Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-02-03
When People Forget to Think.


Forgetting to think is a prevalent ameut the world
over and in this respect our own community exception
to the general rule. 1t is of daily right in our
midst.
1t is the big things of life that forget for
ture is such that important matters more indeliby i'm
upon minds and therefore the certain OF
Z ceivng attention at the proper time
But is little things that slip minds promises
lightly made and forgotten duties that left
! formed because simply forgot to think
Stored away vaults of the banks thousands
thousands of dollars wing interest for various good
citizens when they by rights should be credited to the
counts of other people.
Our merchants, DOCTORS lawyers, carpenters practically
everybody in fact small due them here and
there people forgotten pay have forgotten
think.
Iii fifty cents here dollar there or two fve small
in the individual account but in the aggregate II
all of these collected together and one man
responsible for the combined he would never
forget give consideration regardless of the extent OF
his wealth. would important to overlook too vital
to forget.
We could name merchant in this town who has large
of money his books in insignificant amounts.
The people who him these not deadbeas for
they among best class of substantial citizens He
worrying eventually getting the money because he
long experience with these people that his
good god-with exception The gold
hand would enable him increase the size of his stock
and sell goods and thereby greater dividends on
his investments wholesalers and manufacturers require
their money the dot, and hundred thousand small
accounts due the merchant considered the light OF
an asset by the from whom he buys mis- goods each
of the men who these small accounts would take the
trouble think they would rush in great throng to
that store pay up those small bills, and the merchant
would then be in position better by them in the
future But they forget think, and their money remains
in the bank and they continue draw interest it while
the merchant patiently waits for his DUE And this me
chant is only one of the many.
Even this newspaper is not immune from the evils OF
forgetting to think. In fact incline to the belief that
we are in even unenvable position in this respect
than any merchant in town.
To speak canddly proud of the names we have
on our subscription list for they represent the intelligence
and the integrity of this whole community.
But of the highest intelligence and the most
rigid integrity forget think They forgetting to
think in
If these same good and loyal citizens could take
glance at our books they would be appalled, at the money
that is due subscription to this paper. They small
amounts individually ranging from so cents to 81 S.
marked I'D against men and words good
as their bonds.
But we can not pay our bills with the honor and
integrity of our subscribers. We put up the cash.
Right now we have a splendid opportunity to invest
some money in our business that would yield handsome
returns But we are handicapped because subscribers
forget TO think We make the investment unless
our subscribers do hink-not only think but And we
do vearu nightly toward that dividend producing invest
ment Our family for the money it would bring into
the editorial home.
But it will not always be so. Some day people will not
forget think for people right minded and their
forgetfuness fault and not crime. But If 1t
only today!