Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-01

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whose name stands near tse top of
the list Of the truly great heroes Of
history. Through this undeyelopea
bump in the American Uranium does
not yet menace the existence Of The
nation, it impairs the symmetry of
the American mind, ana ought TO bg
cultivated.
Merchants Organfza tion.
On Thursday evening .he mer-
chants Of Mineral POINT met in the
ciry council rooms and listened to
the explanation Of Mr.. Dodge IF
the advantages offered by organi-
cation under the protective avsten
represented by "The Merchants Re.
tail Commercial Agency Of Chicago,
H." II was voted to proceed TO
orr anize under such system The
following were elected officers:
Il. }. Penhalleson, sr. President
J. a. >pratler, \ Ice Pr siieut.
W. J. Pcubailegou Secretary.
John Horn Ir,, Treasurer.
= Allen Sri, Executive Boara. wear,
n. ., Nartu, Executive Board, Years.
Jos. Delcr Executive HoWa. years.
All the members present signed
the constitution and by-laws, pIede
ing their honor as busiress men to
maintain and sustain each and every
part thereof for one year. A fine is
provided as a penalty for violation
of the clause il such constitution,
which provides that no momber Of
the Mineral Point branch Of "The
Merchants Retail Commercial A zen.
cy shall give credit TO person
who does not in some honorable
manner adjust his Indebtedness
With another member Of The Mer
chants Retail Commercial Agency"
No person shall be reported to the
mem bers Of this or any other branch
as not entitled to credit, until such
person has been given a full and
fair opportunity to so TO the mer-
chant he owes and in some way
settle up his Indebtedness. THIS
system cannot work hardship on
any person who is disposed to do
the square thing. Any person, no
matter how poor, how unfortunate
his circumstances in life, if he is hon
est, he need have no fear, because
he can and will make known his
circumstances IN such a way as will
be satisfactory to the person he
owes. But few merchants will ever
crowd a poor man who is honest;
but this class of persons, who do
not care for their promises TO pay /;
who go from one store to another,
from one town to another, contract
ing a debt wherever they can get
the chance To open an account; who
90 it blind, never stopping to con
slider how they can pay; never trying
to pay-paying their honest debts
being the last thing they ever think
Oft is to such persons that this
system pays attention. 1t Is no
hardship to-ask men to be honest III
their deals with a merchant who
trusts them. Every farmer, every
mechanic, every person IN the com
munlty in which we reside who
pays bis honest debts Is interested
IL the success Of system which
seeks to make those who can pay,
aud wont pay, pay their honest debtr,
because it is thvse who pay cash
or pay their debts promptly, who
furnish the money which enables
the merchant to successfully conduct
his business and carry on hls books
that class Of people styled slow pay.
ers and "dead beats Every dollar
lost by the merchant by reason Of
bad debts is indirectly loaded onto
the shoulders of those who do pay,
and any system that forces payment
by slow payers aud dead BEATS q
compels them to pay spot cash q
secure for everything they purchase,
unloads the percentage from off the
should ers of the honest paying
classes. A man cannot exist 10 thl'
world and pay nothing without
proving q. direct burden on thost
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