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Show Bftf di It I CASH BA9I8 B K II I' $ Tho merchants of Lewlston .adopt- B It f I I n ed a cash basis about four months Bi f rl l ' nB0' cl'ra,natlnB tho old time system B rk ) I i of book accounts. On the first of B- f 1 I ff i tno pre3('nt moth the merchants of B) i 'I'll i ' I Smlthfiold pursued the same ( course. B jj 'I The short time that Smlthnc.d has H ' Ai i I been running along the new lines, the B u ( l merchants there express themselves H . ,( h IS as being more than satisfied with the Bj ;j' . E ' change, and furthermore there has BJ ' j n fi not been one complaint from thevpeo- Bf ' fl f i cle We near direct from the Lew- Hi '' i iston merchants who havo been run- H t ' -, mlng on the new system for sometlmo B) , that their expectations havo been I. l ' more than realized, claiming that their j business has not diminished, if any- ', ' thlrig, increased. i. If overj' mercantile establishment 'i In this county would adopt a cash B' s stem they would find that their B' . '' business would bo far more profitable Hi t and satisfactory to tho people. Thero B i would be no disputing of accounts on H ( tlio day of settlement. Customers In H i k Paying for what they buy would not H gJ beyond their ccipaclty. As It Is B '; today under tho credit system cus- Bi' tomers becoming indebted to one firm H i " will gho nnothcr their cash trade Hi , 1 and why? Because the pressing de- Bj j mands of the household calls for H ' things that must bo hud, therefore, Hl the cash Is spent whore tho people Hj ' are not In debt. H !f such peoplo would In the past t learn to be frank and open In going Hjt to their merchants, explaining their H ,j position and pay what cash they havo H ' . account and buy their present H ti . needs, but this Uiey havo not done. H i ' They simply pass tho merchant up, H , thdt haB befriended them and givo H' k J, another their cash trade. This Is I I thpw worst specie of Ingratitude and I' ! under tho proposed system would bo ft, " obviated.. People then would llvo ? I within their means and would not H! i J mao extravagant purchases as they Brr '' L I now do Hi ' V $ "Pay ns you go," should bo tho Hj f Kj slogan throughout Cache county. Ev- H , $ ory night merchanU nnd traylospeo- Hi, j t Pie would, know whoro they stand. H j 1 L This proposition rcsta entirely with K i l tlle merchants. Will you contlnuo to B . w P'0(l along as you aro now doing? HJ i bcarcely able to meet current ex- BJ; penses or will you change front nnd BJ ' say to tho customers: "Pay as you B I ' I, KO." is the word? otod thus bring Bfij ; I K about a benefit that will bo a bless- H , i ing to tho peoplo as well as tho mer- BM v chants. Bl I. ' |