The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-20
Everybody Knows Us.
Ago of Steel,

There are few men engaged in any trade
OF calling OF c prominent character that
are not widely known. Printers ink is re-
spOnsihle for the crowd. 1t carries a name
beyond city county. and State limits. 1t
crosses oceans and continents, and without
regard to climate or language, pedigree or
fortune. scatteIs the name of John Brown,
ana the pumps or engines he manufactures.
Wherever 4 mail bag can travel, or trade
Journal finds IT'S way. 1t is a great thing
Tor business and II pays all around. With
cut It. half the mills In the world would
have to close down, and busy hands and
brains have nothing to do. If the merits of
d cooking stove, or the reputation of
circular saw. had to make their way In
boots somebody would be short in mail
oidefs' or praying for business that never
comes. As IT Is. a wisely placed advertise
ment can make the UoGtman perspire, and
the shipping clerk smile. 1t is doing this
every day, and even In dull times it can
lulhlsh music on one string Of the violin
Nhen all the others are broken. 1t Is true
mat ringing IA bell can not always sell dry
goods or mig iron. hut 1t may let somebody
know boih are still to Re had. and just
where To find them. II they is anything of
special merit In quality or prices to attract
me hesllating buyer or the nimhle shilling.
nc Is as likely to know as little about it
~ brown bear or a Hutteutot. II he is not
'N''HtN AHti'oi- lHV MISSING Au is n HISS
INK 81 10, IN nine case : out Of ten. There
are exceptions OF course as two tails would
ne ON rat and i've legs on a kitten. Here
ana ttero business is to be found that In
limited circle, can swing around the peg
ara ask for nothing better. 1t has no need
OF TIN horn, bill poster or a newspaper
notice, il has its regular customers. They
nave thelr roost. as the turkey on the apple
lree ana as the on that know.th his mas
eel cf'b' they need no invitation to The
commlssary department. Now, while this
Is true In some cases. IL is as pure a piece
u loiiY as over came into the head of an
ass or man, for the general run of man
uia'luieTs or merchants, 10 expect the COW
10 Walk IN to the milking pail. The aver
az Jersey is not so familiar. Trade as u |
ruie' mas to be sought after. II will not
cphe AT whistle. II has to be picked up. |
ss are acorns and strawberries. The spin |
,le mas 10 nun and the loom to labor, be- |
,urc ihe cAmOric or the cloth can be had |
- water runs down n hill. business has to |
.llihn up' II YOU want fish for fry you |
must catch them. for none are likely TO |
Vsn INTO nan. In these DAYS OF energy. |
Niuo -aWakedness and competition, while |
'ue man sits under a tree for an ample |
70 ,ali twenty others are climbing SD with
neir baskets. Nor is this -esliessness lin.
leu 10 men who have goods 10 sell; the
,uyers are, II anything, more eager for
,nal Is new In bargains and goods They
warm, as the bee does from the blossoms
- cherry tree to the clover in the neal
W.. vs. Nor do they 30 at this business blind
W.utu or uniformed They know the banks
,nere me violcts grow. They sean the
'"'e's' ana are as thoroughly posted as