Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-13
WOMAN AID. SOLICITOR.
Story of One Who Was Willing to
Pay for Time Taken.

Printers Ink: The reason why SO
many women fail as advertising so.
licitors and agents is because they
have no conception Of the meaning OF
the word time" MS applied to bust
ness people.
There is lots of money in ii, more
than IN almost any line Of work con
uected With publishing. and woman
starting out to make Il living for her.
self In this line of work must come
down 10 business principles al once
aud forget that she was ever entitled
TO more courtesy than Is shown from
man 10 man.
A business mans time Is counted by
the minutes, each one Of which il
worth 81 much money to him. When
a woman, no matter how attractive
makes her way into his private office
and takes up so much Of his valuable
time that he Is either compelled tc
give her what she wants or treat hel
with a rudeneSS he Is not accustomed
TO doing, she gains very little in the
long run. A small order given under
these circumstances, closes the door
forever after against her.
But. on the other hand, if she asks
and Is granted an interview, few
well chosen, terse sentences, stating
her errand, will. IL II does not get the
order at once, make a good impression
and, in all probability, the second visit
will do much more. do not mean
that one visit Is 10 suffice for all
time. but by liberal use of tact, and
a constant remembrance that bust
ness mans time Is worth SO much e
him, much may be gained; at al
events what one cannot accomplish
hhat way II Is almost impossible &c
get any other way.
To show exactly my idea, | Will re
late an incident. which was told tC
me, of busy woman who earned q
very fair income by getting advertise
menas for one of New York's dailies
She had been working at II for near
ly six months, when she was told one
Hay to go and see prominent liner
Healer of Twenty.thlrd street and try
II she could get an order from him
She had heard of him being a queer
hantankerous individual and extreme
" hard to approach, and she knew
tf she stated her errand she would
tot be able TO see him at all.
So, assuming a confidence she dit
hot feel, she went boldly up 10 III,
store one morning and seeing floor
walker stepped up to him and said
in an uaintance-oflong-standing
sort of voice. HAS Mr. c. com,
down, yet? | have looked all over lh,
store and cannot find him"
"Oh, yes, miss" the man answered
thinking she was an old friend; "h
was in his private office, over there
few moments ago"
Thanks, very much" she answered
~ will 70 over and see him min
ute then" and she walked deliberate
~ over and into the office where h
was sitting.
Now she simply trusted 10 her goo
luck to get satisfactory interview
Ind, stepping up to the desk, she said
as sweetly as possible, Good morn
ing"
Good morning, young lady. VIVA
do you want?" he said, grutlly.
) "Only to speak to you momen
IL you are not too busy" she answer
ed with some trepidatlon, for he seem
ed very tough customer to begin on
She had been told before going tina
nc one else had ever been able to gel
anything from him, so 1t was a mat
ter OF pride with her to succeed.
"My time Is worth SIS minute" he
said very decidedly, as II that settled
the question, land cannot afford u
waste It, Good morning"
She felt that II was now or never
She had Just received her weeks sal.
airy and had 1t in her pocket
every well, sir" she answered
promptly, 81 will take three minutes
n you please"
Taking out her pocketbook and
watch, she put three So bills on the
desk and her watch open on top, and
sitting down on a chair beside him
she began to- talk
} She says he looked up In astonlsil'
ment, with smile ON his face, and
when the three minutes were up by
the watch she had obtained an order
for several weeks and made u friend
Of him, which stood her In good stead
hnany time. OF course he did not
take the money, and she knew he
would not, but she caught him by her
promptness and did good stroke OF
business.
She said. though, that she would
have paid the money like man Il
he had taken II, and considered the
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