Calvin Coolidge actually said...

It is hereby ordered, under authority contained in Section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388), that the trust period on the fol...

That makes necessary setting up some method for payment.

I assume that is for the purpose of making payment on goods that have been purchased here.

It would not indicate anything new in the relationship, simply a continuation of what has been going on for a number of years.