The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-28
FRANK JONES' SUCCESS.


HE That Is Dlllgent in Business Shall
Stand Before Kings"
This is what a lawyer said OF the
story / am about to relate to you: ut
is the best boys story that I ever
heard"
I'VE have had q good many boys
with us from time to time" said MIR.
Alden, the senior member Of large
hardware establishment in Market
street. Philadelphia, las apprentices to
learn the business. What may sur
prise you is that we never take country
boys, unless they live in the city with
some relative who takes care Of them
and keeps them home at night, for
when country boy comes to the city
to live every thing is new to him, and
he is attracted by every show window
and unusual sight The city boy. WHO'S
accustomed to these things, cares little
for them, and If he has good mother
he is at home and in bed in due season.
And we are very particular about our
boys-and before accepting one as an
apprentice we must know that he
comes Of honest and Industrious pa
rents.
But the best boy we ever had is now
with us, and member of the firm. He
is the one man in the establishment
that we couldn't do without. He was
thirteen years old when he was appren-
ticed to US, and he was with us for
eleven years, acting for several years
as salesman. When he first came we
told him that for long time his wages
would be very small, but that. il he
proved to bea good boy his salary would
DO increased at a certain rate every
year, and, as it turned out, when &C.
cording to agreement We should have
been paying him five hundred dollars a
year We paid him nine hundred, and
he never said word himself about an
increase Of salary. From the very out
set he showed that he had an interest
in the business. He was prompt in the
morning, and if kept little overtime
at night it never seemed to make any
difference with him. He gradually
came to know where every thing was
to be found, and If any information was
wanted it was to this boy. Frank Jones,
that every one applied. The entire es-
Enlistment seemed to be mapped out
in his head. and every thing in it cata-
logued and numbered His memory OF
faces was equally remarkable He knew
the name Of every man who came to
the store to buy goods. what he bought
and where he came from. I used often
to say to him: Jones. your memory is
worth more than a gold mine! How
do you manage to rememberP''' ~
81 make it my business to remem-
ber.' he would say. 4 know that II
can remember man and call him by
name when he comes into the store, and
can ask him how things are going on
where he lives / will be very likely t.
keep him as customer. .ass,
..And that was the exact case He
made friends of buyers He took the
same interest in their purchases as he
took in the store, and would 60 to nc
end OF trouble to suit them. and 10 I'll
to the letter every thing he promised
SWELL, affairs went on in this way
until he had been with us eleven years
when we concluded to take him into thu
firm as a partner. We knew that h,
had no extravagant habits; that b.
neither used tobacco, nor beer. no
went to the theater. He continued a
at the beginning to board at home. AM
even when his salary was at the yer,
lowest he paid his mother two dollars
week for his board He was Away
neatly dressed, and we thought it wa
very probable that he had laid up on
or two thousand dollars, as his salar