Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-04
OBI ECTS.

ARTICLE II
SEC 70 encourage We-directed enterprises promote
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mec Integrity among those engaged IN The various lines i business
SIC take pertaining the general
good If business where ind ia effort is roweress such as
seeming needed concessions IN ireis express ana, rance r
m u '1 %sraIsS so s' sn" s Wr"ss and measures
s@o de'rtme" the coIecticn Of
9" q'S ~" abuse III, , e@ee business men and evae
the pay mcnt of just debts
AS will be seen BY carefully reading the above Artces,
sole aim of the Association to promote the interests and to
bent Iaborer Mechanic and Farmer well every
Professional Man, Manufacturer and Merchant
intended through efforts of the Association
such enterprise locate in midst will give
poymen directly indirectly all of our Laboring and
make good home market for all our Farm Products secure
low Freight Express and Insurance thus reducing
RATED OR INFERIOR GOODS, SHORT WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES and the paying of exorbant prices to monopo-
with BETTER CLASS OF pure ful-weght and measured
goods and by buying the lowest prices the market affords
ABLE AND WILL SELL our respective comodoes AT Low.
Err PRICES THAN EVER BEFORE thus exploding the
ed for the purpose of RAISING PRICES ON GOODS and
taking other advantages of the there disposition
shown the public through such efforts? We fail
it, the benefits derived to the to
the business
Now few words in explanation of COLLECTION de-
parmen This feature is intended injure harm
the least, ANY MAN OF PRINCIPAL who expects and
his HONEST AND JUST DEBTS. 1t well
known and depoabe that all communities
individuals who prey the merchants buying goods and
ming into debt wherever they obtain credit without the
least idea of where the coming FROM intentions of
paying for them To guard against the continual encroach
of this class of individuals, the object collection
department. only for but for the of
well meaning honest and upright citizen who has help
want to put .NARK" upon DISHONESTY and "premi.
nence upon HONESTY Every laborng and farmer has
all he pay his honest debts without having pay
the bad debts the merchant has loose which he invariably
does therefore, the sooner stop put to DEADBEAIlSM
the better it will be for all who pay their JUST
DEBTS for merchants know who they deal
ing with and know they taking chances being
ed in advance of the woube "nonpayng CREDITOR such CON
will nable them OBTAIN and EXTEN D CREDIT
wherever they may apply.
The public must what benefits derived by the
chant in this respect surely benefit thcm hc public and
by aiding in crushing this "Deadbea," evil instead of
blocking efforts in that direction STATE OF THINGS
will be reached which will he of mutual benf the entire
community.
That the public may better understand collection
department is conducted we will explain for their benift
When has been long due, and effort is
being made to pay after repeated requests for settlement
made the Merchant considers the a doubtful one" and
the who owes "eqlcnt ere lior, AMI consequently
sends him Bue Letter. which is merely notice that unless
is settled, arrangement made for its payment
within certain length of time, will be handed to the Asocia
ton for adjustment he sending of this letter only known to the
who and the who receives m if paid
this letter the account handed to the secretary of the AS
"wHTTE LETTER. this is notice that if the
settled within certain length of time the claim will be handed
to the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, of the Association for
altogether days allowed before
CAN the 'deiquent list and attention
paid to either OF these the name handed to tine ok
who be thoroughly by the evidence obtained
from the members and the party whose they are about to
invited be and state his side of the
and say why his shall not be placed the dequent
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they convinced the debt is JUST ONE and the cred
,or pEBEE and w!LEULY a, avoiding No is PSy
COUNT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY TIE EXECUTIVE