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Go to a first class place, buy standard goods and
pay the lowest market price. Pay cash when you
can, and take full advantage of any discount you
may be able to get, for it will make a big item saved
at the end of twelve months.
Many saloon men make it a rule to patronize only
those who patronize them. That is not always a
good idea, as you will find that the independent
buyer is the one who fares best in the end. He gets
the best discounts, and receives the most considera
tion, and there is no obligation either way to be
discharged. The cash man is welcomed everywhere,
and his trade is always sought after. He is invari
ably the favored customer, and he is independent
and knows it. The man who buys on credit has in
many cases, to take what he can get, and is bound,
sooner or later, to lose his independence. If you
sell for cash, why shouldn't you buy for cash, unless
you are personally extravagant, and in that event you
ought not to be in business, for you are neither
just to yourself nor to the men you deal with.
Whatever happens, don't fail to keep up the stand
ard of your stock, unless you want your business to
run down and out.
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