Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-07
MAKING A RECORD OF SAVING.

reader Of the Saturday Evening Post letter
the editor which the Post reproduced follows
81 have been farm hand for nine years. and have
behaved myself and done what right along first
rate First got thirty dollars month"; and for several years
dollars and have keep too don't have much
expense except suit in while have twenty
hundred and forty dollars in bank and have endowment
policy for two thousand dollars that will be due years
Next III have three thousand dollars saved and then I'll
put out good mortage at cent That will bring
a hundred and eighty dollars a year. So when get the
insurance. iii have six thousand doars and then I'll buy
farm and cash. and be boss That's doing pretty
good, amt it? And then I'll be thrty-sx and will get me
wife, didn't go tumblng country but just stuck
have worked but guess that's better than the moving pic
lures and baseball And if the old grandathes hadn't worked
hard where would the country be now?"
In commenting upon the statement of the thrifty indiv
DUAL the Post does not commend recommend but merely
states that Nine at of thirty two and
half dollars month"; with twenty hundred and forty dol
lars in the bank at the end of that PERIOD tells its story
story in which moving pictures and baseball obviously play
small part Men really do itand have proven for the
man who complains that he cannot get on
There several viewpoints be taken from the record
established by the From the standpoint of
thrift he to have saved everything OF he may
have read the Post but perhaps he did subscribe for but
read the his employer received So in the saving of
dollars and cents he to be adept The record of his
bank book undoubtedly proved most pleasing to him.
The individual failed to show much in himself but the
ability to His interest indicated by his express
to have been interest the money saving
There other things life many just important
saving Every duty to his country and
kind well to himself and his character measured
thrift alone but by his service to mankind matter what his
station and no matter what his ability.
1t is to be hoped by the casual reader that this thrifty in
dvidua has not saved everything for himself which in the end
sometimes that he will launch which will
result saving other peoples savings but that the
time he has given something to others personal activity if
in pecuniary assistance.
Thrift virtue that might well be cultivated by every
and not pracced enough this modern day and
Extravaganza besettng sin of the American people,
But and extravaganza kindred evils and
resent the extremes Ability character measured in
dollars and CENTS and when who has amassed fortune
after lifetime of selfdena and saving he will be judged by
the methods that he used the which he employed and
the good that he has done.
Therefore all that be recommended on the statement of
this man who has directed attention to himself is his thrift
There other and activities life are due
from him of which he report The average young
should observe the possibilities of saving and the
he should share the duties and responsibilities of life pay
the dept he to mankind.