St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-21

way offensive scheme. 1t is known
only to the proprietOrs. and when a
man gives an order. and we md he Is
not a desirable customer. we simply
cancel the order and politely inform
him that we will not be able to fill it.
Formerly the tailOrs acted lndepend-
emily, but they found that it was absO-
lutely necessary for self protection that
they should form some sort OF an aSSo-
ciatiOn, and have more friendly feeling
for one another. 1t used to be that
a fellow so inclined could stick nearly
every tailor in town for a suit. Now
this can't be done. When a new Gus
toner comes to us we ask him who had
been making his clothes, and we 90
right to that tailor and find out If the
individual is straight in his account. If
he is not we cancel the order. and if he
has not been dealing with the tailor he
mentioned We will not trust him either,
OH the old principle that man who
will lie will steal or defraud.
THE GREATEST SHARK
we have to contend with. though, is the
stranger who comes here to engage in
business. and is so smooth as to make
YOU believe that his trade is most de-
sirable. This class make great ar
engagements to throw the tailor OFF
his guard, and when they have
accomplished what they set ont to do,
that is. when they get suit of clothes
on credit, they decide to locate else
where. In order to abate this source OF
loss the National TailorS' exchange,
which meets i'm New York in February,
will endeavor to arrange plan by which
whenever person in debt to tailor
leaves a city all the tailOrS in the city in
which he locates will be at once notified
that he is poor pay. Such a system as
this will make Matchmaking collecting
agencies unnecessary by greatly reduc-
ing the liability of tailorS is loss.
"A popular belief about the tailoring
business is that the best trade the deal
erS have is that of the wealthy. This
is a mistake. Young men on salaries
are generally more DESTROYS of being
we'll dressed than those who can well af-
ford to indulge this taste. If they are rell-
able. their trade is just as good as a mill
ionaire'S as far as payment is concerned
and far better in point of profit. The
most dangerous class of trade is that Of
those who are known as sports. That
Is, men who have no settled business,
but
WHO LIVE BY GAMBLING.
"These people all have extensive
wardrObeS, and they always want the
very finest. If they have the money
they pay promptly, but there is always
the chance that they will 90 broke, and
then the tailor is left in the lurch. or, at
least, has to wait until they make a
stake again. A great many peO-
pie wOunder how these people
always keep dressed SO well.
will tell you why they can do it. When
they make a stake their first idea is to
get themselves everything in the way
of clothes they need. Then if they
| play in hard luck after that they live as
| best they can until they have another
streak of good fortune, when they again
| replenish their wardrobe. In other
words they procure fine clothes at the
expense of everything else. To them
| stylish clothes are the great necessity.
| All things else must be of secondary
/ considerations to their desire in that re-
gard. 70 tailor who knows how to
| handle this kind of trade there is none