Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-11
Tuesday, March IL. 1890.
A S~mmERCiAl'S TRICKS.
How C"urge Moore, the English DRUM
mer. Won u Itet Of Five Pounds.

-" a''Ns INV A-tkiNn bTon
mer, Won ~ I,et OF Five Pounds.
Many are the stories still told by
commercial travellers about George
Moore, tue celebrated English drum
merls determination TO get orders. He
would not be denied. a v Samuel
Smiles, Ii refused at first, he resorted
to all sorts of expedients until he sue
ceeded.
On one occasion he sold mis- clothes
OF his back 10 get an order. A tena-
cious draper in a Lancashire town re
fused TO deal with him. The draper
was quite satisfied with the firm that
supplied him, and he would make no
change. This became known amongst
the commercial travellers at the hotel,
and of them made a bet of five
pounds with George Moore that he
would not obtain an order.
George set out again. The draper
saw him entering the shop and cried
out, "All full! all full, Mr.. Moorel
! told you SO before!"
Never mind. said George, ''you
won't object 10 4 crack"
"Oh, nor sail the draper.
They cracke'l about many things,
and then George Moore, calling the
diapers attention To a new coal which
he woe, asker what he thought of itl
Its a capi al coat, said the draper.
Eyes, first rate; made in the best
style by a first rate London tailor"
The draper looked at il again, and
again admired it,
why" said George, ''you are ex-
actly my size; its quite new; I'll sell
it YOU"
whats the priceg"
twenty-five shillings."
"Whati That's very cheap"
"Yes, it's n great bargain"
"Then I'll buy IT," said the draper.
George went back TO his hotel,
donned another suit, and sent the
''great bargain" to the draper. George
calling again, the draper offered to pay
him.
"No, no." said George, I'll book il;
you've opened AN account"
Mr.. Moore had sold the coat at a loss,
but he was recouped by the five pound
bet which he won, and he obtained an
order beside. The draper afterwards
became one of his best customers.
On another occasion a draper at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne was called upon
many times without any result. He
was always full" In fact. he had no
intention of opening an account with
the new firm. Mr.. Moore got to know
that he vas fond If a particular kind
of snutf-Rappee, with touch of Beg.
gar's Brown in il.
He provided himself with q box in
London. and had it filled with the
snuff. When at Newcastle he called
upon the draper, but was met as usual
with the remark:
Quite full; quite full, sir"
well" said Mr.. Moore, II scarcely
expected an order, but l called upon
you for a references"
''Oh, by all means"
In the course OF conversation George
pulled out his snuff box, took a pinch,
and returned it to his pocket. After a
short interval he took il out again,
took another pinch, and said, II sup
pose you are not guilty of this bad
habiti'
Sometimes. said the draper.
George handed him the box. He
took a pinch with zest, and said,
through the snuff, well. that's very
finer
George had him now. He said,
Let me present you with the box; l
have plenty more"
The draper accepted the box. No
order was asked; but the next time
George called upon him he got his
first order, and the draper long con-
tinued to be one Of his customers
Yankee Blade.