The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
CREDIT MEN ARE
TO TAKE ACTION

To strengthen credit lines in Utah
which il is declared have driftcA
from worse TO worse. and TO put all
wholesale business houses In the state
on a definite and uniform credit bas.
is, is the purpose of committee ap-
pointed by the Utah Association of
Credit Men
The committee consists OF J. p.
Hansen. Hewlett Brothers; H. l.
Griffin OF Ogden. c. y. Sorenson Of
w S. Henderson, wholesale grocer
les, J S. Barrett of the Utah Imple-
ment & Vehicle company, ana ID
Beardshall of the Salt Lake Glass g.
Paint company.
The committee will go to all whole
sale and retail dealers in the state
and secure from them an opinion OF
what they consider a proper credit
2ystcm, This committee Will then
report to the Utah Association OF
Credit Men. and an attempt Will be
made to frame up some uniform and
definite system upon which credit can
lie maintained in the state.
Produce Men Force Move.
The cause OF the step taken by the
Credit Mems association was due di-
rectly to the attempt which has been
made by the produce dealers in Utan
to compel retailers to pay up all bills
weekly This, IL is said BY the mem
bers of the association, Is a slap at
The wholesale grocerymen. as they do
not demand weekly payments for
their goods and would be left in the
iurch If any oil the retail men should
so to the wall or if they should
bc unable to pay their bills monthly.
Arthur Parsons, president Of the
Utah Association OF Credit Men, and
credit man for the H. c. NJ /, said
'"Che subject OF credit is a vital one.
ii Is not a question which can be
solved i'll a week. or q month or, In
TACT, any set time. II must he set
tied gradually. In anything that Is
done along the credit lines, the step
must be taken with precaution and
discussions on all sides of the ques'
ton must be heard Credit in Utah
IS too cheap. 1t is practiced with
great freedom, and this is the princi.
pal reason for the credit OF Utah to.
day being in such q deplorable condl-
ton.
Purpose of Committee.
The purpose OF the committee
which was appointed is TO consider
the lines Of credit and correct IF pos
sible these evils before they have
Tcnched such stage that it will be
| Impossible for them to be corrected.
The one great evil of the credit
system Is the discount system which
goes hand and hand with il. Almost
,Is..1r.
when the bills incurred by a certain
person are subject 20 discount AS Il
result. If man owes a wholesaler
bill and comes in two or three days
late with a fairly respectable excuse
his account Is generally discounted
/ This Is done for the reason that il
! The discount were refused the man
in question would 80 to some other
house whore he could receive such
| iayors.
AS to the action of the produce
/ dealers, the association took no stand
1t was the opinion OF those present
that If such a policy were enforced II
would he detrimental to the other
Wholesale men
1T is the purpose of this commit,
tee TO secure data from all quarters
as to the feeling toward the credit
system. At the meeting of the com.
ntttee with the entire membership
OF the association their report will b.
made Discussions will then be heard
OH their report The association will
attempt to draw up some uniform
credit system, including the discount
system. When all of the wholesalers
III the city agree to and enforce the
Plan, so that a customer cannot Sc
cure favors from one that he can.
not receive from another the plan
VIII probably go into effect"
The first meeting OF the commit
tee Will probably be held at the Com
nercial club rooms either Sunday or
Monday
DR. IOAh DIH nIES