The Irish standard., 1886-10-16
A PLUCkY WOMAN.
How by Energy aud Industry She lis
Built Up q Large Business.

How by Energy aud Industry She Has
Built Up 81 Large Business.
Down on Chartres street there is a
fourishing factory, running an engine
Of eighteen horsepower and employ
ing thirty-fve men, women and boys,
that has been established. built up, and
is now under the sole direction and
supervision of % clever, plucky woman.
Ten years ago this lady 9 husband died,
leaving her utterly unprovided for,
with large family of children to sup
port. In just such desperate circum-
stances has many mother had to face
the world, but there are few, unfort-
unateiy, who have the energetic deter
minat1on Of this little widow.
Her husband had been q box-maker
employing d number Of Northern
hands. from W HON his wife had learned
every department Of the trade, little
guessing when she sat up at night to
help the girls ont in the work given
them by the pieca that this same knowl
es.ge would one day stand her in such
good stead. But so il WAS, for after
failure in business and Il long illness
the husband died, leaving debt instead
"f II pney to his i; mi.y.
Something had TO be done, she says,
nd that done quickly. for there was
ot money enough ahead to pay even
ne elght dollars rent for the attic in
;hich they lived. A brave heart and
igh courage, that refused 10 be
auntcd, helped her to decide On turn
'g her knowledge OF box-n,aking to
PRACTICAL account, and way upstairs,
l the tlat-roofetl, crowded garnet, she
gan her work, making herseI,; every
arcty of paper box the market de-
n;tndS.
She went around to the Wholesale
,nfect;cncrs, druggists, shoe shops,
ilincrs, every business house tnat
'sed large quanit es Of these pac.; ing
;,ses soliciting patronage and meet;n
'ith marked success, being another
ratclul woman to testify to the uni
-,,rsal courtesy, kindness and good
Fill New Orleans people show to the
or~ing classes. So many orders did
she receive that in few months she
as enabled to double the space occu-
.,.ied and descend one story. Another
car went by, and the trade having
-Iown to large and j]ourishing pro-
h,ortions, warranting another increase,
tie 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 ali
parts of Louisiana, and going on
drumming tours through Texas that
always resulted in s. large Increase
of patrons. A fact Of which she
seemed most proud was that when she
once secured customers they were hers
always. Two large houses she men.
toned here in the city, that had first
given her work, had never wavered;
She made hundreds OF boxes for them
to-day.
Three wears passed, and at last the
cautious head saw her business guar
anteed. adding the fourth aud ground
Aoor to the three others, now too
crowded. Then the exposition came,
with its countless engines for all man
ner of work, and one was found that
would very nearly double the capacity
iof her factory. She bought it, had it
placed, and then felt the battle had
been fought, good fight won; for,
thanks to her own untaltering 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
blue sample box that fastens with al
elastic to the large dry-goods packing
case, that can not be made by her
sworkmen. Every variety is to be seen
heaped and stacked on all sides. Hun
hreds of yellow patent-Inedicine covers,
hall pyramids Of round and square mil
diners boxes, fancy cases for candy,
and big green drawers that hold no.
tions on Il shop shelf, all can be made
by her employees, most of them having
grown up in the business. N. O. Times
Democrat.