The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-23
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fellow was using. Pretty soon they
dropped onto the fact that there were
no peck measures in use. When the
store closed that night he went for
the boys in great shape. They eX-
planned how it came about and said
they had been doing business with
the bushel measure alone now for
some time, and had told all their
/ customers that was the only measure
/ IN use IN their store, and though if it
was continued while longer people
might come to like it. Since matters
had gone so far Uncle Jonathan con-
Guided to give the single standard a
fair trial and allowed them to meas
ure everything in the buShel measures
before it was delivered, but had them
get down some of the pecks to assist
/ IN handling the stuff. That helped
some but not a great deal as every
thing was transferred to bushel
measure and there were not bushels
enough. After awhile he sent over to
Mr. Bulls and rented some of his He
/ didn't get as many as ne wanted for
Increased demand made them scarce
and the old man had raised the
( rental However, what he did get
eaSed matters up somewhat, but
trade continued to fall off and he
notice La Franz was getting some of
/ his best customers.
One day when he was in the back
end of the store old man Brazil, a
good customer from the southern part
of town, drove up with load of
pepper and other spices to trade for
potatoes and onions. Some of the
boys were busy measuring out radish
and cucumber seed for Mrs Chilli
who had been there a good while and
some were attending to Young Ar
gentina and other customers and the
old man had to wait At last he got
out of all patience and commenced TO
swear He said to America: why on
earth do you make the boys measure
all that little stuff in bushels. See
EN- pick it up in peck and dump it
into bushel before they give it to
the old lady, while I stand around
here waiting TO have my pepper
handled in the same clumsy wa~
when [ ought to be at the black
smiths shop having my horses shod.
l won't stand it any longer and will
go over TO Porly vo Fronze's and
trade with him. He will cheat me all
right, but won't be all day about it,
Brother Jonathan tried to explain to
the wrathy old man that it was a
matter of convenience to the big
dealers to use the same measures,
but didn't make much of 2 success.
Brazil said he cared more Tor his own
convenience than for the big dealers.
Here you are" he said, "tryins. 20
get the trade of US fellows south of
you, every one of whom uses a peck
measure forty times where we use a
bushel once. We have got used to it:
know how much d peck is and are
not going to throw away a CONVEX. Ant
measure we know all about for an
awkward thing we would have to buy
at big price from somebody else,
just because you want to agree with
the big dealers.
You want our trade, and 1t is more
convenient for us to come here than
go TO Frames, and besides we would
rather trade with you on the same
terms, but If you are going to let Old
Bull and that Dutchman on the east
side run youl business it's mighty little
trade you viii get from our part of the
country I met Mexico going to
Frames this morning, and tried to get
him TO drive up here with me. He
WHAT'S the use, I can't trade with
America as long as he uses nothing
but bushels. ] haven't a busheI meas
ure on my place, and every time [ do
any business with him it takes longer
10 calculate how much it will amount
to in peclIs than it does to make the
trade. If he will use the measures
l..
back and trade with him, but until he
does he may calculate he has lost my
trade and all Of the Central American
settlement south of me-"
l tell you, Mr. L. s. America, you
will go broke inside of two years if
you drive away all the southern and
western trade that ought to be yours"
We'll I'm off and won't come back
until l can have my stuff handled as |
want it, With that the old chap
drove over to La Franz and left Bro
Their Jonathan something to think
about. He didn't change back, hoWev-
er, and after the next crop, which was
a good one, trade picked up and got
to be pretty brisk. Brother Jonathan
thought the tide had turned and was
feeling pretty good back in his off ce
one day, figuring over some bills, when
one of Mr.. Bulls clerks came in to say
they would like to have their bushel
measures returned. America said.
can't do it Trade has been almighty
dull and has just commenced to get
better Every one of those bushels
are now in use, and 1 really need more
l can't possibly spare them now. Tell
Uncle Bull L will send them back as
soon as the rush is over"
The man went off, but soon returned
and said Mr.. Bull had opened a branch
store down in Australia and needed
them there, and and they must be re-
turned at once.
II Brother Jonathan was ever mad
1t was about that time. He just got up
on his hind legs and cussed his good
old uncle to finish. But the bushel
measures went back all the same, and
America s clerks stood around with
the store full of customers and not
half enough facilities for waiting on
them. He lost enough trade in the
next three months to have paid good
profit on the years business
But he was game and didn't propose
TO allow his affectionate old relative
10 get him into such a fix again. He
got along as best he could with what
bushels he had, and a once went to a
cooper and ordered a hundred new
ones. The cooper was an old friend of
his, and happened to be d man of great
good sense. When we got the order
he said, All right, Brother Jonathan,
l Will make you those bushels if you
want, but they'll cost a good deal of
money. That kind of timber is scarce
and high, but L can get it and make
them if you want to pay the price.
1t was. scarce and high enough before
you fellows took the fool notion into
your heads to discard peck measures.
Since then it has gone. up like a bal
loon and is going to keep going up as
as long as it is the only timber out of
which standard measures can be
made"
When America found what they cost
he said they were awfully high. but
guessed he would have to have them.
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