Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-16

SAN. PERRy's Ngw SToRg.-One OF
the Oldest and most succsssful msrohants II
our city is Sam Perry. Though young esn.
he Glands among the ablsst in trade In Dassn-
port. sbelisvs that there Il but one or i've
concerns now doirg business In this city that
we're IN operation when he located here. which
was In 1854. This argues something 10 favor
Of hi, ability - tradssman.
On the oh day of September. 1854. Mr..
Perry opened the sisps where be now trades
IL vas = smsll sirair-only about 26 feet deep
by II wide, low and inoonvenient. IL had
formerly been dwelling houss. With hteis
millinery shop attached, ~ thu early cisszsas
vii, remember. His capital was . single
thousand dollars. This he had earned with
his own hands. upon the tsilors bench. By
s,rlctest economy in living, and BY working
early and late. be managed. after six or seven
years, to raise this amount, In erder that he
might 60 into trade. This was his only aim
to reach that he considersd the height OF his
ambition. With this sum in bis pocket be
vent into New York home. aud vas intro
duced by merchant in good standing. He
purchased to the extent OF about $4,000. and
brought the stock 10 Davsnport-fittsd the
dwelling into store, and launched out. The
fret DAYS sales amounted TO nine dollars. He
did q cash business, and kept his books in a
novel msnuer. There were three rows Of fig
urss-the fret showed the cost Of the goods
sold each day the second the price the goocc
brought the third the prefits. The fret
mon,hs salss amounted to tl.7s2 o.; the
ore &. was reasonable. He employed four
workmen, and from year to year worked on
in . ca. sful way-alwsys taking the greatest
pains to suit his customers. and to pay his
| debts at maturity. Being single man. and
frugal one, his personal expenses were light
Jess than dollar per day. For seven years
he stayed in hi. store day and night. and so
conducted business thata failure was next to
impossibls. BE 10 In the old store yet. though
twice i, has been enlarged His trade is sec>
oni to more in the city. 10 cay the lsast. and
has risen TO msgni.ads Of more than thirty
thoussnd dollars per year. - we know from
the books. Instead Of = stock OF = couple
thousand Of dollars, he now keeps one OF TWEEN
ty thousand. ani instead Of Employing only
three ~orkm.n, as at The start, he Low gives
constant en-. .,loyment to from twenty-five to
thirty.
But the old store 10 too small. Long ago bis
u.ine.s ou,grsw it, Comparing his stock
with his store. it ruts us in nird Of full
grown man squeezed into his Juvenile brsschs'
and roundabout. This order Of affairs 10 te
undergo change this season. On the first o.
May next, the old building disappears, to b.
superceded by splendid new brick edifioe
80 feet deep by II IL wide. iD the clear. three
stories high. and fitted up throughout in .
manner to comport with the busInsss he II
doing. This he 10 able to do. lie has growr
10 . full grown merchant. Though sconomi.
cal. he hss ever besa public spirited man
la has wsathtred all the storms-even ths
great financial tornado Of 1857, which swsp
lis fslIo ws away by thousands, and has yet t
reach the frs. pay day wherein he could no
pay one hundred cents on the dollar. In proc
Of his sterling business qualities. We have Il
add that hs has always patroniscd tho printer
literally. Through the medium Of the press
; he visits the city people daily and the eountr.
people weekly. He considers 1t important t
have this .ign hung ou. to the world all th
, time.
In the future W. only wish him the success
that he hss enjoyed in the past. II /" goo
enough. We spesk Of this matter thus Q
! length. because it Is good for our readers
!. know 1t, and especially for young men wh
are preparing for business. Select your trad
:, -bs master Of It before you invest capita
pursue the Same course that We have note
above, be steady. honest. economical. (e'
s,ingy or miserlyl attend strictly to the wor
in hand, let isms and tangsnts Of oil kline
y alone, and with good health you can scarcel
" fail to travel the road that lssds directly
sfflaenss. We know It 10 sssier TO preach ths
J. to practice, bat We have produced an exam
!. pie any young man can pattern after 1t. an
II do ss Sam. Perry has dons-"eut his coat q
= cording TO his CLOTH" That 10 the secret. Q
= = told.