Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-27

the young man determined again TO try a
Washington street clothier whom he had, on
previous occasions, victimized, and upon
whom he had called the previous day rela-
tive to his present fake, only to be put of
'until another day" 1t seemed that the
hour at which he entered the managers Office
was that set aside for an interview with a
patty who was to place large order for the
making of military uniforms.
His announcement that he called to close
that contract, and the fact that his features
were taken for those of the man wanting the
uniforms, secured for him an attentive inter
view The clothier was anxious to complete
the deal, providing that the prices were salts
factory, having in his mind the figures which
he had given for the making of the soldier
clothes The young man informed him that
the prices agreed upon the preceding day
were those be would expect TO close upon.
At this juncture an important matter came
up, calling the manager Of the house to his
bank, and the closing of the contract was left
to his confidential clerk, who happened to
have been present at both Interviews, and
had heard matters discussed with both the
advertising man and the patron desiring the
uniforms; but, as nothing had been said
about the uniforms, he naturally inferred
that the present conversation concerned en-
tirely the closing of the advertising contract,
and informed the head Of the house that he
understood the matter and figures entirely.
Being authorized TO close the matter and
place as large an amount as possible the CON
fidential clerk selected about all the avail
able space that was left on the hotel direct
Org and signed the same at good rates.
Scarcely had the ''ad' man departed ere the
head Of the house returned and asked the
clerk if he had closed a tight contract for
the getting up of the uniforms. He replied
that he had not seen any person with refer
ence to the military toggery, but, rs direct
ed, had made a fine selection Of space in the
hotel directory. AS the price had been al
ready agreed upon between the manager and
the solicitor the transaction was closed upon
that basis, but be thought the figures were
rather high. Explanations followed and IL
was found that instead of the contract for
making uniforms for an entire company the
house had been singed TO the amount Of sew
enty dollars by the same fellow who bad
done them up on a former occasion, and that
instead of the Uniform man it was the other
fellow they had been dealing with
The following story is told Of one Of st.
Louis best known old time newspaper man
ayers. The gentleman in question had just
returned to his desk, after an unsatisfactory
interview in the composing room with the
father of the chapel az the representative
selected by the printers wks&e duty it is TO
present any grievance that demands adjust
ment or settlement from the business mana
ger Is termed. The controversy had been
over a proposed reduction Of the scale Of
prices under which the typos were then
working, and the chapel had got the best
Of the argument. As the manager sat az hi.
desk, brooding over his failure In reducing
the wages, a representative OF Massachu-
sets patent medicine company introduced
himself and stated that the scale Of prices for
advertising space was entirely TOO high to
permit of his placing an annual contract.
The manager informed the medicine man
that il Was not his province % change rats,
and that ne must see tie advertising man