The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-01

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Bai1e % 1872 nunnsss
\ Down on ChartBcs street there Il :
neuriShing factory. running N engine
Of eighteen horsepower and employ
ing thirty-five men. women and boya
that has been established. built up. and
y now under the sole direction and
: 'pervision Of . clever. plucky woman.
r.. years ago this lady's husband died.
Lc.,k g her utterly unprovided for.
vixss : large family Of children to sup
por.< II just such desperate circun-
s,ance~h.> many . mother had 70 face
the word. - { there are few, unfort-
unasely, who I ave the energetic deter-
m;n.,;o,, - a. little widow.
Her husSand - 4 been box-makeE
em rlor;n~ : r,,a Der Of Northern
hands, from whom - VIC n.u 'earnso
every department. q me trade iittie
guessing whes she sat W - n'snt y
help the girls out in shs "ork gwen
them BY the piece that tAisA une knowi-
ledge would one day stand = NJ ~ sucn
lgeod stead. Bta 80 il was. 'ot aiter
fsilnre in business and long Illness
the husband died. leaving debt = stead
Of .oney TO his family.
Something had to'be DONE she = ~
and that done quickly. for there -
not money enough AHEAD to pay even
the eight dollars rent for the attic in
which they lived. A rrave heart and
high courage. that refused to be
daunted, helped her to decide on turn
ing her knowledge of box-making -
practical accor-t and way upstairs,
In the fiat-ro crowded garrett she
began her work. making herself every
variety Of paper box the market de-
mands.
She weiYt around TO the wholesale.
confectionsrs. druggists. shoe shops.
milliners, every business house that
used large quantities Of these packing
cases soliciting patronage and meeting
with marked success. being another
grateful woman 70 testify to the uni
versa courtesy. kindness and good
will New Orleans people show 70 tho
working classes So many orders did
she receive that in q few months she
was enabled to double the space occu-
pied and descend one story. Another
year went by. and the trade having
grown to large and fiourishing pro-
portions, warranting another increase.
the third story was added. and this
factory was no longer an experiment.
but an establishment Of reputation.
The successful manager Travelled for
her house. getting orders from AL
parts Of Louisiana. and going ON
drumming tours through Texas thae
always resulted in large increase
Of patrons A fact of which she
seemed most proud was that when sho
once secured customers they were hers
always. Two large houses she mem
toned here in the city. that had firse.
given her work. had never wavered;
she made hundreds Of boxes for them
to-day.
Three years passed. and at last the
cautious head saw her business guar
anteed. adding the fourth and ground
floor to the three others. now too
crowded. Then the exposition came,
with its countless engines for all mani
ner of work. and one was found thai
would very nearly double the capacity
Of her factory. She bought it. had II
placed. and then felt the battle had
been fought, a good fight won: for.
thanks 10 her own unfaltering courage
and the help Of kind friends. she was
mistress of an establishment Of which
many men would be proud. To-day
there is no box, from the small dark
blne sample box that fastens with an
elastic to the large dry-goods packing
case, that can not be made BY her
workmen. Every variety Is to be seen
heaped and stacked on all sides Hun
dreds Of yellow patcnt-medicine coverA
tall pyramids Of round and square mill
liners boxes, fancy cases for candy.
and big green drawers that hold no
tons on shop shelf. all can be made
by her employees. most Of them having
grown up in the business. ~ q. Times
Democrat.