| Show MEN BEGIN BEG TO DRESS BETTER Nation Stops Drinking Too Gus Wright Tells Credit Men GUB Gue Wright manager or of W v H II Wright t s 5 Sons told a 11 meeting of or credit men nt at atthe atthe the tho Weber ber club today that the tho nation hug has quit drinking that the tho thomen themen thomen men have havo made modo up their minds I to dress S is better and find tho the nation Is In the tho pink of or condition from froman nn an standpoint Mr Ir Wright right has hag Just 1 tram from an extensile I business trip To New 10 York and In his address I ho stressed conditions In the de de- de I store storo field In his discussion of or credit lIr Wright said the or of that thit credit mikes makes the tho customer pay more must be bo corn com atte l He figures to IId his contention that tho statements are not correct Mr Wright said Bald In part Mr McCann has haa asked m me to tosny say comet about the business situation sui as It o appeared pared to mo me while In New York City I con con- confess con confess fess that this Is rather a big assignment for tor I come como In con con- contact con contact On- On tact only with that thit part of ot the tho business situation as ns it de- de department de department stoics S 'S I try cr to keep In touch with Ith tho the gen sen- general gen general eral erni situation to some e tel extent an and will III be glad to Rivo giro gl 0 you ou the out out- outlook out outlook Joons look Joo as ns It appears lo to tome lome to meVo me Wo We Vo will rem remember that the tho talk around election time was or of ora ofa oCa a great prosperity to com come Then folio followed cd the boom In tho the stoc stock mar market et Financial 1 prophets l pie dieted e- e dieted that as s soon coon as that boom had subsided there would como coma comoa a 0 general l awakening ot of business The stock boom has hns tho subsided subsided pate 11 HI ot of prosperity seems Reems to bo be a little overdue overdue-In overdue In fact I should hould RaY Kay that as a general thing thing- eon con con conditions are alt now not better bolter and probably l not noise OlSe than they mere ere ore In last September I know this Is true truo with reference to de department do- do stores for while In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York I 1 attend attended l the contention ot of the National Dr Dry Goods and there thera heard some somo or of the biggest merchants In Amer Amer- AmerIca America ica lea t tell 11 all 1111 about their stores Thi re There Is a note ot of dullness In Inthe inthe inthe the fabric trade cottons trade cottons woolens are aro not as acute active as other lines Women's omens ready near rea y-lo- y car garments ate ale demand many ot of the N New W York fork shops being un- un un unable unable able ablo to promise under ono one month rte e s find this thle hie tl hue locally Our finest garments for tor women are lire sellin selling a ai as fist fast as lis no 0 can set get thorn them The same thing thine Is true with nuns mens men clothing clouting There seem to be a desire desiro on the part or of men generally to drees dress a little better Ietter than them they have base hn e In the past lad nd we no 0 find a 0 new now and keener demand tor for men s good clothinG furnishings But as ahole a whole hole the country Is In the pink pin of or condition Tho promised wale wasa 0 ot of prosperity Is overdue vie e se admit but it is surely on Its lis way in our direction There Within Is an abundance of or money With With- in the tho past pat 60 days das wo we have Ila had 1 mone money brokers and banks Lank of ot both the vast east and nd the tha west soliciting opportunities to lend leo l us mone- mone money money- monc and at n a sery el y reasonable rates I 1 Ican Ican can see e no good reason why bust busi bustness business ness concerns ot of sound should delay needed Im- Im im improvements tor for there is certainly no lack ot or 1 a money to matte make them As a nation we sec 0 ha have hale e changed our habits Wo We 0 ha have base e made some sery Important changes in out OUI national habits We Ye now 0 own onn n and anel maintain seventeen million auto auto- automobiles mobiles dollars dollar me lles we ne spend a 0 billion dol- dol dol lars iara lar a n lear Mr car to mall maintain them hem so o that our dressing habits have hale been changed Wo We arc am wearing out th the s rather than shoes and wo no have hao been a 0 bit careless cal eless about our dress because anything was good enough to wear in fu the machine As ts a 0 nation n wo we lease have quit I drinking I mean that that really 1 My ly I last journey to New l ew York fork was as I In hI the days daya before beford On this trip I 11 was impressed with the lie noticeable ab absence enee of ot drink drink- drinkIng drinking ing lair on the trains In la the restaurants rants In the he hotels The thou thou- thousands thousands thousands sands of or saloons that used to e in New ork ark are aro there no nomore nomore more or Of 0 course liquor J i If to be had and and but easily but among amons all allo of the bl big fine business men Ith l whom honl I did business there wa wal wano I no mention of nor was as any ot of It in evidence e Mence I 1 am om of or the opinion that much milchor or of the tha money now crowding our savings and banks banks and being Invested In lire life and Insurance Insurance and Invested In iii homes Is is that which formerly InI I was ns sp spent nt 0 over oscr or the tho bars of ot the o 0 fine country countr I I venture tho the prediction that I our 0 own n section of o C centry viii enjoy a l era cra o of prosperity pros pros- prosperity p beginning this fall tolI After Arter all I is said we no 0 in this country lire are essentially agricultural and the tho money that circulates among u us cornea comes from the tho earth nut Dut aside from tho the agricultural prom prom- prom iso Iso of oC o good times wo e are lIt at t tho time Ilia I dJ danning ot or a new any Our new hotel Is 19 assured assured-a assured a mil mil mil- million mI-llon mI lion dollars to be bo circulated The dam at Echo will still a absorb for tor the tho time a II lot or of o our labor The project project on th the Dear Bear I miser liver h er promises tobe toI tobo to I ibe bo be or of o great benefit to Ogden dl dl- dl dl I oct There Is a hint ot of roo ro- re renewed I II nerved need railroad activity right II ro roat roat at home So that from front where bero I Isit Isit Isit sit I 1 see sec a II lot of ot good business I to this section with the coming harvest time lou ou folks tol who have halo charge or of the credit of ot oui out community are aro performing a great public ser lee I 1 wondel is whether hether hether you ou I ouI oui selves realize the great value to the time public of or the thing you are nr II Your work Is slowly Iy but ut surely Burely educating the time public u on the the value salue alue of good credit which Is really an attribute ot or good Char Char- char acte I 1 confidently look looh for forward ard to the lime time when hen men will reo re- regard re regard gard their mel chandl e Credits Jut just as soundly as ns they do th lr credits and their obligations will III be taken laken care of ot with Hh equal p pm C edit Credit Is H a l blessing to those nho ho It 11 and uS use It 11 proper open I I And CI edit costs nothing c We e mUst combat the time propaganda of ot those who ho Would broadcast the Idea mUstI that I credit makes ma tub tho Customer pay mote mOIl As a 11 mattero tact fact a good C cre credit lt makes It t pos pos- possible pos possible sible for tor the merchant In l to sell for tor ij less Take oui out 0 own n case cose as an ant 0 t anI pIe T Tent ent rh oller per cent ot of our business la le done with those nho ho charge We C have hate a fine tine lot lotof loto 0 or of Charge We Lava vo II 11 no losses s from ba bad l debts 1 let et this great gred volume of ot iii I Our l Is s well neli eli taken care caro caroW otI I W- W of oy three bright loung oung omen U If We no Mere ere to la cut oft off our charge I customers mcra and thus Titus reduce our o of ot business by 25 26 per cent don t ou see that our cost coat ot o doing t ulness be gl 0 Increased tor for the cost coat or of o handlIng this credit credit- business I Is less than In ins 0 pet pel cent of ot Its 0 own n volume X I I w say to Credit men and I V I I nomen omen You al ate aie e doing a great service son Ice as a n I bull o ot oik our I ls k people ate aie a coming canting to have I V greater grenter confidence In each othel HYou 1 01 You are us all to be as as good as our old As one who nho 0 looks upon lour our activity closel but stilt as HS an outsider I than thank y a I ou for tor lour OU good work ork and wish c 0 I you ou great success i I I A |
