La Junta tribune., 1915-01-23
OUR NATIONAL CURSE.
Every nation has its curse.

expenditures OF life. and especially
to the table.
every business and profession
al man in this community were ask
ed as to whether he would rather
sell for cash at a considerable dis
count in price, or continue the cred
1t system, We believe the vote would
be unanimous In favor Of cash and
reduced profits.
The credit system is a nuisance.
II IL a national curse-a community
curse, il you please.
Wherever the credit system pre-
walls. there you will find the usual
number of slow-pays and genuine
deadbeats.
The merchant pays for his goods
and In turn some one must pay
him. He cannot live on wind. hope
or expectations. It is case OF mo
cash, no live."
Every merchant who extends
credit gets taken In by the dead
heads. He loses not only his prof.
its. but the cost of his goods as
we'll
And what then does he do? Just
what you or any other sensible per-
son would do--raise the price suffi-
ciently on his wares to protect him
against such losses. And the man
who pays his bills also pays the bills
OF the deadbeat.
II a person can pay at the end OF
every thirty days it would require
but little retrenchment and sacri-
flee to enable him to reach the
point where he can pay cash where
he goes.
When the merchant carries your
account he virtually lends you his
money. and this should not be. The
bank is the proper place for such
transactions.
BY paying cash for his goods
the dealer can get a substantial dis
count from the wholesaler. and this
discount. coupled with the saving
of the usual deadbeat losses. would
make "A material reduction In the
cost OF supplies. But he can hardly
stand the strain OF a cash transac-
tion himself while he is extending
from thirty to ninety days credit
to Dick. Tom and Harry. and all OF
the little Harrys.
Prices are high Ia this communi-
~, but conditions are no worse here
than they are In other sections Of
the country. The wall IL heard In
every city and hamlet. and the vol
ums Is exceeding great.
Give us relief" is the cry.
Give yourself relief" we say. To
great extent the remedy Is In your
own hands.
Some Of you are welded 10 the
mall order habit because you get =
cent or two off here and there
but you pay II back In freight!
IL your credit good with the mail
order concern! Not In n thousand
years.
Do you ever hand over your cash
before you get your goods You
bct--every time-and you keep
what you get, whether Il stings or
not.
You expect your home merchant.
who extends you credit aud carries
your account indefinitely. 70 make
the same price on goods he guaran-
tees that the mail order man makes
ON goods he does not guarantee. and
for which he demands his pound Of
flcsA 10 advance.
10 this fair? In Il Just 70 the
hons merchant. or even 10 yourself?
New why can't the people Of this
comoualty get together With the
trsdeeasa and lnsugurste . strictly
cash sysssm In every line Of bust.
neasf why csn't ws stamp out the
credit euse! Il Ii simply Q breed.
er - high prices. In which every
BODY suffers.
Duyiss for cash would mean more
soo1s Sos yous money. less worry.
aud Q bstles community generally.
40 The dsadbeat would then
havo - ~ for his keep.
What ~ you. brothess These
coounss aFs open 70 you for reply.