. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 626 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 15, 1904. J* J* K ^>r>r >r >r >r ^^^ k ^^r >r >r >r >r >r r We believe that every reader of the American Bee Journal is open to reason. That ever}^ one will make his decision without prejudice. Why do we give a discount ? Like aU other questions this one has two sides. Your side and ours. To clear the matter a little we will first tell why we give a discount, and then will try to ex- plain why you should take advantage of it. Almost every business has a rush sea- son and a dull one. To
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 626 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Sept. 15, 1904. J* J* K ^>r>r >r >r >r ^^^ k ^^r >r >r >r >r >r r We believe that every reader of the American Bee Journal is open to reason. That ever}^ one will make his decision without prejudice. Why do we give a discount ? Like aU other questions this one has two sides. Your side and ours. To clear the matter a little we will first tell why we give a discount, and then will try to ex- plain why you should take advantage of it. Almost every business has a rush sea- son and a dull one. To make the conditions balance is a never-end- ing problem. Roughly speaking our busy season lasts 6 months of a year and the dull season the balance. To keep from running at a loss during the dull season is what taxes our strength. One expense, for example, is a pay roll of 250 helpers which must be met and it does not decrease much during these months. Tiiis is not the only item by any means nor do these expenses apply to ourselves only, but to every branch house and agent that sell our goods. This is why we are anxious for business during this season. And to obtain these orders is why we give discounts. September is the dull- est month, and when we make our best offer. What is the advantage of buying sup- plies before you need them ? This is the bee-keeper's side of the ques- tion. One of the advantages is our discounts. Just for convenience we will assume that $ will cover your requirements for supplies. You don't need them before April 1. We will suppose that you have the money and buy your supplies this month. You receive as a rebate $ Your money in the bank for 6 months at 4 percent would bring $ Thus you have a clear $500 to your credit. If you have to borrow money you can fig- ure in a minute what you earn. Can you place your money where it will bring larger returns ? Seven percent for 6 months is 14 percent for one year. The last figure is more than the p
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