The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-30
GOOD ADVICE TO MER-
Oh NTS.

Your Business Within Limits.
Nazro's Netkly OF December 10th, con-
talns an excellent article, frcm which we
quote freely as follows:
We ieel sale Iii saying that there is not q
merchan. IN this mort hwestern country who
does not honestly feel that If he had follows
ed the safe and prudent course of short
credits or no sale, he would be very much
easier In both mlsd and business 10 day.
besides perhaps saving money In bad ac-
counts, and money paid for interest to carry
slow accounts. Had your customer known
that his accounts could not run over sixty
days and be increased, he would have pur~
chased only what lac could pay for in the
time required, or would have paid so that
bis account would not run over sixty DAYS
back, or you would have now against him
only what he bought during the first sixty
days instead of what he has purchased dur
ing the last eight or ten months, He would
have bought only what he needed, instead
OF using ils advantage ~ OF unlimited cred
II, 10 buy many unnecessary and PERHAPS,
Tor him, extraVaganf articles, all without
any idea OF wrong, or Of uniusrIy DELAYING
10 pay Tor what he bought You would
undoubtedly have sold fewer goods during
tho spring and summer had you kept him
within limit, but in now looking back do
you not wish you had sold fewer goods and
so have smaller Indebtedness to provide for
during tins time that Is trying US ALL Oar
own experience shows Us that had we taken
a decided stand mouths ago. we would to-
day be better situated IN every respect We
know, from long and large experience
that the true and only safe policy in con-
ductlng business is to keep your business
l.
credit you lose to a certain extent. YOUR
ability 10 conduct your affairs as YOU would
wish. This is torcibly illustrated by the
failure, recently, of some large eastern
houses who have been doing extensive bust
ness for more than twenty-five years, and
because they cannot now collect their &C
counts, have been compelled to lose the
earnings and work Of so many years Is
not their experience worth anything to us?
\
Would it not be much better for all class
es to have the same rRe universally adopt
ed? Is there a merchant in the country
who would not gladly adopt il if he thought
he could make it succeed? l. there any.
thing necessary to make it a success except
firmly adopting it aud firmly adhering to it.
We have firmly taken our position, not
with any wish of standing alone on theory
In whose merits others cannot agree with
us, but with the hope and belief that as
others see It's Justness and benefits they too
will be with Us
by a little well directed effort, just now
when all are suffering from credits In get
ting others into II, whole town may
change from credit to prompt pay. One
town IN Minnesota he'd a public meeting
OF merchants and all resolved to sell only for |
cash III thirty days, another whole country !
las similarly decided to have all accounts |
settled up once III ninety days. We say let |
the good work 81 read until all towns in the |
country can be benefited by the change.
i SKATING COSTUME Some of our female !
skatists may be Interested in description |
OF the skalng costume which New York |
girl has just Imported from France Here |
1t Is: full plain skirt Of dark brown cloth |
falls just below the knee this skirt is tim |
med upon the edge with seal skin |
fur about four inches broad Underneath
the shrt are worn Knick erbockers, which
meet rather high boots, q Ia Russo trimmed
~lth the same tur Over he shirt is worn
sort OF vest with sleeves, of the same
cloth as the skirt, and fastened with large,
plain gold buttons. Over this, made open |
to the front SO as to show the vest, is seal
SKIN Jacket, made to III pretty closely to the |
figure, anl extsn ling down Just over the |
hips. White linen collar and cuffs, TIE
collar fastened wath 1ate0itc knot, and
the cuff, with plain buttons o match those
en- the vest, and a jaunty seal skin cap
complete this pretty costume.
easH Hon. George Reed, President of the
Portage, WlDneDago and Superior Rail
road Company, having flied the necessary
notice with the Secretary Of the Interior
she Land Offices at Kenosha, Lacrosse,
bayfield,, Stevens Point, Mcnasha and Eau
Claire, have been furnished with list of
the lands selected by the Company under
the grant from Congress, and I'll y will be
withdrawn from market This is the 'lond
grant road and the prospect is pow bright
for It's construction 81 an early day. The
grant OF land embraces between one and "a
hall and two million acres, and if properly
managed, will secure the construction ofthe
road inside Of five years. Connecting as it
will with the Northern Pacific railroad at
Bayfield,, this road will place us directly on
one OF the great thoroughfares to the west,
and will do much towards developing the
resources 81 Northern " l>consin. = Oshkosh
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