Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-08

Attic the replies of various mer-
chants as to the results OF Pay-Up
week are In many cases totally at va
rance, the general effect Of the move
ment may be said to have bee, : sue
cessful one. .' 81 WY
Out OF $50 letters sent out by secre-
tary Johnson asking, for general
statement Of results, only forty-six
merchants or manufacturers replied.
Six Of these replies stated decisiveay
that the movement was failure. Tne
other forty were either satisfied Or par
TALLY so. But In spite Of the many dil-
ferent opinions the fact can not Do
overlooked that the merchants them
selves gave figures which show that
exactly $2O,223.2s was received IN pay
ment Of bills during Pay-Up week.
Some Did Not Grasp Idea.
Because of the total difference OF
opinion in many cases 1t is thought
that some Of the merchants must either
have misunderstood the Idea and pur-
pose of Pay-Up week, or else did not
use the material In the proper manner.
One grocer, for instance, received
took In $3.50 previous because OF Pay
Up week, and collected $Ss.ss After
wards, also because Of the campaign.
Hts total results amounted to $1,000.
and his report was Every satisfactory"
Another grocer reported Every salts
factory Several other grocers re-
ported the results as satisfactory.
Other dealers were reported in tho
same manner, some as being fully sat
isfied; others not at all. .S.-.. . -
Ri1 Amounts Collected. Eg,,
Lumber firms, grocers, clothiers, and
physicians secured the best results as
far as actual money, received was con-
cerned. One firm took in a total OF
$5,195 as direct result of the campaign.
Four thousand eight hundred Of this
was received during the week, $3.50 be-
fore the movement began, and $l45 art
EDWARDS. One lumber Arm received q
total Of $3,936.04, and another q total OF
81, 472.23. A clothier's accounts were
enriched to the amount Of s., 106. OF
this amount 1870 came In after the
week was over. but is attributed direct.
{ ly to tho results OF the campaign. Two
physicians took In over $500. and an
tauto dealer received $685.. Other deal
ers, such as florists, druggists, dentists,
plumbers. shoe dealers, grain dealers,
and transfer companies, took In
amounts ranging from 500, up to $500
1 and reported that they were satisfied
with the campaign as whole. 49,,
| Some Kept No Records. y
] Many firms kept no actual records Of
| the results Of this one week, but gave
their general opinion on the matter. A
hardware dealer said It was undoubted-
ly Of educational value. An auto dealer
said it5had no value this year. A black
smith said he signed only to help 9TH
ers, and several attorneys said. they did
not expect direct results. Banks re-
ported that they did net expect many
results, but that as = whole the move
ment was satisfactory. One card, which
was not signed. reported that Pay-up
week had lost i've customers for his
business. Both collection agencies re-
ported no results. Jewelry. furniture
and dry goods Arms reported tho move
ment as totally unsatisfactory. Despite
this, however, most Of the merchants
| who have expressed themselves person
ally to Secretary johnson have been
4 satisfied. Whether the movement will
i be tried again has not been decided.
Successful, EIss~hsrs.
Reports sent to the Marshalltown
/ Club from the Merchants Trade Jour.
nal, OF Des Moines, which conducted q
canvass on results Of Pap.Up week
thruout the country, stated that the
movement was q success in othel
1 places. Washington, iowa. cleared W
over $4,000 in old accounts and cast
i customers. Waukon, Iowa, where the
plan originated, repeated the campaign
with success. Rock Hill and Charles.
ton, S. c., also reported success. Other
| cities are still! to be heard from. tzs