Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-02-11

l.: Election of Officers
plant, representing an investment of
one million of dollars by the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company.
This luncheon feature of getting
our business men together, (credit of
which is due the Grocers and Butchers
association is in my opinion, the
starting point of a new era of closer
business relationship, that will prove
of increased interest in all the things
that go towards the moral, physical
and financial betterment of our city
and community.
Lost opportunities never return,
| but new opportunities come to the
Individual, the business organization,
or the community, who and that
hustles for them.
As an illustration, take the city of
| Minneapolis, a few of the leading
business men getting together was
the means of what is today one of
| the most effective business organiza-
tions of any city of the United States.
! Managed on the simple yet strictly
| business plans and principles, her en-
tire population of business interests
working in unity-an organization of
| committees of all kinds, for any and
all purposes. Committees on con-
ventions, publicity, entertainments,
etc, etc, all working as unit and
without remuneration at the start to
| benefit Minneapolis as a whole.
With this same spirit of unity and
cooperation, Rocky Ford will grow,
and business conditions will improve.
This organization in my opinion
should have at least publicity and
/ investigating committee. Every mer-
| chant, banker, professional and busi-
ness man in our city should have on
his desk printed descriptive matter,
! relative to our resources, our schools,
! churches, industries, ETC., and see that
every letter mailed contained one of
! these printed letters. Again-a COM
I plete up-to-the-day mailing list con-
| tanning the names and address of ev-
| cry family in the county should be
| owned by every merchant in this city
and q systematic plan of advertising
established.
Cooperation of the merchant,
| banker and professional man with
| the farmer, the stockman and the
| laboring man is essentially necessary.
Mutual interests should prevail to OBJ
| tain best results and maintain the
spirit of helpfulness and cooperation
among us.
! think can safely make this state
ment, viz. that there is not single
merchant or professional business
! man here today, (who is financially
| able) that is not willing to assist the
farmer or laborer who makes good
his promises to pay his obligations.
| One suggestion regarding credits.
! My personal experience has been, that
/ have suffered financially in the loss
( of accounts, and the good will'' of
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| tended the favor of credit by not hav-
ing definate agreement at the time
of opening the account, as to the
date of settlement. Time slips by
rapidly, we merchants realize this
when our note falls due at the bank
and when our bills payable mature
with the wholesaler, viz, 10, 80 to
60 days from date of shipment The
farmer, busy with his work as a rule
does not note the lapse of time and
usually 10, 30 to 60 days is not suf-
iicient time for him to meet his obli-
cations, he figures that the merchant
should wait for payment for the goods
purchased until he harvests his crop,
sells a horse, hog or other products
and gets the money to pay the obli-
cation. He as an average farmer does
not realize that at the expiration of
30 to 60 days the merchant who
grants him the favor of credit is
paying interest on his (the farmers)
charge account. The final outcome
Of this slip shod careless system of
credit (practiced by many of US as
merchants, who at the time of grant
ing same are honest in our intent
to accommodate and help the grantee)
is that unless definate positive stated
date for settlement is made at the
time of Onpninp tho account that tho
merchant sustains as stated loss
financially and the loss of the good
will of the customer. The condition
can be minimized unquestionably by
the proper effort on the part of the
merchant to have a heart to heart
| talk with the customer and having a
positive understanding with him when
he is to balance the Indebtedness.
This, our community, made up of
farmers, stochmen, merchants, pro-
fessional and laboring men are as
"one big family all in a degree de-
pendent on each others industry, la
Dor and assistance and should be a
community of interests.
We owe to ourselves, our neigh
bors, our city and community to pro-
mote and practice the spirit of help
fulness. In so doing with a sincere
desire and an honesty of purpose,
closer business relationship will be
created among us that will not only
assure us of better business condi-
tions, but will make US better men.
The reward will be, ''all things that
go toward making life useful, more
successful and worth living,
thank you.
For Sale: good big sound team of