Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1918, Page 6

p—————— - a / U. S. ORDER SAYS “YOU MUST KEEP BOOKS” of books in conducting his business. This is the order of 1918. ' Three years -ago the Northern National Bank advocated this same.order and urged business men to keep a correct set of bqoks. This merely goes to show that where the merchant ~ acts on the advice of his banker, the government need issue no order. DON’T THINK FOR A MINUTE —that it will be necessary for you to alter your present detailed system, hire a by spending a few more minutes a day. The income tax has proved very satisfactory and indications are that from now on it will be used more extensively than in the past. It is possible that the states, as well as the counties, may adopt this method of taxation as the Federal govern- know whether you are paying a proper tax or not, unless yo‘?fl of books. We do not doubt that a great many now are paying a larger income tax: than they should pay because they have no method of determining what their net income is. : Northern I‘:hdne 10§ s . T 15 IIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIlmII|iIilIIIIIIIIIIIIIfllIlIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII|II|lllIIIlIIIIIIIIIImfllll_lllIllllllIIIIIIlIIIlmmlllIfillllmfllfllllflIIHHIIIIHIIIllllllfllllllllfllllllmmmlllllllllllml @t o o ¥ - SIX : : THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER g e e e - THE GOVERNMENT INSISTS THAT YOU It will not cast you one penny to start your new ' ' set of books for 1919 RECALL, Mr. VMer‘chant,' we announced this same proposition in December, 1914 and 1916. Quite a numl;er of our business men took : advantage of this offer. We know that properly kept records mean more money for YOU, which in turn means niore money for us. HERE IS THE OFFER We will give you free a set of books for the purposei of opening a double entry system in your store to begin with the year 1919. : ! i s More Than This—Read On ; i e An expert bookkeéper will spend a day or more with you and start the system cor- rectly. His services and the set of books will cost you NOTHING. He’ll furnish the services, we'll furnish the books. Will you let us do it? The government order insists'upon every business man keeping a correct set bookkeeper, ete. No, this is not the case. You will be able to keep your own books . ment is now doing. If this is the case, it will be absolutely impossible for you toi; keep..a proper setii Bemidji, Minn. IIIIIIIIlllIImlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl%lllllIllllllillfllllIllllllllllIIIIII"iIIIIIIIIlII||=IIII"IIII“iIHIlIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII T Come to the o ' PIONEER OFFICE and pick out what you need IT BEATS THE OLD WAY. ‘Some of our merchants have splendid system. Others who eApE 19Y} 0} 31 PUY [[I4 jou 2ARYyntage to accept this opportunity. If there is any doubt in your mind, ask any merchant who now operates a double entry system if he would go back to the old way. . TAKE INVENTORY AS USU AL ——,t_md when you are ready to start your new year, come to our bank and ask for the :: E books. No, we do not carry them in stock, but we will get them for you, pay for them, and’ arrange with an éxpert bookkeeper- o open the Jg‘yst‘ 1 in your. st without costing you a penny or‘egen nblimfixg;’iourse ar %« "% .eofi open to every merchant and farmer, wh : he does his%anfig ¢ %m b or with another bank. Make your desire knows by calling us. ; s National Bank . Cor. Beltrami Ave. and T T T Ledgers——.]ou rnals—Records-;-—T riéf Balances and Columnar Books Galore We Will Help You All We Ca Bemidji Pioneer Stationary House .%M@lflfl[fllfllflfllflllfllflllIIIIIIlIllllIllllllIlIIllll_l!l!l»illrirlrl‘l!_lrlllllIlllIIIlllllllfllll!llllllllllllllIlIlIIIIIIIIlIIIllIIIIllIIIIlllllIlllIIH!HIllllllllllllfiilllvlllllIIIIIIIIIIlIllHllllliIHIIIIIIIIIHIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllIlllfllllll||flliflfllflfll|fllflifi SRERY (N S ¢ : @ 1 Y \ SR S ® E £ 1 = B | . b k KEEP BflflK“ LR S ST SR A B T T T T T T T e LT . S J P 18 20} 3 SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1918 . FTTY YT I T IV T I T Y . & ¥ L e e e e e o e e e AR AR A AR A TR P TR BT T T T B SR S AREAALSAALSAALSALAL) = = = = = = = 9 = = = = = g = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =