The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-31
CREDIT BROKERS.
Merchants Through Whom . Man Can Get
Anything on Trust.

Merchants Through Whom . Man Can Get
Anything ON Trust.
"a whatG"
IA credit broker. Didn't you ever
hear of credit broker2 Well, it is
new business, to be sure, this credit
brokerage, but it is an active one"
An uptown business man adjusted
his eyeglasses to read a little card he
held in his hand and proceeded to dis
close to reporter some of the myster-
les of this new trade.
''Lots of folks, you know" he con-
tinued, haven't much money" The
reporter agreed that there might be
some people in this condition.
"The absence of large income does
not relieve them from the desire to
live comfortably and keep up good
appearance on small salary. They
have to go in debt or buy things on
the installment plan. Some people are
not well enough known to get credit
from the regular old established firms.
1t is to the relief of such people the
credit broker comes. If you want
suit of clothes, made to order or hand
me down., he will send you to 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 shoes for yourself,
your wife and all the little ones with
out any ready money. You can get
watch and seal ring for yourself and
earrings for your wife. If you are
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, a beaver hat and cane,
shoes, studs, a watch and chain and
all the other jewelry necessary to the
complete outfit of gentleman, besides
fresh tie, clean collar and Gu IFS, 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 merchant in town,
if you have an order from the credit
broker.
'"The business is started in this way.
A man who has enough means to make
his credit good with merchants has a
large circle of friends whom he knows
to be 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 mer-
chants in various lines and makes an
arrangement with them under which
they are to give credit to any one pre-
senting an order from him and are to
pay him commission 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 have no acquaintance with
dealers in the things they want. They
buy their goods and pay him in in
stallments or spot down at a certain
time. The man entering into this bust
ness must of course know the men he
is trusting, but having large circle
of acquaintance he can easily deter
mine whom of them he can trust, and
can get enough regular and reliable
customers to make him a good bust
ness. A man in one of the departments
or in any business establishment
where a great many persons are en-
ployed may work up good business
as credit broker The man whose
card hold here has gone regularly
into the business as credit broker.
He has arrangements with some ten
or fifteen reliable business houses, to
which he sends his patrons and from
which he gets good commission on
every sale upon his order. He makes
from $3.50 to $3.50 per month out of the
business and very seldom makes bad
debt. "-Washington Star.