Decembeb 1, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



31 



Funeral Piece for American Legion Member, Composed of Flag above the Legion Insignia. 



want, therefore, to voice a strong senti- 

 ment that commodities intended for im- 

 mediate consumption should be paid for 

 immediately and not be made the basis 

 of credit. The little pass book for the 

 corner grocer, the credit for the daily 

 supplies of the home should be abol- 

 ished. Payment and not a promise 

 should be exchanged for commodities of 

 this kind. The store wants to be accom- 

 modating. Many stores believe that 

 business can be built up on credit to its 

 customers, but the cost attaching to this 

 type of credit increases the overhead 

 and puts such stores to a disadvantage 

 in competing with those that require 

 the immediate payment. A settlement 



of this matter should not be left to the 

 store. It should be made a matter of 

 real conscience by those who patronize 

 the store. The man or woman who 

 values the proper use of credit in the 

 big affairs of life should with equal in- 

 telligence recognize that in the little 

 matters credit should also be used prop- 

 erly and neither asked nor given where 

 the underlying value will be immedi- 

 ately consumed. 



"It is time, in our judgment, to start 

 a campaign of this kind and to do away 

 with a system of credit that too fre- 

 quently imperils the welfare of the re- 

 tail merchant or places his cost at a 

 point where everyone must contribute 



to the loss when the buyer who pays 

 should receive the advantage of the low- 

 est prices." 



Whether florists are ready to estab- 

 lish a "cash and carry" system or not — 

 mostly not — they should note that the 

 sentiment of business meu is for less 

 retail credit rather than more, and a 

 stricter policy in collections more gen- 

 eral than a looser one. 



Winfield, Kan.— The Winfield Floral 

 & Seed Co. is adding a new house, 30x150 

 feet, to be used for growing roses, to 

 its range. The members of this firm 

 are optimistic over the successful season 

 and prospects for the future. 



