Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-18

merchant wants to be dishonest what
prevents him from altering his scales the
day after the Inspector has been at his
store and leave them SO until the time
! for the inspectors second visit draws
near. If an inspection law is desired
| for the protection of the purchasing
public, let the inspector be paid for his
services out of the general fund and i'm
pose heavy fine on the merchant whose
scales and measures are found incor-
rect. The only person who is benefit
| ed by the law, in my estimation, is the
politieian who as "a reward for services
rendered" received the appointment of
scale Inspector
| Until four years ago no laws were
in existence in favor of the general
merchants. Since then we have, by the
direct aid of the merchants state associa-
ton, secured the peddler's license law
and the pure food law. With reference
to the last named law, too much credit
cannot be given our present pure food
commissioner, Prof Ladd Our pure
| food law is recognized all over the
J United States as the most just and effec-
! tive of any state pure food law on the
statute books of the county, and I urge
! all merchants to stand by our commits
| sioner in his noble work
4 In conclusion, | would recommend
| this association to prepare resolution
to legislature asking that body to enac
laws on the following subjects:
/ To amend the present garnishee law
SO as to allow creditor to garnishet
/ and get judgment setting aside certain
percentage of a debtors wages from
pay day to pay day until his debt to hi:
creditors is paid.
! To enact law making the wife joint,
liable with her husband for household
necessaries such as food and clothing
/ To enact an anti railroad pass law
To enact an anti-lobby law
To amend the exemption law as to rea
estate, exempting only 40 acres of Lane
with the improvements thereon.
To enact law for the better construc
ton of public highways.
4 The next speaker was John Yegen, ths
pioneer marchant of Bismarck, who
said
The System Of Credit Fron, Grocer.
Standpoint.
= The system of credit is assigned to me
;. From grocer's standpoint, / hav.. a TAI
/ share of experience in it and have rait
i icr lessons received.
Il Credit means to sell and transfer OF
i promise to pay by the recipients o
credit at a certain specified time So IL
4 do. 5a
4 There are many different kinds ant
4 classes of men and women that wal,
d credit
VIII characterize few of them
i There comes the heightened fellow viii
:. all the pomp Of wealth and greatness
who makes you feel like thirty cents dur
), ing his sermon. Better let him pawn hi
;. watch, if he has one, otherwise let hi,
go he will only pay you if you can cor
ner him. We have no law. to do so.
+ Then comes man with a sick family
/ You can't refuse him credit, and the doc
TOT. gets his pay first, he is protecte;
!, by law.
+ Then comes the single man. He stop
a at the boarding house; he will pay yor
: after paying his board bill the boardin,
: house keeper is protected by law. !.
Next comes the boarding house keep
!, or He will pay you in a few. days.
!, Then comes the farmer. You carry hir
i a year or two years and longer. H
: promises to pay you the first good GRO
I he gets. That year you go to tn
j bank and pay interest on a note or two
and while there you find he has a mum
: ber-not a name7at the railroad station
E and gets goods for. spot cash becaus
you robbed him; the business being don
through local banks The grocer has n
i protection
4 ! hope the present Legislature will civ
al Us protection with an emergency claus
: attached to if.
8 Then comes the railroad man. He pay
E you every month if no accident happen
: him or his family. If you report him I
J the company he may lose his situation
d you lose your bill Grocers should b
$ projected by law.
y Now comes the easy man. It is cas-
d for him to ask you for credit and
a should be Just as easy for you to say nc
5, he will bring the cash the next day f
e HtIiat he buys
E The next man is modest; it takes hi!
2 some time to ask for credit, and whe
E granted uses # sparingly He is goo
ell But don't forget the plain man vii
ell the stylish woman. He. or she is entitie
TO your whole store, and more, but
i will be hard on the man; all his Wo1
IS is to earn and TO pay up her bills.
- fall 4,T,ff a . &c q hf1cy man