Show I I AT WORK I Brief but important lessons in inI finance markets stocks bonds and anti I Investments I THE iI I CRITERION I OF HE HEI FINANCIAL FINANCIAL- STATE I OF OFA A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY- i 1 I I I THE TWE RELATION N BILLS PAID PAID P 1 I BEARS TO UNPAID The financial state of a community or OP country is determined not by the amo amount of buying done but by the promptness with which bills are arc paid p Generous buying buring is healthy and desirable only when there is money I in loCk pocket t to pay for the purchases Many persons who ought to know better fet et into a n. state of panic I wh when us u's n th the public slows up b buying Hundreds of other persons persons who donot do donot I not know better get into a 8 still till I worse condition of fright and talk depression and failure 1 I Occasionally a little slowing down downin in good rood bu buying ing is iR a aery very ery good thing for all aU It brings about three I results all good 1 It Tt checks lon I 2 It provokes pro a study o f the I I entire business situation on the part pirt of producers and thus avoids overproduction o 3 It indicates b by a normal healthy sign that bU buyers ers are avoidIng avoiding avoid avoid- ing the danger of overstocking If want to know the real slit state of prosperity do not count the shoppers in this or os that store nor the salesmen who offer bar bar- gains Ask a reliable credit man how promptly people are paying The their TheIl bills and bills and you will have e the answer f Copyright I 1924 Associated Edi Eli I tors Inc I |