Evening journal., 1892-07-06
FEW FlzzlcAL FACTS.
This Season n Good one FOR the Dealer in
carhonic Acid, Gas and sSrups

This Season q Good one FOR the Dealer In
Csthonic Acid, Gas and syrups.
What kind Of season has this been
for the soda water businessg asked nu
EyENlE0 JOURNAL reporter of we'll
known pharmacist last evening.
"It has been o very fair season, he re.
piled, and the most profitable one IN
the history of the trade taking every
thing into consideration
rs the volume of trade here up to
former yearsf
Yes There Is more sold ia this
town this year than ever before This
is because there are more good fountains
/ While ,hi6 is true il is also fact that
The rade is more divided up
-How much capital do you suppose &
| invested in the business hereY
"l know one Market street druggist
who has $1,000 invested Others have
from 81 600 to 5000 NV investment H.
about 81 600 In addition to these biz
fountains. about $4,000 are invested
ia 5000 foundations, and 81, 500 IN 500
fizzers That, you see, foots up 20 about
! $is, 100 and does not include all the
money invested in connection with the
I trade
why is the season more profitable
than ever bcforey
Because everything connected with It
is cheaper fruits, water and
everything else.
What do you call a good days saleg'
'Ten dollars day on the average IS
/ good, but that average is not made un.
less the fountain is on thoroughfarc
"What is the highest days work you
have doneg About S27. have heard
of a Marker street man who sold S85
worth, or 700 glasses one Of the hot
DAYS"
i.whot class of people are addicted to
the soda water habltg, No PARTICULAR
class. All sexes, ages and conditions
drink IT, Our best customers are young
men. guess that is because they have
more money to spend as a rule than have
the girls.
b9"Do you think soda water preiudicial
to healthg' Not If drunk in modera
tion. think the indiscriminate use OF
acid phosphate unwarranted.
"WhyY 10 is q medicinal agent
have however had but two complaints
of young men who took more phosphoric
acid than was good for them.
How does egg phosphate sellY
There is a moderate demand for IL. But
it is not every person that likes a raw
egg even IL it Is stirred up with acid
rs the demand for milk shake as
great as it was last year?' 81 think not
The novelty has worn off, Still, there il
class who want It, 1t has been discon
tinued by many dealers because the pro
fit is small and the trouble great.
"What about cream soday' "Well
the only difference between IL and sodl
water is that instead Of putting plaii
cream in it you put ice cream in t. Tt
very profitable in other cities, and woull
J be here, only those who started its sal
here put the price at cents. That doe
, not allow fair margin of profit Som
Of those who deal in il, however, sa
, they make money,
"What is the whole cost of glass O
soda water TO your with cream an
, syrup about cents
"llow about milk shaker ''rhre
cents would cover the cost Of It.
= "Does not a fountain draw trader
"Hes, it is kept in great many store
for that reason. Manufacturers claiI
4 that a man who draws good soda waite
{ win have good drugs and be a carsfl
, man.
: what is the favorite fayorY "Choi
late, by an odds, one-half as much moI
/ being used Strawberry and vanilla,
mountain cream as it is called, come
next. Then come the phosphates an
y other syrups