The times., 1899-12-03
PACKS TRUNKS FOR PAY.
One woman Earns Money in This
Novel Way.

Novel Way.
Packing trunks for a living is not an
original idea with me" said Miss Blanche
Minton, looking up from her seat on the
floor beside a huge Saratoga which she was
busy filing.
of course the incentive was the neces-
sity Of making some money, and l was
casting about in my mind how TO begin,
when l read newspaper article about
girl who earned a good living as brides
assistant One Of her duties was packing
the trunks and her method was such good
one that I thought what a fine thing it
would be if every body would pack as she
did. Then 1 remembered how the majority
Of people disliked to pack, and in some
way my thoughts travelled to the people in
a palatial hotel just down the street from
where 1 was boarding, and in less than half
an hour after reading the article about the
brides assistant 1 had decided as to a
profession.
Having made up my mind I at once set
out TO offer my services to the manager
Of the hotel. ] told him my plans about
packing trunks for guests OF the hotel and
asked him TO recommend me. He advised
me to have some cards engraved. stating
my terms, and said he would see that they
were kept in the Office and distributed
among guests who would most probably
need my services.
TO make a long story short, followed
the managers advice and in less than an
hour after having my cards in the office
a bell boy from the hotel called at my
boarding house and gave me my first order
for packing the trunks OF party who had
been called away unexpected. They hadn't
1FefN Il p q
TO have their trunks sent after them There
were seven trunks in all, huge affairs, and
It took me the entire afternoon to pack
them and schedule their contents in the
little books after the method Of the brides
assistant But when il was finished
and received $3.50 for my afternoon
work. you may be sure I was pleased.
The next day / had some more orders
and by the end OF the first week / counted
my work a success, for the manager not
only advised me 10 secure an assistant, but
insisted on my coming TO live in the hotel
where / could be more easily reached. 1t
is needless 10 say I again followed his ad
vice and am now living al the hotel with
younger sister as my assistant.
q pack the trunks while she sits be-
side me and jots down in the little books
Zone Of which I attach to each key and de
liver to the owner the contents of the va
Tious compartments. / not only tell in
what division Of the trunk each article is,
but l locate it as clearly as possible. /
make point Of packing all trunks very
nearly alike, so that anyone who has once
unDacked one of my trunks viii be able
to Judge about the locality Of their various
/ belongings in other trunks I may handle
for them.
My charges. of course, are according TO
the size of the trunk For those under
thiTty-four inches ia length / charge Sl.50
while for all above that size it is S2.50
! Steamer trunks and hand bags and dress
suit cases all come under the head Of small
trunks. and are really about as hard to till
Il have earned as much as $25 day, but
II was hard work and I do not care 10 be
so rushed very often. OF course, with my
/ sisters assistance, ! can work more -ap-
idly, and consequently we are in greater
demand than ever. for when persons want
their trunks packed they wish it done as
quickly as possible. Every one Of my Gus
toners who have spoken of nay work 0 the
! hotel managers have always commended
my celertty. Another thing, 1 always Use
quantities of light blue and pink tissue
paper; it tends TO give the impression of
care and daintiness that everyone finds