The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-27
MERCHANT AND HUNTER.
JOHN CLAFLIN TELLS HOW HE
KILLS A GRIZZLY EVERY YEAR.

A Man Who Can Make Money and
KIN Bears With Equal Skill - He
Does Not Care to Talk OF His Trav-
els. But Never Refuses to Tell Of His
Encounter With His Favorite Game,
the Grizzly.
(Copyrfdht.)
NEW York, Nov. 26.-One block away
from Broadway, in the center of what is
known as the dry goods district of New
York city, stands a large stone building, so
plain in appearance that a stranger would
probably pass without noticing it. It is the
largest business house in the world. The
main entrance to the building is a narrow
door at one corner, where customers-some
OF whom come to buy by the 800, 600
worth-aften have to step aside in entering
TO make way for the porters who are wheel
Ing goods in or out, In huge crates set on
little wheels.
II you enter no one will speak to you
unless you ask question. You will find
yourself IN a huge room, SO packed with
goods that only narrow passageways are
left, here and there to walk through
hundreds OF salesInen are busy all ever the
room. Some Of them earn SIS, 900 or 500
OOO year. II you want to see the head
OF the concern, and il you know the way =,
you will walk about $50 feet west and then
aoross the room, perhaps forty feet more,
TO the foot of a stairway, where there is a
little sign, which says: ''To the Counting
ROOM
Go upstairs, and you will see half a
hundred bookkeepers at work. At one end
or the room Is space rallied Off but the
gate 10 open. Walk in and turn to the left,
and you will see an inner office with an
open door. There sits John Claflin. Tell
MIN your business as quickly as you can
and go. he has no time TO waste, and as he
does not waste yours by making you wait
20 send in your name, it is only fair to ask
him for as little as possible
John Ciafiin is only AZ years old, but it is
nineteen years since his father, the famous
Horace b. ClafliD, made him full partner
In the business. The firm then owed S25.-
100000. but this was all paid, though 1873
was panic year; and the great concern
went on selling goods-from $40, 200, 900 to
$lo,0O0,OOO worth year. In twenty-five
years 1t has sold more than $1,000, 900, coo
worth Of merchandise.
The father, when he started in business in
worcester, Mass, sixty years ago, had only
$1,000 capital OF course, the son had a
very different start in life, but he was made
70 serve an apprenticeship in the business
etter being educated at the College of the
Clty OF New York. 1t was only after he
had proved his ability that his father trusted
him with the business control, and he mas
been proving his ability ever since.
There are few men in the world who are
more engaged in important business matters
taan Mr.. Clafiin, for besides being the head
OF the great corporation which has sue
ceedeo the firm of H. B. Clafiin 81 Co., be is
trustee or director Of a great many
charitable and financial institutions. But
ne plays as vigorously as be works, and so
xeeps ms youth and strength. In the CITY
nus principal amusement is driving good
noTses, but for many years he has bept
up tne napit OF going away each summer
Lor some Two months Once he went ewav
TOT SIX months aud accomplished what no
white man had ever done before. He
started with only one white companion. at
feru, and crossed South America, coming
out at the mouth of the Amazon. This was
tne longest and most adventurous of his
Journeys OF explorations, but he has. on his
O.her vacations, Travelled in many of the
uncivlilzed and some of the then unexplored
countries Of the world. w 'N
Is very curious TO hear this ouIet.
aa9s gentleman, sitting 10 a business
0uiOe IN New York, tell with pride Of the