buyer fromeven looking at it. Hence we hare the class: of trade so aptly described by "Foxton." Mr "McKeever says too many failures ara caused by men starting in business they know nothing about. Therein he speaks the truth, possibly derived from his own past experience. He advises Mr "Foxton. " to "trade within his means, and go to Wel~ lington with the cash on the tips of his. fingers, with a sound experience," &c. Doea he mean that; "Foxton" does not understand his business ? or Hoes he mean to as.sert that "Foxton" trades beyond his. means ? Who U thi3 man, McKeever, that sets himself up as an oracle on. busines* matters? Did anyone ever hea» of cash being carried on the tips of people's finger* before? Is this what we are to learn from this sagacious individual ?■ Is Wellington his ideal of a: market in which to spend money? Why give such advic&? What has this man's wisdom done for him? I* he a successful naerchant accumulating a. fortune ? or has he retired, having madeone? Perhaps ho is a man of, great age and experience who has studied business in all its varied phases ! If so, perhaps he will favor the world with a book on thesubjectl If he anß*wers to none of all .these; perhaps he will have the goodness to reserve his ad--vice until asked for by, Yours truly, ..- ." v . FOXTOH. Foxton, March 25th, 1873. ■ ■■- •. y. '.-,_- ■: \ -■■ "■- .""