Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-03-01

alher stores she went 10 she found no
diiiiculty In obtaining all that sho de.
sired With the exce . ion of few
minutes for lunch she was on her feet
nearly the whole day. Several times
she attempted to escape from the little
girl who Was following her. but each
time was entirely unsuccessful. She
stopped for half an hoar at the house
ot friend. When she came out
she thought she had worn out the
little girls patience, for she was not
IN siget bat several inmates later the
little girl bobbed Up serenely, having
spent The meantime munching cakes
In a bakery across the way from house
al which Miss Williams had been Wis.
ting
When Miss Williams finally turned
up ~ the store from which she had
started, the cash girl was close behind
her. She saw Miss Williams go up
stairs and report to the superintendent
and managed, through q shrcwd ques
tlon or two, to find that she was cm.
ployed there. Then, with knowing
nod of the head aad a self-satisfied
smirk. she gave up the chase. Miss
Williams had been comparatively sue.
cessiul. and there were many articles
awaiting her at home. Having an.
nouncci this TO the superintendent.
she went home. and the next morn
ing came 10 the store at the usual
hour with written report of her entire
expg rience and tho samples She had oh
tanned. These were critically examined
by the superintendent. ami then taken
TO the head OF the firm.
Nearly every Monday clerks from the
various dry-goods houses go through
this same experience. 50 that IL has be
come recognized custom. II is the
only way in which the big retail mer
I chants can keep themselves informed a.
TO the Inducements offered by Their
rivals Monday il especially selected
because the greatest bargains ar,
usually advertised on the day previous
The object more particularly is TO SEE
whether the goods are really sold as ad
vcrtiscd. and 30 enable each merchan'
TO see for himscl! whether he is bcing
undcrsold by competitor in any par
ocular article. Rarely does the SAINT
clerk go out for more than two or thre,
weeks in succession. When the article.
he or She has purchased are brought {,
the merchant he compares them will
the announcements IN the advertise
mcnts, and II any OF them are sold
cheaper than in his own store, then tho
buyers Of those particular articles are
likely IA b. hauled over the Goals.
.'Some clerks" said the suprriutend
ent OF one Of the big stores recently
go beyond their orders | remember o
girl who had been buying up bargain.
for firm up town some time ago. She
came To us and secured employment foi
the mere purpose Of getting our price,
and turning them over 20 the othei
iirm. OF cOurs" no reputable clerk would
do that and neither would rcputahls
firm countenance H.. A very amusing
instance of one firms picking mp tn,
bargains of RED by another firm o.
CURED about a year ago, when an up
town firm advertised Wehsters Una
bridgcd Dictionary for less money thar
We could buy IL from the publishers
| Every one % oar clerks received order
when taey Wcnt ont to luncheon to bn,
'tit ~ tAtff=s w. 4 titildii''N I hibflHAaNfAA
/ the clerk. in other houses had rec c,ive,
/ similar Instructions. and the d!ctionarie'
were disposed Of long before half on
men had been able to get to the store.
Not only de- the firms endeayor Il
keep tracs Of Tho bargains Offered b.
heir rivals, but they are fully a,
mHrh int. rested in the prices - tn
regular stock goods These are just q
apt 10 vary a. the prices Of spec al bar
trafns N Y Sun