Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-24

utolWnt or moderate consumed IKE
rust, 10 Is always good Tor the one who
loaus, sometimes for the one who bor-
rows. Oae per cent per month for
money 10 n grievous Elm, yet cooper
alive stores are known which have
paid twice that, their patrons made 30
much possible; money in tho chief
centors OF business in our country
rarely reaches half that figure, and
with gilt edge security barely a third.
Debt means mortgage on a mans
time, his energies, his life, his home,
his reputation often, which may
DC dearor to him than all the others.
Speculation, inexperience, diving in
unknown waters, IL often fatal; too
many Irons In the fire is dangerous
though many deny II; because man
has been or IL successful in one or more
things Ia no evidence that he
can circumsofibo the world; there are
doubtless lnnumerAble things he has
not learned; in them he may be "as
green as n cabbage"
a late failure demonstrates this very
point, 'twas good business wrecked
by the insane desire for novelty aud
extension; don't be TOO smart, let 1t
not be said, "this man began to build,
and was not able TO finish"
A full purse Is great temptation TO
many trader, aud where n man
empiies his own, few will give him
eymphthy, but when II Is another's, he
is quite likely to be the recipient OF
blame OF contempt The mistaken may
receive pardon, however, but the uu.
reaohable, the one beyond suggestion
may think himself n genius, yet he IL
most likely one OF two other things, or
claiming to DO an eagle, ho IL but an
owl after all.
Beware OF false friends, do not buy
because glib tongue urges you, rather
deem him true who advises caution,
whoeays "buytwlco rather than once"
who studies your location, your needs,
your prospects,, and wants to sell to
you reasonably, but objects really to
your being "sold."
For some drummers are both scru.
pulous and conscientious, most Of them
arc hard workers, patient, persistent
aud enterprising Ia their profession;
many sell on commission and all need
20 live, but even a good thing may be
overdone, and they have swarmed
into Utah like the locusts Of Egypt
until the slgn seen upon an office door
the other day: "Only one at time
admitted" needs to come into gen.
eral use. IL was well known among the
friends Of the famous DIR. johnson that
he had quite an antipathy to frogs, but
in q conversation no asserted that
"nothing In all God's creation was
obnoxious to him." GLOW then about
the ffogt?" someone asked. "Oh!,, re-.
piled he, ~ have no particular dislike
TO frogs, but DO not care TO have
them hopping all over my housed"
Business men who are all readers Of
tho News, viii entertain these
rough hints, and most Of them will
Justify 10 theirfeellngsa criticism which
they best can understand; tho word
long ago went out that "U,ah
people would pay their debts,D
bu, this good feature OF character
has Its drawback, one OF which is this
surplusage Of drummers, each vlelng
with the other for a small trade which
has been hitherto considered rs pre-.
ominently safe.
Another turn OF the wheel, little
more stringency, few more fallureS,
and there will be- greater discrimination
In both Gales aud credit. Firms away
or will realize that local houses are
not only entitled to the local trade, but
that they can take care Of the accounts
easier and with less expense; what
business there Is will be legitimately
leit to home merchants and home
push; stores which have been "boostedU
from the outside viii mainly rccede