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1872 April 19 Letter to John Woodhouse

Title

1872 April 19 Letter to John Woodhouse

Description

Young approves a new store in Lehi but opposes conflicting interests and overpricing; goods should match Salt Lake prices with only freight added.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

David McKenzie

Recipient

John Woodhouse

Date

1872 April 19

Location

Lehi, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Business Matters
Financial Matters

 S.L. City
April 19. 1872.

Mr. John Woodhouse
Lehi City.

Dear Bro:

Your letter to Prest. Young was read to him in the presence of Bro. John Neal. & I think the Prest. will write to the Bishop on the subject. He remarked to the brethren present then that the wrong was not in setting up another Store, but in making conflicting interests.

He thought it was wrong to charge any more for goods at Lehi than the retail price in this City. He said the freightage from here to Lehi. ought of course to be added to the first cost of goods, but the difference of rent between the two places would more than make that up, and the advance as charged here upon the wholesale prices would amount to a large per cent. if the capital was turned over several times in the year.

Your Bro. in the Gospel
D. McKenzie