J. H. Goodwin Goodwin's Improved Book-Keeping and Business Manual (Classic Reprint) - Online indir

There is no system of book-keeping, however excellent, which cannot, in some particular, be improved and there is no man, however exalted in the scale of intelligence, who may not acquire some knowledge from his fellow-man, be the intellectual position of the latter never so lowly ;therefore, let no man think that he is above instruction. When examining into the merits of a new system, we should remember that man always believes more readily that which he prefers; consequently, we should strive to put aside not only partiality for our own system but also prejudice against other systems, in order the better to judge of the intrinsic value of the system under consideration. It is the authors wish that you may thus test the merits of his book. The articles on Book-keeping of A i Houses, covered in paragraphs 987 to im, were written, principally, from points given to the author by the following houses each house contributing, through its particular system, something towards the whole: A rnold, Constable Co.; A ustin, Nichols Co.; Calhoun, Robbins Co.; H. B. Claflin Co.; Robert K. Davies Co.; E. J. Denning Co., successors to A. T. Stewart Co.; E. S. Jaffray Co.; J. C. Johnston ;F rancis H. Leggett Co.; Lesher, Whitman Co.; Lord Taylor; R. H. Macy Co.; Jamss McC reery Co.; Mills Gibb; Edward Ridley Sons ;S tern Brothers; Sweetser, Pembrook Co.; Tefft, Weller Co.; Frederick Vietor A chelis. To these great houses, therefore, known as all of them are throughout the Union, and as many of them are throughout theW orld, the author is indebted for most of the material from which the articles on A 1houses were constructed. Pages 58, 72, and 137 to 278 were new in the eighth edition ;pages 279 to the end of the book were new in the tenth edition. It has been the authors aim to make his articles clear, complete, and brief. Whenever it was not in his power, however, to make (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)