Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-22
500 % Letters !. Received
From Grade School Pupils
B Merchants Credit a.
,tri.a dia. Several Award
ed Honorable Mention,

The letter writing contest conduct
ed fbr.xthe grade school pupils OF
Grand Forks county, N. d. and Polk
county, ! III. ssby the Merchants, J
Credit association Of Greater Grand
Fosks,&Mas a great success. about 500
letters ON the! contest subject, Why
Promptly" being received. ~
The three prize winners swere:
Firstt44L-Miss Lillian Poole, sos, 1-S
South Third street, Grand Forks.
" Second-Miss Helen GrigEs, Box
355 East Grand Forks. MINI.
Third--Miss Dorothy Dooley, SIS
North Sixth street, Grand Forks.
The nrst prize was $40, the second
S., and the third, $3.50.
Pupils from the fifth, sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades took part IN
the contest.
The 93letters were gone over very
carefully by the Judges, and by n
process of elimination the three best
were selected. A great number of
the letters were excellent, pieces OF
work, and It vas difficult to deter
mine Which were superior.
In addition to the prize winners, the
3udgessfelt that the following should
receiveshonorable mention for the ex-
cellentNsAetters submitted:
VarIfn.s Gordon, SOL Chestnut st.;
w1lliafls"R. Spriggs. 800 N. 9Th st.:
Annie sMeblin, 404 Elm st.; Margaret
e. McCulloch, 22S N. 2nd st., E. G.
F., Mimi; Marion Severson, 868 Bel
mont aye; Alice Larson. East Grand
Forks. Mimi lEarl~Johnson, AIS Cot
tonwood, St; Dorothy Sullivan. 81
Minnesota ave.; w. NJ. Baird, East
Grand Forks, Mimi, and many others
which space will not permit.
First Prize Letter.
MissSSPoole's letter which took tae
7 AZ, writing ills letter in@regard
lto the nuestion1Ssin your circular as to
why ssPeopleESss should Pay; Their.
Bills Promptly.1
People should nay their bills be-
cause It is a matter of Justice to both
themselves and the merchant.
People who pay their bills
promptly will establish; 2 lasting cred
it which will be very seful especial
" in times Of sickness and the people
of small means. If they pay their
bills promptly they will do away
with a. great deal Of worry and will
form aShabit of promptness in other
matters which will do much to make
their Hives happy and successful.
They will IL show~honesty, strength
of character and ability and make
people# respect them. y
Prompt payment ofNbills enables
the merchant to pay his bills prompt
1y and as it is merely an act of
courtesy on the part of the merchant
in extending credit to his customers,
we Should return the kindness by
paying promptly.
III the merchant IS not prompt in
paying his bills he awillsbe unable to-
secure credit from his wholesale
get credit he will be; charged a high
rate df.:..interest. Then to meet his
expenSks he will lave to- add the in
terest ito the price Sof .hissstock. and
he viii thereby lose many customers.
When the. merchant is prompt in
paying This bills. he; will get more
credit Effrom his, wholesale dealer and
will bs:able TO ,.carry a larger stock.
will enable him ID sell his goods at
q lowdfsfgure. THIS will do much to
SECURE him q good trade.
Eve should. all cultivate. this habit
Of premptness in ourselves and use
our influence to instill it in Others"
4 Yours respectfully,
M Lillian Poole" ~,
b Second Prize, Letter.
The letter which took the second
prize, written by Miss Grigss, fol
Complying wihsa request. !
give the following why bills,
should be paid promptly:
""Fr4n point 81 view OF the credit
ors. sEhe dealers In each instance
for cash or on time. If on time they
will need funds with which to meet
their hills and, avail themselves OF
discounts. IL, thefrlsbills are not met
from the proceeds of their sales they.
will probably have to borrow and
pay q. ) high rate OF interest. Thus,
prompt payment. OF bills by their
patrons would reduce their operating
expenses to that extent and make it
possible for them to sell at lower
prices, igivinR them an advantage over
their competitors.
Prompt payment of bills also,
eliminates the necessity sofaezpensiyel
From point Of view Of the debt
ors. The debtors who pay. promptly
are often able to get Accommoda-
tons that otherwise would not be
given them.
"Prompt payment Of bills should
also teach economy, because st Is
A but when people know they must
meet their bills at 41Gestain time,
they ere not aliaabalesEt1 unnee ssr
gary ones ~ II d
arhs reputation. Of meeting ones
Obligations promptly helps conserve