| Show WILL ILL TRY IB TO MAKE CREDIT VALUABLE IN SALT LAKE Retail M Merchants Organize for Prot Protection dion From Professional Beats The Tho Credit Rating Bureau BurHl of or Utah hn has been or organized h by th the retail merchants mer nier- chants of or Suit Salt Lake for the tho Interchange of credit Information The prime object of tho the organization l Iii is the tho elimination of President of the Credit Rating Bureau t r s L x ii FRANK L. L GARDNER the natural dead beat and the placing of ot credit on a proper basis of ot value At least members are expected from the start The bureau will be le e Incorporated Incorporated and md efforts will be made to get the operation co-operation all of-all retail dealers dealers- M Manager of 01 the I Credit Rating Bureau O C A L i iI Ii U W. W A. A CUR CURL I those who handle dr dry gOO goods dru drugs groceries meats anti and all nil other articles sold sohl to the public direct The little merchant who has haM seen een his profits dwindle because use he could coull not collect col eel lect for tor what he sold while he had hail to tomake tomake make ready payment for what h ha hij bought will vili have h a protection here ho lie hoI hohas I has hns not before had If It a person asks I for tor or credit he lie can learn that persons person's record for tor hones honesty or dishonesty In a n afew afew I few tow minutes b by telephoning to the bu burl bureau bu- bu rl rent reau au secretary A report of oC that mans man's mansI I dealIngs with all other firms will b be bl readily available Will Protect the Honest If It ho he has lias a bad had reputation the tho merchant mer nier- chant has Ions only himself to blame If H he hec c extends tends credit The honest man who bu buts but's s 's on credit and 1 pays his d debts regularly regularly regu u larb should also benefit by hy bytho the tho new plan Every time r i T. store stor lows loses an nn account account account ac ac- ac- ac count that amount must bo be I added lotho to lo the tho expenses of ot operation Static Some one must oust make up that loss less The honest man mm must Ia pay hi his hla share of ot the tho dishonest dishon c est et t ones one's purchases Therefore the tho buying public a as well ax ag the retail dealer deater Is Interested In the cr credit tIlt system Every Io persons person's record for tor the payment or 01 nonpayment nOl of bills bl will be kept In Inthe Inthe Inthe the bureaus bureau's files It will not be difficult difficult cult nt all nil to separate the sheep from the goats Those who do O not pt pay their bills will have hll to pay cash when the they make purchases pur pur- chases that chases that Is If It the merchants use uso ordinary dl discretion In protecting them them- themselves hem hem- lie selves I Formed for Protection The fees for membership will be b graded grad gT ed td according to the tho firms firms' business n and amount of ot credit The bureau will be owned by the merchants not for tor profit but for or protection The Tho Curl Credit Clearing hou house e will willbe willbe willbe be taken over by the new bureau burt This organization Uon already alread has hns reports on Individuals l. In Utah and these thele re reports reports re- re ports will become a R. part of or the new bu bureaus bureau's bureaus bureau's bu- bu reau's records V. W. A A. A Curl who ha has hul been operating this firm will be manager of ot the Credit Rating bureau of ot Utah Frank I. I Gardner Ol of lh the Gardner Adams company has hns been elected presIdent president pres pros ident blent of the tho new now organization N N. N Y Schofield of the Z C C. M f I. I Is III the vice president The secretary Is H. H G G. G Godfre Godfrey Godfrey God God- fre frey of Tho The tr treasurer Is II W tV E. E Howard of ot Druehl 8 Frankens Franken These TheM men nien with the following form the lie board of directors Lawrence TenCe Reynolds of or the Fisher Kittle Coal Coat corn com pany Thomas Thoma Davis of Davis D. Bros groceries groceries' F. F o Me M I- I lees Ies es of ot Lees groceries H. H G. G Morris of the Scott Hardware company and Jo Joseph eph Johnson Johnon credit man for tor the Merrill Morrison-Merrill Lumber Lumb r company |
