Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-21
Paying Once a Month.
(IN THE FACTORY

Is the common practice of the
monthly wage system a good one in all
places where it is customary? There
are more than few, who live from
hand to mouth; and in that case, the
mouth is open whole month before
the hand is able to fill It,
One has firm principles of economy,
who doesn't spend more in trading on
creditor with trade book; than they
would paying "spot CASH"
Well, then, you say, the merchant
will uphold the Once-a-mOnth wage
system; do not believe it. He should
want to see his neighbOr prosper, and
his town one of prosperity's abodes.
The merchant doing business with
credit to patrons; must lose many dol
lars through bad bills; for even honest
persons sometimes meet with misfor
tunes, a hinderance to the settlement
of Just bills. Again, there are those
: wilful swindling creatures, who intend
, to cheat, and beat their way through
the world. Such a person has good
excuse for the beginning of credit
/ deal, if he must wait month for his
n pay when he does work.
l. In town large enough to afford a
!. bank, there is really no reason for not
paying the hands every night. Who
r would not work the better for the
st knowledge that the cash would NEE
" him at night; enabling him to NEE
" his expenses like a free man.
Id 1 say a free man, for there is only
slave where the man should be,
81 debt owns the subject. There is
y. "wheel within Wheel" and person
he are Obliged to go in debt. l owe you
ne you owe Jenkins, he some one else,an
~ so on. If / had not owed you, Jer
err kins would have been paid, as well a
yer the Others Everyone who can pay
and does not, is either ignorant, carelei
or wicked. This applies just as we
ng to subscribers to this paper, as an
other debt.
, pe Very many manufacturing cOmpal
of les pay off weekly some each fOrtnigh
md If the company is "hard up" and un
BILE to pay its way suppose it must
excused, like the individual; mar
,er times it should be accused like on
because of improper management.
I'M Perhaps they might contend tn
ave their hands would have more at t
,on. end of the year, paid twelve times
y of the same, than they would after fit
un- two receivings.
Dse- This would be probable in some cas-
God no doubt, but hardly true with the II
eral jOrity. Some persons anxious to Ike
out of debt, if they have something
iner start on the square with, may do W
mes paid monthly. But such an one wOI
,ofa do equally well paid weekly.
were Cash in hand often enables one
on take advantage of unexpected,
ron, dieting bargains. Why should
Bea employer be able-in his abundanC
n OBJ to buy cheap at auction, the COW
r !, TX family might have had, if he had
borrowed my wages for a month?
nam What didn't borrow them?
lpor- owes me for the first hour of
ollee- months work until the moment of I
,d I,sT ment. Do you say mot so, for a I
is not a debt until due ?" Then l
f the you are wrong. Why? Well, bees
pany' you bought the forty dollars for us'
your very own, for one year. You
rm Of interest money for it. The man as
moved individual, or the company comp
tn' of individuals, does not pay yOl
wife your money for months use.
moved simply takes it because he can, o
cause he has never realized the quito
. : me'u of his own action.
ogram Perhaps, you say, the men would
but as be sure to stand "hard by" in a
sue OF if they were not held by back pay
elaD- l say, when firm pays fair wag
sussex good time, they should be paid to a
,e held with fair character, and one who VI
annah good name.
Cork- Better the fair character, even,
the good name though that be
Fred feEred to great riches. Sometime