New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20
THECALLINGO FTHE BUYER
HOW he COMBINES BUSINESS WITH
PLEASURE ON HIS METRO
POIITAN VISITS
POLITAN VISITS.

Wholesale district and that part Of New-York
where the hotels and theatres are swarm with
these representatives Of Western and Southern
houses, and the fact that the rush 10 the mar
ket Is larger than it has been for several years
before leads the wholesalers manufacturers and
jobbers to believe that a season Of unusual acuV-
tty is before them
The buyer. although he is in many respects
more Independent emplOye than his fellows IN
the large stores is not always free to choose his
hotel when he goes to the market There are
large concerns in the cities outside Of New-1orK
whose buyers are in the market al all times or
the year, and their hotel bills form an lmpor-
tant item Of expense. The patronage OF these
houses Is eagerly sought by hotels, not only for
what il brings in direct bills but for the trade
u at comes TO the house because the buyers
make il their headquarters and special rates
are frequently made to secure the business.
Railroad companies over which these houses ship
their goods also give the buyers special rates IN
many instances. and so it comes that when
buyer leaves home to go 10 the market ne knows
that he must travel by a certain line and must
s,s, q, q certain hotel when his destination Is
reached. one concern attracts others and the
desire 10 know what is doing. TO he about when
harcains are offered and to be in touch with the
statesmen who swarm about the buyers OF hrs'
magnitude causes smaller men to go TO the same
hotels and this has been going on for So man!
vaars that the statesmen know just where 10 Anu
tho buve-s in their special lines The clodh
men all go to a hotel in upper Broadway anu
near their headquarters, at another MOTEL one
NAV find al the large lace buyers. The 1e"eH!
men make their headquarters at do"h'o""
hotel. and there is hardly branch OF trade not
excepting the gas man, the ice man Ihe coa'
man and the plumber. that has not hotel heau
quarters where particulars as to the latest nov
ELY in that line may be learned, the s'ahulHs VI
aoubtfuI men may be ascertained and the latest
trade gossip may be circulated
MUST GO TO CERTAIN HOTELS
T., speaking Of these headquarters for the
various branches Of business an old commercial
traveller said:
They say that in the city OF Hamburg Il
man has good thing 10 sell, good s'oF! u
teu or 2 ruInor 10 circulate he goes direct 20 'ie
Mercantile Exchange. and ne knows that ne Will
find buvers ard listeners and that his soods anu
his story VIII become known, ACCORDING 10 li-e"
respective value. quicker than they could De oS
srv other method 1t Is pretty nearly the sam
IN New-York during the season, only instead %
TIE exchange the goods and the stories must u
taken TO certain hotels few years ago
,,. Wan %, no rad made much money for the
concern FOR which he was travelling. and many
friends on the road, came home from UP anu
,-os % his an,aZerleat that his hard earned
money which he had left win his concern lA''
which h had been taken as partner was 'oS'
In his absence inventory had been taken anu
tho result showed that ne was our OF H. div
that he must once more be enc OF the OoS9'
There was no doubt in the mind o. ne young
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