THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1920
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You, like many other retailers may be satisfied that your business is paying you a profit; yet you do not know how
much money you are losing every day through pencil and paper methods of figuring. Neither are you getting any
of the business-building figure facts that are necessary to make your business pay you all the profits that rightfully
are yours. : . ' ;- . . ' . -
A Burroughs Figuring Machine will give you this information quickly and accurately. It will put organization
and accuracy into your business be it large or small and will stop the unseen profit-robbing leaks that are keep
ing many a retail business close to the edge. ' : :. V
You don 'P want to lose money by errors
especially in the addition of sales slips, where most mistakes occur;
One figure added wrong 'spells a certain, loss for you-7-and such , errors
usually get. by without detection. ' ; " - y
You don't Want to offend customers .
by overcharges 1 V !
If you overcharge a customer even once through a perfectly understand
able error in the addition of a sales slip or statement, you've lost some
part of her confidence. If you overcharge her again and explain that
"mistakes will happen" she becomes interested in other stores that
she'd never thought of before.
You want to know your Daily Profits
No man likes to do business blindfolded yet many retailers do, simply
because they hate to wade through a maze of figures to get to the light.
A Burroughs will give you the amounts of your daily profits, sales, and
expenses. ? It will tell you every day just how your business stands
and it gets this information quickly and accurately.
You want to keep tab on your clerks
. This information is absolutely necessary. You should know how much
each clerk and each department sells every day. You should be able
to tell which clerk is an asset, which department is paying and where
you are making money. A Burroughs Machine will get this informa
tion for you speedily and accurately.
You want as simple bookkeeping as possible
Keeping books with a Burroughs is not only the simplest but the least
expensive method. It is automatic and absolutely accurate.
Among the more than 100 models of Burroughs Machines there is one
-designed especially for every retail establishment either large or smalL
It fits into any retail bookkeeping system without changing the system.
It makes all postings from sales slips to ledgers, all entries on state
ments, and proves the work as it goes along keeping the books in a
continuous balance. It prevents errors and saves time and money on
every item it handles. Statements are always out on the first of the
month.
Let the Burroughs man show you how a Burroughs Machine will help
you increase your profits. Such a request will place you under no
obligation whatever.
PORTLAND AGENCY
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Beck Building N. B. GREGG, Manager Phone Broadway 398
This Burroughs is 'designed
especially for use in small
retail stores. Jt can be bought
on terms, if desired.
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