The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-11-27
The following reasons why bills should

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from the proceeds of their sales they
will probably have to borrow and pay
a high rate of interest. Thus, prompt
payment of bills by their patrons
would reduce their operating ex
penses to that extent and make it pos
sible for them to sell at lower prices
giving them an advantage over their
competitors.
Prompt payment of bills also
eliminates the necessity of expensive
collection. f'E
From point of view of the debtors.
The debtors who pay promptly are
often able to get accommodations that
otherwise would not be given them.
Prompt payment of bills should
also teach economy, because it is
easier to run bills than to pay them,
but when people know they must meet
their bills at a certain time, they are
not liable to run unnecessary nes
"The reputation of meeting ones
obligations promptly helps conserve
ones s%eif-respect and morale.
Respectfully yours,
HELEN GRIGGs."
Third Prize Letter.
The third prize letter by Miss
Dooley is as follows:
"In response to the question, Why
Should People Pay Their Bills
Promptly
by paying your bills promptly you
receive many benefits and at the same
time you are helping everyone in your
community and many outside it. If
you have a record of paying promptly
you will have no trouble getting credit
when you really need it, which you
may find to be quite often, in case of
sickness, etc. 1t is a great relief to
find your credit o. X. At the same
time you will make it possible for the
retailer to pay his bills promptly with
out borrowing the money at a high
rate of interest, thus making it neces-
sary to increase the price of his goods,
or lose money. In that way he can
pay cash for his goods at the whole.
salers or factories and get them much
cheaper and then he car put his goods
before the public at a much lower
price. He also v the cost of a
collector which means much time, la
Dor and money, and, in many cases.
causes hard feelings, as it is no pleas
ure to collect or be collected from
eff the merchant does have all this
unnecessary expense of collecting
charging accounts, sending out state
ments, waiting, paying a high rate OF
interest to keep up his business, etc.
some one will have to pay for it ano
it will be the last party to receive the
goods, that party is always the public
They are causing the prices to go VI
by causing all of these extra expenses
There is only one way to help brins
down the prices and we can all do il
| simply by paying our bills promptly
yours respectfully,
Iunu,7a 49,. DOROTHY DOOLEY.".
At an enthusiastic meeting of Crane
/ Forks Council No. 1860, held in thu
| knights of Columbus Club rooms OF
Monday evening, November %, it wa
decided that nothing would be left un
done to make the reference librar.
that is being installed in the st. james
Library one of the most complete o
it's kind in the city. A committee ha'
been appointed by the Grand Knight
M. Norman to confer with the Secre
tary of the Council, Edward A. Ketter
to secure ways and e of a big en-
tertainment in which it is hoped t.
raise about one thousand dollars TO
the installation of the latest books OF
scientific research. Practically ever
member of the Council has alread,
contributed to the fund and it is e1
pected that before the work is con
pleted every member will hav
doubled his contribution.
The next initiation of the Council
to be staged in Grand Forks on SUI
day, January Is, at which time it i
planned to give Is candidates work i
the first three degrees. Grand Fork
Council had a very successful initiatio
on Sunday, November 7. At that time
however, there were a large numbe
of men who had applications in bu
who found that it was impossible t
be present. 1t is hoped that at tn
initiation on January Is all of the me
will be present.
Efforts are being made to have tn
Fourth degree assembly of the stat
convene in Grand Forks in June, 1872
There are some two hundred and Sc
enty-five members of Grand Forl
Council who are eligible for membe
ship in the Fourth degree. This Cou
Gil already has the best represent
ton in the Fourth degree of al
!, Council in the state.
The Council may undertake tt
erection of a home in the nea f
, ture, the Grand Knight having a
nounced that at the regular meetil
}. of the Council, December 6, the me-
ter would be brought up and the CO.
. mittees appointed to take charge.
T. OF LEAD