The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

-sRTHE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
The old way, when recourse to the
law became necessary, was 10 lire sonic
lawyer supplied with only SUCH meagre
Information as q busy manager could
briefly give, resulting in the loss cf
many cases that ought to have been won
Quick 90 perceive'the disadvantage of
such a system Manager Robinson Gre
ated a legal department and secured
the exclusive services OF an able attor-
ney for conducting it, To this depart
ment is transferred bills. with complete
records when all methods for amicabie
settlement have been exhausted. and
when a bin reaches there the rule con-
cerning II is inexorable. There is moth
ing between the debtor and the courts
but prompt settlement Of the claim.
BY the company's charter IL is en-
powered 10 conduct a general law bust
ness and in the Agencys new quarters
in the Lauderdale building fully
equipped lawyers office with expert
enced attorneys will always be at the
service OF subscribers. IL lis the inten-
tion of the managemept To make legal
advice OF a general character. less cost
~ 10 customer. than II sought else
where. All advice relating to the clients
claims will be gratu.tOus
To the man who has a lot OF bills on
his hands the advantages offered by the
Massachusetts Collecting and Rating
"
had TO sue debtors and the cost OF at
tachments time spent at court, etc.
have made h nm wish he hadn't, especial
" II the sum was not large. The Massa-
chusetts Collecting and Rating Agency
does all this for him. IT sues general
ly in it's own name and bears all the ex-
pense. whether the)suit is lost or won.
Another feature OF the agency, and
one which has done much to win re-
spect and gain confidence, is It's prompt
ness in sending 10 each client an Item
tied report. with check covering coll
iectlons every thirty days In nut
shell this is the system Of the Massa-
chusetts Collecting and Rating Agency.
To become subscriber you pay -
year You send in your bills and YOU
receive every 20 days the collections
made. minus the small percentage, as
per contract and your subscription zee
is refunded IL the agency does not coll
lect more than double the amount OF
that fee.
Another innportant feature is the far
reaching ability Of the agency. II has
Is 600 representative distributed over
the United States. Canada. and the
great foreign centres. so that the re-
nnoteness OF the debtor is not an insur-
mountable barrier TO the collection OF
bad Seht. -
This Is an irnportant department ~
sbe Massa chusetts Collactlng nd Rating
Agency to the usefulness Of which MANY
~ the most prominent business men ~
Rhode IslPrd have vcluntarilv certified
An writing Thisis n two-f-ld department
embracing ordinary rating. limited to
burinees houses. and the "individual
rating" through the instrumentalty OF
which tho merchant can he reliably In
formed Of tho financial status and bust
nose intepritv of any one wanting Ia
nnen an account with him.
Two OF tho mauv things which COM
,nend tho Massachusetts Collecting and
patIrg Agency I'm the matter OF rat'n.
aro Tho low cost and the high quality
~ Tho service Tntl the advent or the
Noeeacbuaottc collecting Agency
q cost the Ithode Island business man
,too n wear for obtaining rating rc-
norts Now ne can rpt superior SCR
vice for one tenth ~ that sum. the fe.
Of tho Massa achusetts Collecting aud
Rating Agency bring INIT $40 . wear for
either ordinary or individual ramng.
In its now Quarters this usefnl insti-
h,,icn viii mature plars for still fur
,her bonehtfng the business community
ana MANAGER Robinson extends 2 cor.
6lal welcome 10 the nublic 20 call and
see the workings n the COMPANY as
coon as the Headquarters are trans
A>rred.