The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-10-12
DON'T ABUSE YOUR
CREDIT, is APPEAL
Whatcom County Business Mems
Association Asks for Better
Treatment of Creditors

Treat your creditors white,
is the slogan of a campaign put
under way this week by the
Whatcom County Business Mems
Associa tion, with the participa-
tion of the Lynden branch.
An effort is being made to
show the public just what a real
accommodation the credit system
is. All that the merchant asks
in return is fair treatment.
An explanation of the purpose
of the Association, was given
today by R. NJ. Moynihan
in the following statement:
Credit is so universally used
and given so little serious
thought by the residents of the
rural district that a condition
has developed that is imminently
dangerous. Credit as it is defined
in the dictionary stands for all
that is good in life. 1t is de-
fined as follows: ITO confide in
the truth; to put trust in; to
believe; to bring honor or repute
upon; to raise the estimation Of
The business of the world is
done largely on credit. Good
faith, indicated not only by the
ability to pay, but the prompt
ness and eXactness of both the
payer and the payee. What
wonderful thing credit is, but
how basely and wrongfully used
AS a result of the war, the
American people are brought
closer together, they take more
interest in one another The re-
suit has been that sympathy
credits have been extended to a
point where good business de-
mands a reckoning. We owe
great deal to the business world.
We depend on the merchant and
business man more than we re-
aliZe. We impose on him more
than any other individual. We
see fit to 'stand him off" and it
does not seem to bother us one
particle.
Why do We do this?
Are We getting to a point where
we are losing our conscience and
overlooking the best bet" We
have in business?. Are We shar-
ing with our brother merchant
and business man our sympathies
as well as our burdens?
If we are not, we had better
wake up to our duty to one
another.
if we owe an account, lets
find out what our balance is
and see how by small payments
we may reduce it and eventually
wipe it out. Then we will be
in better shape to use our credit
when we need it again.
If We have an open book ac-
count of long standing, let's
make payment on it, get the
balance in the form of a note.
pay interest until such time as
we can see our way clear to
settle in full.
If we have been guilty of
running bill and then start
trading elsewhere, let's be big
enough to go to our creditor
and tell him frankly we are
broke, but set time when We
will be able to pay in whole or
in part.
Let's do the right thing about
this right now.
Let's make this credit business
part of our business religion
and practice it consistently.
| Now in solving this credit
problem, we must look the sit
uation square in the face. Our
merchants are not denying us
credit. Nor do they expect to
deny us credit.
We can wear the shoe if il
fits us. We don't want the mer-
chants or business men of the
district to feel that we need to
be told further. They are willing
to do their part and have done
it, but now they need the help
they so willingly gave us a while
back. So let's join in this pay
up campaign to the best of ou1
ability.
Page Nine of this paper is
published by the Whatcom Coun-
tly Business Mems Association
1t must not be construed to in
clude any merchant who feels
that his collections are 100 pei
cent. 1t is just fair franz
statement of facts made in the
interest of the debtor as well as
tho oroditnr