The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-17
NEWTON ADOPTS
CASH SYSTEM
Many Other Items From the Lively
Town On the West Side Of ..
Cache Valley

Newton, Jan. 16.-With the begin.
ming Of the new year the Peoples
Mercantile Co.. inaugurated the 10
credit system which has been already
adopted in many Of the valley towns.
Placards bearing the words No Credit
Allowed are hung in various places
about the store--a sufficient warning
to all that the management is desir-
GUS Of making his store conform to
such a system. From present indica-
tons It would seem that the system
is going to meet with the approval
of the people. 1t will at least deter
mine just where the proprietor as
well as the purchaser are with re-
spect to their purchasing power. At
! the end of each month the customer
instead of getting a statement of
amount due his grocers will have the
consolation OF knowing that his pur.
chases have been paid for as he went
along; while the proprietor will have
the satisfaction Of knowing what
sales have been made, even though
they may be smaller than when he
run a credit system, are cash sales
which thus relieve him from any fur.
Their anxiety about getting his money
and 1t also obviates the necessity Of
rendering statements of accounts etc.
all of which are expensive to the Gus
toner. BY selling on strictly cash
basis the merchant will be able to
sell cheaper than heretofore and at
the same time It will place all custom.
ers on an equality in buying, neither
being Disseminated against as in the
case Of buying under the credit sys
TEN, the cash purchaser Is compelled
to pay the price which the merchant
must ask OF those who desire the
credit, which is always higher than
they would be II there were a cash
sale made. 1t has been seen that the
towns that have adopted this move
ment are more prosperous this yeal
than they were under the old system
There is no unkind feeling existing
between customer and merchant. ant
the whole question, If met fairly by
the most partial, could not but say
that the move is one for the best
The forepart OF the week We were
in the grip of King Frost at the tun,
of five degrees below zero but 1
seems as though his stay is cut shor
by the arrival of breezes from thu
south land which are succeeding IL
removing all of our snow.
The Elite Sewing club met in III
regular sewing session Monday even
ing at the home OF Mrs. Thomas Grit
fin who with Miss Elizabeth SIMPLE,
acted as hostess A most enjoyabl,
evening was had by all present.
NJ. and Mrs. MILFORD jenkins en-
tertained In honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. Johi
Hansen on Wednesday evening Janu
4 cry o. beilClouS ItlieshihSh'o WV
served and the evening was spent il
playing games to late hour.
Mr.. George c. Rigby went to Sal
Lake City Thursday January to b.
in attendance at the Democratic ban
quet in the Hotel Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fredericksol
entertained at supper Wednesday Jan
uary 8. Those present were: Mr.. ant
Mrs. George C. Rigby, Mr.. and Mrs
Amos Rigby, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Moroni Almon'
and Mr.. j. w. Christensen. Tn
evening was spent at cards and SO
cial chat.
Mr.. l.. George Clarke is GONZALES
cent from a very severe attack o
: la grippe. His many friends ar,
pleased to see him filling his old pc
sitions again.
At the Sacrament meeting Sdnda,
: we were honored with the precenc,
: of Prof. ]. d, towels OF the Agri
cultural College, as we'll as Elders
: Wiser and Kemp Of the stake Higl
Council. These brethren occupied th'
; time and gave rs some very interest
ing remarks. Elder Howells dwell
d very forcefully on the subject Of par
enthood and paid a glowing tribute
to the divine mission of woman. Elder
j Wiser spoke of our duties as parents
y and Elder KENT offended a cardia
Il invitation from the stake priest lency
to be present ut the quarterly confer
ence TO be held noN: Sunday in Rich
mond.
Il The Farmers Society of Equity
y have been distributing a fifty ton
) car Of Bear coal among its members
j. during the week. The price has been
= considerably under that charged By