Bingham Bulletin | 1918-05-10 | Page 1 | Salesman Should be Licensed

SALESMAN SHOULD BE LICENSED iA number of people In Bingham think it would be a good idea- to require re-quire all non-resident stock salesmen doing business in this town to take out a license. Other towns are adopting such a plan. In Suit Lake all stock salesmen are required to pay a license fee before they are permitted to do business in the city. Should Bingham Oeclde to license salasmuL of this kind it would not only bring a large amount of revenue to the town treasury, but it would be some protection to the people. It would at least make it Impractical for the fellow to do business whoso only object In the game is to get for himself him-self the full amount of money that the purchaser pays for the alleged stock. There are a number of peoph) in town who have bought stocu m companies which do not exist. The man who Is engaged In selling this kind of stock would hardly undertake the risk to ask for a license to do business In the town when he could not show that he represented some bonafide company. com-pany. The business of selling stock has become a great Industry In this camp and It Is nothing more than right that the salesmen should be taxed for the privilege of carrying on their business busi-ness here.