New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-31
yBE NAN THAT ADVERTISED ms FARW
IND TIE MAN THAT DID NOT.


r,or,bodv j. acquainted with Samuel 4. Walker, E-l.,
the celebrated auctonecr, aud almost everybody whom
tlcy have anything TO sell by auction, call on nm.
month or two since the auconeer was sitting Ia ms ote,
r,.tirc one of the daily papers when wclappcaring
man entered and inquired for SIR Walker The nuctoneer
said in his happiest manner that he was me individual gnd
a. the same lime desired his visitor To be seated The
stranger gave his name and said he reSdec IN Slgu' -"
the border Of Madon and having bought dry goods and
bandannas OF the auconeor when he was IN that line IN
Kilbyst he had now come to renew his acquaintance ana
TO get him to sell some laud which he owned in Maiden
He stated to Mr. Walker that he only wanted hs ser
vices a. salesnan-he, the owner, would do all the rest
H.. did NOT intend 10 have any advertisements in the
newspapers he had given notice at the last town meet
ING thai he should se his land al auction and that was
9ice enough The owner desired to secure the services
of Mr. Walker for the day, and inquired ms price he
aabe auctionccr said he would 90 down anu sell Tor
him for one dollar. This agreed 10, only II wa spn-
LATED that the auctOneer should pay ms own lore each
~ This Mr. Walker agreed to and his visitor re-
turned delighted with having secured TIE eminent service
OF the auctoneer at 90 low figure a''er pawn le one
dollar 10 the auctoneer who then secured his next Gus
tomerg tie bushes oi the morning went along rs usIa'
WLtn the day appointed FOR the sale arrived. the auc-
tioneer hatened 10 tie cars ana was soon hc az 'e
depot in Saugus where the owner OF the land was aux
;ousy awaiting his arrival He was Oyeroyed at seeing
him and after exchanging the nents OF the morning,
and taking glass of cold water the landowner and ne
euctioneer-the former with spy glass aud the lNer Wh
n small red fag-were footing il for the location OF
the land which he to sell. After dusty walk OF han
hour they arrived at the -po where they remained oi
an hour after the time appointed for the sale 70 commence
the oW ner and his auctoneer being the only perons
within two lies of tie pl about 20 be sold by auction
The owner wondering why the people aid not come ana
the auCtioueer wondering why they should cone-ihus
ended the unadyertiscd lard sale
few DAYS after the old fogy sold his land at prva'e
sale 10 wClknOwn operator IN real estate i'r s,OOO
which was the price he paid for II some seven years since
wisely coming 10 The conclusion that he was behind the
time, and could not make much by selling land az auc
ton even il he employed Boston aucuonecf Al me
foregoing happened in April Of the present ycar About
tho let Of MAY another stranger called upon The same auc
oncer and said he had beautiful place n Maiden near
Saucus 10 sell bv auction The ouoncer said ne had
some experience down that way ana ne ia nos care rA
his harcurned reputation and his time b. again visiting
Maiden professionally The stranger was in earnest; he
described the place and gave the name oi the previous
owner when il came that the auctoneer was second
fine called upon 10 sell what he iactuousy AIS the 81
farm The suctoneer declined ~ hrst 10 have ANYTHING
to do with the The new owner was man Of pro-
cress not an ud O-y. lie acquainted wIh business ana
m with The :m.s lie said 20 the auct'neer want Your
services az auconccr aud authorize you - spend NOT
exceeding $500 IA Jrocurng plan, ana ~ properly placing
before tie people his aluable piece of prop, for vau-
! able know il to be. 80
tie spot aud few days site.ward abcauuu
rau Of ;l, farm placed upon our ab-, and IN the
commercial pal and nearly al OF tn otto dGes ap-
reared one ot those brilliant ana 6ttfectNe advertise
leu;s for which Mg. " akCr J.: SO !cbIa' 70, setting forth
n truthful FERNS tie advantage. &C. the location uDOu. 10
| he sold bv him bv auction. Tie day at SAFE arrived,
nearly thousand persons attended, every III wa' sold
the aggregate amount of which uehr twelve hors and
dollars he operation yielding - The owner nj prom; oi
something over 5000 after paying the usual conrs ion
70 the auconeer and all the other charges Livery one
w. r4ssed ith his puvhu.e, and several houses
are now being bull; upon the Prenises al OF whch may
he seen Is the passengers pass along by railroad Jni
cous adv ersIg and proper expenditure always result
fuyorabv old oges take warning RON ic late "i ne
| man who did not advertise.