The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-17
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ritory wherein his success was good. |
would contine him to that and give Brown
the remainder Of his route and some new
territory. Mr.. Gay came over to my side,
and Ellis finally gave his consent.
Brown was hired, and his first trip was a
success. 1t brought us a score of new Gus
toners, and the other man did much better
within the limits we gave him than he had
ever done before, on all his old route.
was gaining confidence in myself and
in my judgment, and both Mr.. Gay and
Mr.. Ellis, freely admitted that the innova-
tions had made, were all of them, sue
cessful ones. Our spring trade showed a
decided increase over the same season the
year before, and in making our memoran-
da for fall stock, we prepared for contin-
uation of this increase.
1t was Mr.. Gays duty to go to New
York in the spring, and fall, to buy stock,
but just as he was ready to start now he
was prevented by illness, and the doctor
said it would be month before he would
be able to attend to any business. What
should we do? Mr.. Ellis knew nothing
about buying goods and though l was pret-
ty well posted, we thought it would never
do for a woman to start on such mission
Uncle John, when spoke to him about
it, settled the matter at once. Il am going
to New York after stock, next week." he
said, "and you can gowith me. I'll look
after you.
Mother and May did not like it, but l
showed them it must be done, and they
made no objections.
Uncle went with me to all the houses
where wanted to buy, and place matters
on a proper footing for me, and then be-
gan my round of business. The first place
where l bought, was shown through by
the junior partner-Mr. Rosa man of
perhaps twenty-seven or eight. His man.
ner with mo was perfect No more free
dom than if we were sitting together in
drawing room, and no affectation of supe-
riority over me because he was business
man, and but woman.
After my purchase in his line were COM
pleted, he placed himself at my service,
and went with me to other honses, and
was of great assistance too. He also made
our stay pleasant outside of business ac-
companying us to the Art Gallery, and
also driving us about the city. When
bade him good-by, ] felt very well ac-
quainted with him, and liked him.
Nv, A..
store, and we prepared for our fall trade.
Our two travelling men were in high spirits
and prophesied good trade on the routes.
One of the principles of the firm was that
advertising did not pay. They said it did
well enough for retailers but was of no use
to wholesale men. This was inclined to
doubt, and many were the discussions we
had on the subject. Finally persuaded
them to let me expend few hundred dol
lars, and give my theories trial.
l visited the printing offices, borrowed
circulars and ideas, and finally got up some
lists, circulars, cards, &C., that fancied
would be what we wanted, and then de-
voted a week to the task of mailing them
to the country. Success again attended
me. Firms that we had never sold to, now
came in to us, and Mr.. Gay was busy from
morning till night waiting upon just such
trade. The travelling men also wrote that
the advertisements helped them with their
customers, and business went ON swim
mingly the rest of the fall.
Did do anything but work in the store
do you ask OF course did. l attended
parties, the lectures and the opera, and en-
joyed myself to the utmost. did not join
the Woman's Rights" party, however,
and made no cause with them. / could
see no barriers that prevented woman from
going into business, if they wished but
noticed they all wanted to be doctors, min
isters lawyers, editors or lecturers. Moth
ing less than these suited their ambition.
had ready sympathy and assistance to offer
the women who we're struggling hard to
earn an honest living in such places as they
found themselves. had sympathy too,
for the women who were studying hard to
fit themselves to minister to the ills of their
own sex. saw many who wanted to
study medicine, only if it could be done
among men and others, who could see no
good in college education unless it was in
a college for men. With these had no
sympathy whatever
/ was woman, and glad that was
woman, and while l wanted to earn my
bread, and took a thorough delight in my
business, hoped to remain just as woman
ly as my sister May, who had none of my