The Wahpeton times., 1917-03-22
TWIN CITY BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION MEETS At
RRECKENRl0aE

ness men of our two towns met
at the Breckenridge Commercial
Club rooms for the purpose of ell
Getting officers and directors for
the coming year.
The meeting was we'll attended.
The following men were leceted:
President, w. w. Thomas, Vice
President, Joseph Vertin; Treasu-
rer, J. H. Dietz and Secretary, w.
B. Aspinwall.
Board of Directors: H. f. Lie
ber, j. H. Dietz, j. j. Wolfe, w.
w. Thomas and V. C. Fandel from
Wahpeton. w. H. Bentley, F. l..
Pierce, G. X. lverson and Joseph
Vertin, Breckenridge and j. Al
Krause from Wahpeton.
The following letter handed to
US by the Secretary of the Associ-
alton, explains the object of the
organization.
To the people of Wah2eton and
Breckenridge.
l trust that few words in re-
gard to the Twin City Business
Mems Association, which has re-
Gently been re-organiZed will not
be out Of place and might correct
some erroneous opinions that I
have heard expressed as in the
case of gentlemen who suggest
ed that by cooperation the
merchants intended to raise pric-
es as they wished. There are
doctors and bankers as members
of the association and you may be
assured they would not care to
raise prices for the merchants.
Every aim Of the ASSOCIATION IS
to protect the public as we'll as the
merchant. 1t aims to cooperate
with the COMMERCIAL Clubs of both
cities in making a better market
for the outside buyer as we'll as
the home trade, and to make both
Breckenridge and Wahpeton bet
ter towns to live in.
One aim of the association is to
regulate the credit system yy
protecting the merchant against
the accumulation Of bad accounts
which will creep in no matter how
careful he may be and at the
close of each year many dollars
have to be charged to loss. Not
only does the merchant suffer by
their loss but the man who pays
his bills promptly comes in for
his share of it.
With the association in opera
tion the merchant has access to
records that will enable him to
find out just how much credit :,
customer should have. He can
find in few minutes whether or
=, not a customer is owing any 9TH
er store in either city; whether he
pays his bills promptly when they
come due or whether h. is slow
pay and takes lot of running af-
ter to get or whether some other
merchant has an account against
him which he has refused to pay.
In fact the secretary's office Will
have a complete report on every
person trading in either city. No
man who is honest and pays his
bills can ever be injured by the
association. 1t will even help
the man who don't pay his bills
he wont have any to worry about.
The association will be the
means of adjusting any misunder
standing between the merchant
and the buyer. Supposing a
customer has a disputed account.
He thinks the merchant is wrong
and the merchant thinks he is
wrong, and owing to unfricndly
feelings that may arise, they can
not agree on a settlement. You
may ask the assistance OF the as
>sociaton and a fair adjustment
will be made.
How mur;l tine is the lou Sc
wife forced to loose by some ped
der almost forcing his way into
her house. and sticking in spi,e
OF all she can do until he has sold
her something she will probably
ntvar use. but which she h:is ord
coed simply 20 get rid Of IN" r''-'
How many 'im' : mas >li" sign"'!
u for set &C books nnra;l>c The
professional agent has made her
think that her whole future de-
oends upon it and the weekly or
monthly payments have been
made to look SO very small He
is hardly out of the house before
she realizes that she doesn't want
the books at all and the payments
loom up before her as money
thrown away. The associa' ion
can stop it if you so desire. Just
call up the secretary and if you
follow his directions you will new
er be taken in again.
There are many good features
of the association that could be
mentioned but l have already TAX
en- up too much space so will pass
them for the present.
Very truly yours.
w r ASninu,a11