The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-03-04

Then the interesting fact appeared
that the second loan was given to en-.
able the borrower to send a bright.
fourteen.year-old son to school. for
the purpose OF better qualifying him
ms a wage Garner. The plan had sue.
ceeded. The boy had been at school
eight months. had done well. had Sc
cured a position. and a now so sit.
uated that he could assist. and was
assisting. In the repayment OF the
loan The inspector. on understand
ing the purpose OF the second loan,
Endorsed 1t as a perfectly legitimate
one. and sanctioned the action OF the
committee.
Marrying Money.
rs TO another case. one Of the mem.
bers said: Hes all right; he IL GO
ing to be married, and it's a fine girl
he gets and a bit of money. about 75
pounds she'll bring him. too. and that
will help to pull him through and
make the payments"
or another delinquent a member
said: "A sister was a long time all.
ing, and after a long sickness she
died, poor child. He's u fine boy, hon.
est rs the day is long. He's a decent
fellow. We can't crowd him. He's
had a hard time. He's doing all he
can. and will pay as sure as the sun
rises"
Buying Pigs.
or another case the inspector said:
Here's a guard on the train who Dor.
rowed money from us for the pur.
chase OF pigs. He hasn't time to tend
hogs. has he?" Back came the reply:
Sure, any OF us that has a wife and
a home can keep pigs II he wants to.
It's as easy to keep pigs as 1t is to
keep a home at all" IL appeared,
however. that no pigs had been
bought by the train guard; that a rel.
alive had bought pigs, presumably
with the money borrowed. There was
no danger at all as to the repayment
OF the loan. the sureties being good.
Fraud had been practiced, however.
and the committee we're not at all
complacent about their part In the
matter. feeling they had been too easy
in making the loan. This particular
brakeman would have "A poor chance
II he ever asked for another loan. And
so the committee proceeded sympa-
thetically considering each individu.
al case. deciding each upon its own
merits. irrespective Of what are con.
sidered in America to be general
banking rules. II must be borne In
mind that the asses referred 10 were
n few delinquents among q very large
number which were promptly settled.
What Money Is Used For.
Many OF the loans had been for
the purchase Of seeds and In
the previous spring. Some OF the
members had purchased pigs: some.
times "A COW was secured. One had
bought n horse, one had built IA %
sled. On the whole the rule that
loans could be made only for pro-
ductiye and economic use was we'll OBJ.
served.
ITS hard TO crowd the boys" said
one OF the members. "Ah. that's the
trouble with us Irish" replied the In.
spector. But good business means
good business. although II is hard to
be harsh at ALL" South OF ireland
temperaments we're not altogether
convinced that harshness was wis.
dom, and the answer came back: Did
you ever know OF h~arshness TO be any
good at all?"
Some Harshness Necessary.
The inspector. VINO. In our previous
conversation with him, had seemed
the most easy tempered young man,
developed a considerable severity
when appearing before the committee.
He kept insisting that the delinquent
debtors must be dealt with more
harshly and In a more business.like
way. lp several cases he advised i'm.
mediate legal proceedings unless
something was done. He told them
that unless good business methods
prevailed a new committee must be
appointed or that the society would
get into trouble and would be closed
out. The attitude was more or less
for effect upon the committee. The
man raised In this section OF ireland
Is so soft-hearted that he cannot be
harsh In his own matters, and II IL
indeed difficult for him to be business.
like when buslness-like methods in
volve harshness. The committee took
the situation seriously to heart. how.