Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-27
AN ENrERPRIslNo MAN.
He Wastes Great Deal Of Good Engiish q
the Wrong Customer.

He Wastes Great Deal Of Good Engiish en
the Wrong Customer
"Want TO buy q wheelbarrow
madam" demanded the aggessive-look'
ing man at the front door Of dwelling
near jackson Park the other day.
what in the world do want with .
wheelbarrow2" said the astonished
woman Of the house.
sold twenty-seven In this neighbors
hood since yesterday morning" he re-
torted, and most Of them to people
who are among the very best in this
part Of Chicago" 81
81 don't see why"
''Pardon me- You are aware that tho
Worlds Columbian Exposition 10 to DO
held within half mile Of this house9"
''Yes, but what has that"
pardon me again. You have rel.
atives who will visit you during the
Exposit on Very good All Of us
have Each Of these relatives, or the
great majority Of them, will bring .
trunk. The ordinary charge Of an ex-
pressman for taking trunk to or from
arailway station is 81 cents Owing to
the great increase in business that year,
or to the probably formation Of an ex'
pressman's trust the charge will be 80
oenta The Exposition will last six
months. You will have an average OF
one relative with trunk for every
week during all that time, and Of course
you will have to pay for taking that
trunk to and from your house. The rel
alive will protest mildly against your
looking after the trunk, but you'll do It
You'll pay 81 for drayage on every trunk
that comes to your house and goes away
from it while the Exposition lasts.
That will bring your expenses for that
item alone up to 500. Now mark
The wheelbarrow ! am selling will
cost SL50 each. They are strong,
servicable. light and just the thing
for knocking out an extortionate
expressman's trust All you have to dc
is to pay boy 10 cents for wheeling the
trunk. Cost Of wheelb- row, so. Elk
pense for boy, twenty-six weeks ~ 90
Total, SA10. Saving effected by adop
ton of wheelbarrow plan, $3.50
enough to buy q good hard-coal stove
I'm selling by sample. madam, you un
derstand. I take your order now and
deliver in the spring of 1893 Expect
to sell 10. 600 Of them before that time
James, bring that wheelbarrow inside
the gate. 80 the lady can see it"
''He needn't do it" said the lady. :!
don't want it."
81 assure you, madam, S1.6O is thu
very lowest figure at which you can buy
the kind of wheelbarrow am selling
and IL didn't get it at big dtscouu
from manufacturers price on account o
the quantity l expect to order / coul'
not"
81 don't want it. sir"
Possibly you see no necessity Of pay
ing boy 10 cents for each trip Their
are boys admit who will do 1t for five
II prom sed q regular job. Or you ma.
have boy of your own. In that cas-
you ssvO the entire 10 cents Tota
saving by wheelbarrow plan"
81 have several boys, sir. Ialso hav
Q husband"
"Ah?"
"Who is in the expressing bushes
himself Owns three or four wagons
Expects to make good thing hauling
trunks In 1893"
"You ought to have told me this whei
began, madam" said the man, as b,
backed down the steps shave wastes
enough sound argument and good En-
glish on you to have sold three or iou
Of these machines to any ordinary Gus
toner. James, come along with tina
wheelbarrow over to the next house
Step lively, now, confound you!"-Chi
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