The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-23
LARGEST OPENING IN THE WORLD.
The Door Sill Worn Out by the Throngs Of
People Steamboat Tale with a Moral.

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paper reporter must see and hear
what the people call news, hit whom
and where it may. A reporter
must account to his paper for news,
if he has to make news. A news.
paper must have news. Now, in
giving the news, man is often
given an advertisement worth
hundreds Of dollars, yet the news
must be given, and since there is
nothing little about newspaper men
especially in Waco), We went in
quest of news, and we went to q
man who always has something to
say-reporters all like such men
we do. 81 we said
"Here is our man, we will get
something"
"Mr. r., what does all this Big
lot of people mean about your house
every day? Have you an opening"
Mr.. Il. said: Eyes, sir; we have
the grandest and longest opening
known to the world-3G5 days
excepting Sundays in the year.
No free concert or bundle bee
bum. Ours is a regular beehive
mot simply an electric blaz-)"
Reporter-"Mr. r., will you
please explain your SUCCESS in
alw lys having business?"
Mr.. R.-'Your question implies
that you concede success TO me and
my business-well, sir, thank you.
| Will you listen2 Years ago fell
low on steamboat on the Missouri
river bet the captain of the boat
| $50 that he could beat any man on
the boat holloaing. This fellow
had very little experience in the
world, was verdant as you say. The
captain accepted the bet and the
$50 was put up. The captain
signaled to his pilot-the men were
on the lower deck-and the boat
whistle was turned loose. For
some time the man stood and
listened at the steamboat whistle,
then said, See here, Cap, you kin
st take that FER money. | wouldn't
split my throat for $50 agin that
darned feller.' Now, MIR. Reporter,
l have just that sort of sense-I
never try to hollo against steam
or wind. We have doubled our
force since December /; we have
tho biggest furniture wagon in
Central Texas; we have added
another wagon and one float to
deliver our goods. These people
you see know our liberal terms and
low prices. These are some of the
fruits of four years education. This
business has grown from small one
horse delivery wagon, to the big.
gest city and country trade of any
house Of the kind in Texas. Built
upon human throa! merit, not on
steam or wind"
"But how have you built up such
trade in this tlme?"
, Mr.. r. said "When only about
IA years old my father put me in
t charge of six men and a ranch, to
t boss, cook and make full hand.
J l have had from six to fifty men
under me most of the time since
then. The only instructions l ever
gave man who asked me how he
could hold his job, was this MAKE
yourself so valuable to me that
cannot do without you?' Every
man working for me is 80 instruc-
ted. In this way my business is
made 80 valuable to my customers
that they feel they need me. Again,
l buy goods cheap, sell them cheap
or on liberal terms; ! use the news
papers to get these goods and
prices before the people. We have
the result you concede--BUsINEss
Not a spasmodic show, but bust
ness for 365 days in the year, lesi
Sundays. The biggest opening il
the world"
"What of the future, Mr.. r. p
"You mean in business ? Well
we are disposed to judge the future
by the past. This means good bust
ness in the main, for the next twt
or four months, at least"
"dow does your business compar
with last year?"
Said Mr.. r: eff l were to tel
you the plain truth about that you
would take me for steamboa