St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-19
"GEN-U-INE ENTERpRrsE..
successful Business Methods of a
Firm of Street PeddIers.
New York Herald

Success1uI Business Methods of a
Firm of Street PeddIers.
New York Herald.
just watch that little game down there
1t works as slick as if it was creased ,,
said the big policeman in front of St.
faufs church yesterday as he pointed his
cluD toward Vesey street. Fifteen Yards
further down Broadway, III the middle of
the block, was brisk young man with a
big push-cart full of hand-mirrors, brushes
and combs, which big placard proclaimed
were the last OF bankrupt stock at half
the cost price" In front Of the cart.
which stood up against the curb, was an
lngenlous-looking manwith a long ulster and
well brushed silk hat. He had lust
Dought i've hand-mirrorS, and was looking
at the brushes as the Herald reporter came
up and began examining the bankrupt
stock"
"Well, I declare! Did you ever see any
thing so cheap" exclaimed the ingenious
man as he turned to the reporter. Here
they're selling these mirrors for twenty-five
cents apiece. Real Venetion mirrors and
solid brass frames. can tell that; for
was IN the importing business once They're
worth 81 apiece at the lowest. I've lust
bought five. Pm going to give one to my
WIZ OlC W 6dCu Ol lily glrlS.
You're right, SIR" said the brisk young
man behind the cart: they're almost given
away. Just look at one, sir, and you. too.
madam" as he stopped wrapping I'D the
the parcel fOr.the ingenious man, and thrust
one mirror into the reporter hand and an
other into the hand of lady in a
seal-skin sacque who had heard the eulogies
OF the ingenious man and had stopped for a
moment in an undecided sort of way.
Upon my word" continued the ingen-
ious man, in an enthusiastic tone that
fioated forty feet away, L never saw any
thing like-yes, it's real ivory comb and a
genuine ivory-backed English made hair
Drush-Tve dealt in 'em myself. How
much did you say my man? What! only
quarter piece? You may wrap me up
four OF each. [ never saw anything so
cheap in my life. Just given away; yes,
given away is the word, SIR" and again he
turned his radiant countenance upon the
reporter.
The lady's doubts seemed dispelled by
this emphatic approval, and she bought a
hand-mirror, brush and comb A dry
goods clerk who looked as if he was going
to see his best girl, so respondent was he,
was also encouraged to the point of buy
ing mirror. Three shop-girls fiuttered up
aIio pouSHO tNO udlI-DIQSuGS UCGWGGu
them. Messenger-boys sprang up from
nowhere and started. Small girls appeared
mysteriously and gazed with longing eyes
at the mirrors and cellulOid-backed hair
brushes. Before the ingenious man had got
his change there was crowd of people
around the cart wanting to buy something.
''What's the game? dou't see any,
except that twenty-five cents is about twice
as much as those things are WORTH" said
the reporter, when he had at last disen-
tangled himself from the crowd.
YOU'RE not very fly" said the big po-
liceman. pityingly; ''that man in the ulster
is only 'capper.' He'll go off now and
wait till this crowd goes away and BUSH
ness gets dull again. Then the Teller at
the cart'n push it down or up Broadway
block or two, and the 'capper'' III turn up
again and buy whole lot of things. He'll
enthuse about their quality and cheapness,
and another crowd III collect and buy lot
tumble? L tell you, couple of fellers
working that way will sell as much as
good-siZed store will. I've seen that cart
there emptied six times in a day. It's
what call genuine ENTERPRISE"