Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-17

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far more familiar with the subject Of
my discussion than am but you have
invited me here and am going to-
give you a few Of my ideas.
My fellow citizens, / do not assume
that you have always enjoyed the
prospe rity that your are now enjoying.
II do not assume that you have alwaysl
had an easy sand pleasurabIe time IN
connection with your business. I can
go back to the time when in your COM
munity you had failures, when you had
stringency Of money, and when you
men, as you dealt out package after
package to some poor family, realized
that your bank account was over.
drawn. that your credit was almost
exhausted and that as you were help
ing some unfortunate individual you
were bringing your self to BANKRUPTCY,
and many Of your avocation over
strained their credit, and did rush
upon the rocks and go down.
But, u fellow citizens, you built up
something here in this state that time
cannot sweep away. You have built
and are building individuality, and
you were members of a body of men
and women that 4 were struggling to-
settle up and build up your country,
and you have succeeded. 81
And today we look out upon the
state and view it in its beauty, the
greatest state in the union, the first
state in wealth per capita. with the
exception Of none. You, as individu-
ais, represented here have done your
work and have done it well. Cap
plause.)
Ny fellow citizens not only that.
The new conner in our state, and I
am one of them having been here only
three years, is impressed as he goes
to the little store at every country
cross-road, as he goes into the store
OF the city or hamlet, in viewing the
character Of the stock you have and
the business way I'M which you con-
duct your stores. The old system OF
ajewing." and the lack Of faith in the
merchant has largely passed away.
You have done this work, you have
done it simply from day to day and
you will do it as long as you keep
within the line Of right and industry,
and practice fair dealing and com
mon honesty. 55:
You today as business men must
know the! wants of the community In
which you live, and you do. Even
now you are getting ready to go into
the next spring with fun stocks. You
must rely upon the fact that every
year is a good year, and If 1T is you
profit by it. but If not you are the
losers. Why? Because your stocks
remain on the Hshelves and on the
counters, people are scurtailing ex-
penses and not paying for goods they
do get. Il, i, i tss !, 1, L, s..S
So my fellow citizens these are
some Of the things you have done.
You have done more than this. You
have done your full share to build up
the institution Of religion, and the
institutions of learning. You have
worked along these lines until we
have splendid school system here in
this state. You are in favor Of law
and order. Sta
You have to contend with difficulties
In your every day affairs. You sell
your goods, and you have to sell them
on credit in. order to meet competition
You have to trust out your goods to
people who come to you and with
whom you have to take your chances
and trust to the common honesty 81
men. You have to do this: and right
here am going to say to you that
in my honest judgment you have moi
a law sufficient today to protect you in
your business interests.
A lien upon your property is nc
good. It Is absolutely too late before
YOU are ready to enforce it The man
who sells lumber, the man who sells
machinery, may have a lien and it is
"a written law Of the state Of North
Dakota that no exemptions are al.
lowed SO far as these articles are con.
cerned for purchase money. When a
man sells a binder. wherever it goes,
unless It has been mortgaged Or in
the hands Of an-innocent purchaser an
execution reaches that, but the lien
1 will not assist the man who sells food
Stunts because It Is too late before You
realize that 1t is necessary to enforce