Show THE CREDIT SYSTEM it is almost useless to comment upon his system of doing business and ret the condition f business in many mining camps is such thai a word may not be out of place on the subject ct of ill communities to do a condit business perhaps mining camps prove the most and probably no one is more iff blame for fostering and encouraging the business than the merchant in previous numbers cf this paper the credit system has been so tho discussed that we have refrained from it again believing that the business men would in time remedy this reat and crowing evil but aiom the sondi tion of business matters here and in other camps it appears that credit continues to be extended to everyone and they are bained until the baiden becomes unbearable and the business man must go under the floating pop fa mining town inkes it one of the most bazar doas to do business in or the merchant furthermore there are a great many who never make it a point to pay their accounts at stoics shops or saloons and when there is a competition in business as there generally are in all towns the debloi goes aiom one place to running accounts and pacing a little of the bill to enlist the confidence of the merchant presently the creditor is astonished to aleain that his slow customer has jumped the town and his books shows him a loser or more as the case may be some cany slow customer from month to month and aiom year to ear scarce ly daring to refuse them credit for fear they will tos what already belongs to them as well as the trade of the tardy customer all blanches of business suffers extremely by this method aej the sufferers are those who encourage it most there are plenty of men who draw their pay every month and fail to pay their sore bills printers shoemakers board and meat bills in consequence business lags bills come due foi the business man just as begu barly as they do for the laborer or me chanec and a failure to meet them places him in an unenviable position with hii creditors abroad little dribs of accounts scattered here and there amount to considerable which if paid when due by the customer who constantly and draws bis pay regularly would put a far different phaze on business matters everywhere of course there are reasonable excuses for many cases why a man cannot pay bis bills the failure of a mining company sickness or death in the family or out of work all good enough and sati factory to the business man who unless he has a heart of stone would overlook the failure to meet bis demands it is not this class whom we refer to if a man is honest and jay when he can there is good and sufficient i eamons for his no paying rut when men are healthy have work and draw their pay regularly what excuse can they offer some live beyond their income others lose at gaming tables and many drink their wages up and thus force upon themselves and families hard times by neglecting to pay their bills for goods and the feces these are glaring facts and no business man can dispute tham and e are certain no dead beat will have the courage to defend these charges indeed the are and charges they always will be against this class of individuals who prey upon the honesty and of others to put a check upon this manner of proceeding the business men ought tn form themselves into a club for eilf protection against thoe who will nit pay when they draw their wages ibe merchants butchers printers and business men of all grades would be able to meet their liabilities regularly and times would be easier everywhere especially ally should these measures be established in mining camps and it cannot come to soon for the benefit of park city |