Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-16
LEMONADE.
The Handsome Profits of the Sidewalk
Tenders.
New York Herald

they gone to, in these cooler days. when
the stomach abhorreth lemonade?
Some have gone into the peanut bust
ness, some have resumed their original
profession or backing boots or selling
papers, and some very possibly may have
gone to Europe. One day in the early
part Of July the reporter observed the
opening of new lemonade stand on Mas
sau street. The owner had an apple stand
near by and the addition of the lemonade
| department was an experiment. All the
stock and fixtures he had to begin with
we're comprised in the following schedule:
| One dry goods box for counter.
One sheet of brown paper for APPEAR
ances.
Three and half pounds of white crash
| ed sugar in paper bag.
Four dozen lemons in another bag.
Three small three cent? glasses.
Three large (f,e cent? glasses.
One lemonade sqaeezer.
Oue sugar spoon.
| Oae pail of water with ice.
One shaker"
| One chair.
Oae cigar box for cash drawer.
One big sun umbrella.
SOME TELLING FIGURES.
month went sizzling by, and the re-
! porter noted q gradual improvement in
| the fixtures and an increase in INDIGNANTLY
of tie vendors stock. The pail gave place
! to n water cooler. the crushed sugar took
uD its temporary quarters in commo-
dious tin box, the lemons and glasses null
tiplied rapidly. At certain hours of the
day the vender employed a clerk to at
fArd q q nNad hos
education and trousers he'd been neglected,
but whose Integrity WAS not be questioned.
When the reporter stopped for his daily
five centl nip he felt a latent satisfaction
IN knowing that he had helped to build up
this prosperous establishment He had
| done part of the plumbing work, so to
/ speak-that is, the draining. One after
noon be asked the proprietor how many
| glasses he had sold that day.
"Ihree hundred" said he, sup to now.
Yesterday l sold 1850, but yesterday was
terrible hot day"
How many do you sell on the aver
age?"
Il guess about 300?"
dow many large glasses in the 3O0?"
''Abou5 tSo-thirls."
| the reporter strolled along thong htfully
until ne came 10 q quiet doorway, where
he took out pencil and paper and began to
compute.
I 200 gpsses at five cents. $40 90
| 100 glasses at three cents .......... 3 90
Gross receipts. ;$18 co
! 100 i'ia"s, say .........-. ........Sl 30
pounds sugar Observation-Disclosures. 80
i III tOliAdS Ice. ............ IL Us
Net receipts per day ..........slI OF
That pretty stiff profit on business
which can he carried on with less than s.
capital. {. is a larger increase in q day
! than the clerk who sells the sugar or the
lemons, or the man vino deliveries the ice,
or many of those who drink the lemonade,
receive week. No wonder that the lem
onsde business has increased so rapidly in
| tbs last few years, and no wonder that
there was one stand to almost every down
town block in the hot season Just past.
| Why should Johu, james or Jerry sell
papers or black boots or run errands for
living with such TN opportunity for indie
pendence and profit before him as this?
THE GHosT Or COMPETITION.
| Lemonade is good thing. In hot
weather it is recommended by the physi-
cisns, and the teetotsller approves of it at
oil seasons. The lemonade which one buys
at thu bar Is apt TO be made with bottled
lemon jnice-a preparation which thirsty
mea suspect is not equal TO the Juice they
themselves see squeezed out OF a lemon.
Moreover, at the average bar he has 70 pay
len cents for the beverage, which he can
bay on the sidewalk for Eve. The spirit Of
mortal may be proud, but If q man can
qaench his thirst for five cents. on the side
walk with as palatable drink SIS be can
set for double the price in glided saloon
his pride Is long way ahead of
his common sense if he does
not do it. Only one thing threatens the
future prosperity Of the lemonade bust
ness, and that Is over competition. 1t Is
not at ell certain after he hiss read those
figures that some Wall street sreculstor
who Is not above making money in a
small but safe way may go into the bust
ness extensively and overdo it. Should
that ever happen you may look for deteri-
Grafton IN your lemonade, for such O. seller
would never be satisfied with profit Of
SEQ per cent. when he could make 500.
John and James and derry will now give
you an honest drink-ths best thev can
mske-snd put in an extra spoonful of
sugar or another squeeze of the lemon If
you want it However, they have not
reached that emineace in business from
which thsy can afford to damn the pub
lie"