Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-22

"A what?'
"a credit broker. Didn't you ever hear Of
credit broker? Well it is q new business to be
sure, this credit brokerage, but it is an active
one."
An uptown business man adjusted his glasses
to read a little card he held in his hand aud
preceded to disclose to STAR reporter some
OF the myteries Of this new trade.
Lots of folks. you know" he continued.
haven't much money" The STAR reporter
agreed that there might be some people in this
condition.
HOW AN UNKNOWN MAN GETS CREDIT.
''The absence of 4 large income does not re-
lieve them from the desire to live comfortably
and keep up good appearance on a small
salary. They have to go in debt or buy things
on the lnstallment plan. Some people are not
well enough known to get credit from the reg
ular old established firms. 1t is to the relief Of
such people that the credit broker comes If
you want a suit of clothes. made to order or
hand-me-down', he will send you to a first-class
place where You can present his card and get
what you want without further question
though the merchant may never have seen you
before. He will then give you an order to
some furniture dealer, if you want. and you
can have your house furnished and fitted out
on the same terms. Or with his Endorsement
you can have your children fitted with
new store clothes and you can get
s s the for t yourself your wife and
ready money. You can get a watch and
seal ring for yourself and ear rings for your
wife. LII you are a carpenter or workman of
any sort you can get tools IN the same simple
way. In short you can get anything you
want. You can even get your teeth filed
or an aching molar dislocated. You can
be fitted out with new suit Of clothes,
beaver hat and cane, shoes studs. a watch
and chain and all the other jewelry necessary
to the complete attire of gentleman. besides
fresh tie, clean collar and cuffs, stiff billed
shirt and enough at home for a change-you
can get all these things on credit, though your
face and name are not known to a merchant in
town, if you have order from the credit
broker.
GETTING START IN BUSINESS.
"The business is started in this way. man
who has enough means to make his credit good
with merchants has large circle of friends
whom he knows to he honest and reliable. but
who have no credit with merchants. not being
known. With this TO start on he decides to
become credit broker. He gets up list of
reputable merchants in various lines and
makes an arrangement with them under which
they are to give credit to any one presenting
an order from him and to pay him a COM
mission on the trade, he being responsible for the
debt. He then gives orders to his friends and
acquaintance who want to buy on credit. but
nave no acquaintance with dealers In the Things
they want. They buy their goods and pay him
in installments or spot down at a certain time.
The man entering into TINS business must of
course know the men he is trusting, but having
large circle of acquaintance he can easily
determine whom of them he can trust, and can
get enough regular and reliable customers to
make him a good business. man in one of
the departments or i'll any business establish
ment where great many persons are employed
may work up a good business as credit
broker. The man whose card l hold here has
gone regularly into the business as a credit
broker He has arrangements with some ten
or fifteen reliable business houses. to which he
sends his patrons and from which he gets a
good commission on every sale upon his order
He makes from $50 to $3.50 per month out of
the business and very seldom makes a bad
debt"