The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-16
A MAN OF ENTERPalSE.
He Had wheelbarroUs for Sale, but He
Didn't Sell One There.

He Had wheelbarrows for Sale, but He
Didn't Sell One There.
"Want to buy a wheelbarrow, madam
demanded the aggressive looking man at
the front door of dwelling near Jackson
park the other day.
"What in the world do want with
wheelbarrowi" said the aStonished woman
of the house.
"Sold twentyseven in this neighborhood
since yesterday morning." he retorted, land
most of them to people who are among the
very best in this part of Chicago
II don't see why
Pardon me. You are aware thst the
Worlds Columbian expositionis to be held
within half mile Of this housel"
eyes, but what has that
Pardon me again. You have relatives
who will visit you during the exposition.
Very good All of us have. Each OF these
relatives, or the great majority Of them,
will bring a trunk. The ordinary charge
of an expressman for taking a trunk 70 or
from a railway station is twenty-five cents.
Owing to the great increase in business
that year, or to the probable formation of
an expressmen's trust, the charge will be
fifty cents. The exposition will last SIX
months. You will have an average of one
relative with trunk for every week dur
ing all that time, and of course you will
have to pay for taking that trunk to and
from your house The relative will pro
test 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 eX-
position lasts. That will bring your ex-
penses for that item alone up to S26.
Now mark The wheelbarrows / am
selling will cost only 81. 80 each. They are
strong, serviceable, light and just the thing
for knocking out an eXtoTtiOnate express
mems trust. All you have TO do is to pay
boy ten cents for wheeling the trunk.
Cost of wheelbarrow, $50 Expense for
boy, twenty-six weeks, s.. Total, 81. 10.
Saving effected by adoption of wheelbar-
row plan, 81. .90-enough to buy a good
hard coal stove. I'm selling by sample,
madam, you understand. | take your or
der now and deliver in the spring of 1898.
Expect to sell 10000 Cf them before that
time James, bring that wheelbarrOw in
side the gate so the lady can see it.
HE needn't do it," said the lady. II
don't want it."
81 assure you, madam, $50 is the very
lowest figure at which you can buy the
kind of wheelbarrOw am selling, and If
didn't get it at big discount from manu-
facturer's price on account Of the quantity
expect to order | could not
81 don't want it, sir"
Possibly you see no necessity Of paying
a boy ten cents for each trip. There are
boys, | admit. who viii do IL for five If
promised q regular job Or you may have
a boy of your own. In that case you save
the entire ten cents. Total saving effected
by wheelbarrow plan'-
Il have several boys, sir. | also have a
husband'--
"Ah?'
"Who is in the expressing business him
self. Owns three or four wagons. Expects
to make good thing hauling trunks in
1898"
You ought TO have told me this when
began, madam" =" said the man, as he bacs
ed down the steps. Il have wasted enough
sound argument and good English on you
TO have sold three or four of these machines
to any ordinary customer. James, come
along with that wheelbarrow over TO the
next house. Stop lively, now, confouud
youP'-Chicago Tribune.