The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-07-14
PROFESSIONAL FOUNDER.
That was His Business, He Said, and
His Salary was 800 q Month.

That was His Business, He Said, an,
His Salary was 800 = Month. ).
Chicago Tribune.
professional rounder, eh?' sale
Justice Lyon to a we'll dressed but
slightly disfgured prisoner at tn,
Armory police court Tuesday. Ed
ward Jones, middle-aged man
living with his family on Wes1
Monroe street, was up for being
found on Third avenue at an earl,
hour under the influence of alcohol
He peaceably accompanied Officer
Arado to the station.
Estate the case, officer" said the
magistrate.
"The defendant was unable to
take care of himself and took him
in. | understand since, however,
that he knows his business"
"Where are you employed, Mr..
Jones?" queried Justice Lyon.
"At Is wholesale house on
Wabash avenue"
"And your occupation?"
Professional rounder."
"What do you mean by 'profes-
sional rounder?'" was the next
question.
"Just this, your honor: The
heads of the firm don't know Chi
cago; their patrons in the west and
southwest, on buying a bill of
goods, want to see the town before
going home. Usually they are
bloods, and in order to keep their
trade a man must be on hand to
guide them through the city-after
dark. That's my position. I've
been in the employ of my firm for
eight years, and have always held
up my end"
''Is this your first offense?"
'No, your honor, the last"
''Pay COSTS" said the Judge.
The prisoner did SO and departed.
Mr.. Jones was met soon after
leaving the station. He was trihe
moody, but the cobwebs were soon
removed from his intellect after he
had destroyed the usefulness of
several whisky sours. But few per-
sons are aware of the fact that some
leading wholesale houses have in
their employ professional round
ers," but they have. The testimony
Of Mr.. Jones was conclusive. The
prisoner said that the heads of the
firm which he represented didn't
drink and didn't care to be out o
nights with bibulous patrons, but
in order to keep the trade some one
had to be on hand to do the honors
of the firm. This was what Mr.. |
Jones was doing when he fell by
the wayside. He tried to do the |
work Of four FOUNDERS" and by |
doing so he fell, the first time in
eight years.
YES" said Mr.. Jones in CONVEX
sation with reporter, "the career
that am leading is what is termed
by some persons as that of
sporting kind, but there's nothing
in it. I've played from soda to
hook However, | never lost my
dignity until last night, so I think
! shall quit"
''1s it a fact, Mr.. Jones, that some
Of the leading houses have men en-
ployed to take care of their patrons
while in the city?"
Almost every one Of any stand
ing has some such man to look af-
ter their patrons interests; see
that they are not robbed, and that
they are properly taken care of,
and their custom afterward is as
sured. Now, FOUNDERS are not
temperate people by any means, but
among the fraternity it is we'll
known that the heads of number
of wholesale houses do more to
make people incorporate than any
like institution I know of. They
have men to do the drinking merely
to entertain.
"I'm drawing 800 month and
expenses paid. Sometimes I'm on
the road, the greater portion of my
time is passed in the office, and
when Chicago is reached the old,
old grind is again begun. Some of
the agents occasionally do the hor-
ors, and do them quite we'll, but
you must have a man to suit GER
tain class of people. Diplomacy in
this business, the same as in any
other, is Of paramount importance.
Steer them wherever they want to
go, but always look out for their
welfare. An oversight in this d.
rection might result in dismissal"
"Are there any rules laid down
for your guidance?"
"Some. You are supposed to be
at the office at II o'clock and dressed
better than the Prince of Wales. {,
Eventually, perhaps, the head sales
man will inform you that gentle
man from Iowa has bought so much
coffee, sugar, or whatever it may
be. You are given tip on his line
Of trade, and of course he doesn't
want to 90 home the sanoo nioht