Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-24
BY MATHEW I. DsJDCRcN
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Then the interesting fact appeared
that the second loan was given 10 en-.
able the borrower to send bright,
fcurteen.year-old son to school, for
the purpose OF better qualifying him
~ wage Garner. The plan had sue
ceeded. The boy had been at school
eight months, had done well, had So
cured q position, and was now 30 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,
indorsad II as perfectly legitimate
one, and sanctioned the action OF the
committee.
Marrying Money.
A. Go another case, one of the mem.
bars said: He's Nil right: be Ia GO
ing 10 be married, and it's fine girl
no gets ana d bit OF money, about rs
pounds she'll bring him. too, and that
will help 10 pull him through and
make the payments"
CT another delinquent member
said: "a sister was long time all.
lag, and after long aickneas che
died, poor child. He's q fine boy, hon
est az the day Ia long, He's decent
fellow. We cant crowd him. He's
had hard time. He's doing all he
can. and win pay as sure as the sun
rises
Buying Pigs.
or another case the inspector SAID;
Here's guard on the train who Dor.
rowed money from as for the pur.
chase OF pigs. He hasn't time 10 tend
hogs, has ha7" Back came the reply:
.'Sura, any OF us that has q wife and
d home can keep pigs X he wants TO.
It's as easy to keep pigs as II 10 to
keep home ut all. II appeared,
however. that no pigs had been
bought by the train guard: that rel.
atiye had bought pigs, presumably
with the money borrowed. There Was
no danger at all as to the repayment
Of the loan, the aureties being good.
Fraud had been practioed, however.
and the committee were 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 q poor chance
IL he ever asked for another loan, And
SO the committee proceeded sympa'
theticaliy considering each individu.
al case. deciding each upon It's own
merits, irrespective OF what are con.
sidered In America 70 be general
banking rules, II must be borne in
mind that tho cases referred to were
n few delinqusnts among very large
number which we're promptly settled
What Money ID used For.
Many OF the loans had been FOL
the purchase or seeds and manures IN
the previous spring. Some or the
members Ind purchased pigs. some
times q cow was secured. One had
bought horse. one had built q COW
shed On the whole the rule thai
loana could be made only for pro
Directive and economic use was well oh
| served.
Its hard to crowd the boys" said
one OF the members "Ah. that's the
troahle with US irish.. replied the In
spector. 'Hut good business means
good business, although Ii Ii hard "a
be harsh at ALL South Of ireland
temperarnents were not altogether
convinced that harshness was wis.
dom. and the answer came back: ibid
you ever know OF harshness to be any
good at aiiYs
Some Harshness Necessary.
The Inspector, who, In our previous
conversation with him. had seemed
the most easy tempered young man,
developed o considerable severity
when appearing before the committee
He kept insisting that tina delinquent
debtors must BIO dealt with more
harshlY and In. q moro business like
way. Tn several cases he ADVISED nm,
mediate legal proceedings unless
something Was done, He told them
that unless rood business methods
prevailed new committee must D.
appointed or that the society would
get into trouble and would be- closed
out The attitude was more or less
| for effeca upon the committee. The
man raised In this section or ireland
N 10 soft-hearted that ne cannot ID
hArsh LII HE own matters. and Ii II
ina@ed difEacnlG for him Go be business
Hike whan business like methods In
yolve harshnees, The eommisseN tool
II xhA 1ifnmtissu xnrSnsaSlv Ia heart hsw,