Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-26

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hranch houses in Ros,on pt;,a,o,,,h AZ IL, 4.
par;s Ivons Franan 'asI'p.'' ,s"a ~
rnai,od p,a;niard No,,,a''ls''' n'1es ~,
cst ciaa,,a,, porl;n aaJ "lSaa'';,, ' ~
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} hIfoHn'Nu ii'h RETAIL TRADE
Mr.. Stewart was strictly just, bu
not a generous man in his dealings
he always kept bis word scrupulously
and required Others to do the same. !
he promised 70 pay u dollar, he paid
dollar and II q man promised him
dollar, nothing less than dollar woul
satisfy INN. Hence he got tho rcpu
tatlon OF peIng hard and cxacting, an
consequently was rather unpopular
nc was also q strictly truthful man
nc never told lies, nor asked anybod,
III his employ 10 tell them. The found
atlon OF MS business success was tn
reputauon, winch ms establishment
gained at an carry day, Tor describing
goous exactly us they we're, offering
,hcm at 'he lowest price intended L
Do 'aken, ana 'heh making no devia
LIONS " men nc nrst opened his stor'
ors ,n ohaFa, , a,'a,. oin.,s ,,.o nnu puy
Tho doaIa. as,soS ~ nsa sns ua'r"e''o,iS ,i'a. u,
ihe 9ealer asked more than he IN
w. 49, A ;,,S anl a.. 'uye onole' l,
lons debate followed Tbas ~ srv, ros,,,, "nu ,,,'
,hae it'd non,,,o ,ro,,ar a.J sJ.. .' WV
,aorsons - - pvpw, ~ .,"a - s.T auu ount
,nLa.o - oaii 81 W "u f'"v'
nr;oas an3 ~ hor" 80 ~ soou9, asn
10 % han To ~ mako % nm ,beiv NH J,o n,ho,S y
or 10 ,ako tbam pr loaro ,hon A.,
S,owort oIso LaI ,ho rnnn, = ,;oa e..
;nN, ,ha lowos, n,a,l, =, 49, 49," ~ oi pay
IA oio,I,s Tl;s ,,oa ,".s ~ sal.o' '','''
~ HE G na,nrn, stro,,drasIp @ o p'au{ om,nt .,
10 tho Isc, ,ha, ha ,ras "nu paa. ',,l
oyor,y hoImsd ,r;,h an,,;"a,; ,;oUn ons;a' s.,' y,
',,,i i,s .IP'."u' ,, 20 o's
great number who offered themselves
and who were anxious for employment
on any terms, be found it easy TO Sc
cure clerks at salaries far below those
that many other employers were com
PEELED TO pay. But whatever he prom.
ised 10 pay was pald punctuaily and
iully' ana IN INC course oil his long
him that he ever defrauded man, wo.
man or cnllu OF cent At the same
,ime nc required oi all the inilest per
iormahce oil the duties that they un-
eer'ooK, ana q very sllght failure was
IN his eyes sufficient cause iordlsmissal-
AS an Illustration oil his business tact,
IL Is mentioned That on opening his
great relail store nc instructed his
CLERKS 10 pay particular attention to
tne poor women who entered at the
rourth avenue doors, his OBJECT beng
10 break up the bowery trade. And
NC a'u ~ eneclually.
MI otewarts great peculiarity as a
ouslhess man was DIS iainlllar1ty with
the mlhutest details oil hls own affairs,
ne carried everything IN bis own head
uown 70 inc pieces oi petty articles IN
,nc inhkeo no,lohs department lie
ahow no" 'nucn STOCK nc had Oh every
hihu oi goous' just "hat each cost, ana
wnerc IL lay IN MS warehouses lie
rarely consulted any one IN regard to
nls 'ransacl'9hs' ne would OBTAIN
suoh iac's as nV heeueu from ms pook-
heoPers, anu 'hihk out ms pian oil op-
ei"t'ohs py himself haVingonce made
UP nis m'nu, nc was decided ana vig-
orous 10 execution II ne ioresaw a
loss, NO nas.ehed 10 sell as soon asPos-
sioie, ana oiien, WINE people were hes.
lla''ng, ne had his money In hand and
wnen y iur.ner ia,l came ne replaced
49, I svO' ,o' 7, +. , n"'n ,Iss 'nan ne so'u
buying for n rise Ue did moi wa;, for
the bi9hest price to he reached before
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