Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17
HONOR IN BUSINESS
Some Remarkable Examples Of ,,....
When uDlookrd For.

some Remarkable Examples Of po,,.
When Unlocked For.
Some people pay their debit, r..
not; some go in for liquidation, VIM 4
ers again are content to 90 thfeu,s
process of being "whltewashed.p M 4.
paying a certain sum, more or lss !,
orally Less, never allow such ii
matter as an unpaid balance % n
trouble them.
There have been. however. styxral ! /
ceptlonal and striking examples q d,
mercial honesty and integrity, In.n,.s|
where men have. owing to siyaa I,
cumstances, come a croppsr" h. As.|
afterwards (many years AFTERWARDS I'D
of them paid their debts In full.
A notable case was recorded rstasi
none the less striking because t., ed
owed but a small sum. Some sl1 nd
ago a young man had tobaeconifs rs
mess In a town in the West Thing ssz|
wrong with him. and eventually \ Al
the town suddenly. His debts, laasi,i
two quarters rent, amounted allusais|
to $500. Recently he has returned lrl,f|
only paid all the money he owed "a ;
terest up to date, but he also lrllza q
giving a supper to his creditors
Such an instance as this dtssra !
rank as honorable as that Of 81 vi
Montenore, who, 1t viii be rtirsal'
made up for having failed by s''lA
paying all his creditors, with ) pi =
interest.
An equally noble example Z AZ
In the history Of the firm Of NesEs
rlnplll. Failing In 1879 for Aigs
the partners were released from 81 Y.
obligations on payment OF A teals.
Of so cents on the dollar. Since ne =
have had to overcome many unllohsl
difficulties, but, that notwllhslal. :
they have called their old credlaa !.
Eether. and, at an outlay Of e'tl -
have paid the 50 cents OWING o. -
dollar they We're indebted.
A later instance Of honoraNs "
osity is related OF a certain wei ~.
gentleman. A small company Y V. n
he was interested went 70 ,ne ~ ~, x,
not satisfied with simply bearlns ~ VI
lcss, he has felt It his duty 10 ~ y (
the balance to make up the Ha'-''
vested by the shareholders. 80
A pleasant story Is on recora " ". 4
,,on r,th n west OF England buildf A
clety. which a few years aso ~,
grief The cause of this was las ~ s
tons OF an official who had yea y,
limited confidence OF the wn9's I'M a
directors. The culprlt was 'sAs. ~, ~ 4
robbery. and, probably beoausi ,s. KIN
no other way out Of the alln.s ,s.
mltted his guilt and offered . ~,
tItution, SO far as lay In ms p's s.yai
secretarv and the directors II !, NJ
were not satisfied with thsl Inl + u
Inc credit of the society. as NJ
make II Impossible for me sn. .ass..sI
md depositors 10 suffer thes asi.s y
between them every snsnHs
society had been robbed, ,msa a
Another building SOCIETY," M a,la
secretary this time, "aeuns IA - (
Impulse" departed one hsns MI ~
tbe soeiety's money. The sV'. .,,,,s ~
quarters are IN a town on the ~, ~ ".
pecsntlv the directors hase Z, s. ,
antIy s,irnrlsed by the reeelp. !. X, t,.ss
a iassa IN letter. 1t was from " u.a;
secret sscretary' the money beng X. t.hs
ment" toward making sO04
| lions. - making ~ I
failure in early life was I. 'Hs er,ai ~
Ia, me late Mr. Neville, u. X I" b1sss
| Mr.. Nevllle's first ven venture ni,s I,
ended in bankruptcy; faau ssv,sisilf Y Z
try harder TO succeed. a1a 'Ipslisi q,
S ay new wealthy. Then he , dlssst 2
Of his former creditors =, a,rs vis ~.
nnder the cover set for se riA y
u oSec,, FOR the balance OWES i,
Mound Interest up 70 uass ,,u.r,hiris z
In Iss2 large firm o. ny MY ". !.
t cents ON the dollar, RsSshp os.rhlis 2.
mariners (the one who ,,' VA felprns:a y.
resnonsible for the fallul ,Itsisrabls w
smperIea. and after eS cons svsry ss',ys
~ succeeded in iraSiny, ne bilinz
~ wbom he has paid ~, ~ hi 81 Z
mt, 10 in spite OF the a. "a rs ~ Z
rith which to start lns