The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-10-12

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: isborsr III New York thirty yesu as
/, His wealth is now eonservsiively plsoe
, Of $40. .ooo.0o0. Report assvfts that b
has made $50. 600. 900 iu thirty yesrs, bu
be himself lays claim 10 no sneh ioriun,
He 10 not . ystebmsn, although met
Der OF tbs Royal Ulster Yacht Cluh. Ill
ehsilepse, which has awakened marin
sporting men oil over tLs world, Is said d
be due wholly 10 bic unehsngesble polio.
OF keeping the name Of Liplon before lh,
world
Thi.ty-eisht years ago Sir Thomas wa
. messenger boy in . sistionsf's shop Ia
0Isssow. and his father . day isborer
The boys wages we're 2 sbillinss and
pence per week. A, hight when through
With his work, be attended school snd In
ihs. Wy received his education. Some
dve or siI years later, or about the time be
wss eighteen, be ran away from home aud
took passage in the steerage OF an Anchor
Liner for New York.
Among bis ielow. passengers be found
many who were sick aud needed the little
comforts OF liie. He did for them the
best be conld and won their fneudsbip.
Arriving at the dock 10 New Yolk city,
the place was lined With runners for
various boarding houses. all eager to cap
tute the passengers. Upton pushed
through them aud ran TO the nesres, hotel
Boiling 10 on the surprised proprietor Of
the place, he shouted at him.
Will yon board me free for month II
l bring you forty pstrousa
The proprietor said be would. Then
Upton returned to the docke, found bis
friends OF the steersge. brought them to
the iriepcly hotel and lodged them. The
landlord gave him room with two other
men, aud there he lived spd boarded free
for q month, Du ing this time he obtain
el work on the docks and saved little
money.
Two years ago, sitting at dinner in
Chicago, Sir Thomas turned TO 3 western
friend and said TO him:
When came over this time was { fer
ed the best cabin sud quarters for my
man and secretary. The best on the ship
was Ut my command. Il made me think
Of my frst journey over 10 the steersee,
it WAS so different Do you know ! never
come to New York but what | go and look
Q. that hotel where was lodged, the room
In which slept. and talk with the pro
prietor. You may smile; you have 81
ways travelled first class. | once was not |
able to.
The business star. tfSr Thomas was
% humble merchant OF provisions, meat
OF the inferior order. His parents hsd
S400 and they let him add this to Whist be
brought back with him when he went
home i,om this country, He believed
that the world was slwsys hungry and
always willing to pays decent price for
somethin2 to cot, He determined 10 be .
provisioner. 10 the little store which be
started with, he was bis own clerk, book
keeper and msnsger, He put up the
shutters Ut night and took them down 10
the morning. He was particular TO study
what his customers wanted. His own
peculiar individuality was kept before
them until Upton, one OF the smallest
provision dealers in Glasgow. was better
known than those who had been 10 bust
ness for years. By and by Is be pros
pered he found means Of advertising. He
put the name OF Upton where every man
woman and child in Scotland aud England
must see il. Naturally after they knew
The name they desired to further know
v bat be did. and when they gained that
they potronzsd him. Posi-
bly, though the patronage would never
have come il Upton had not adhered to
The rule OF being honest with bis trade
md OF underselling old-time merchants
v ho surrounded him and who did bust
ness in old.time wsys.
The first popular advertising which be
sver attempted WAS 10 have two fat hogs
]riveu through the streets OF Glasgow
They bore the label: "Lipion's Or
pbsns,"
Com mercisl men OF aestbtt tic tastes will
1epreciste bis free use OF advertising as
Vulssr while seeing their bu,iness pass 10
10 bis hsnds. Bnt Sir Thomas Upton
axes his age IS be fpds it and appeals TO
popular curiosity in the strongest way TO
move il, He feels that it 10 necessary he
should do this to keep up interest in bis
,reat enterprise, and be likes TO do IL.
The lport 10 him 10 much like angling for
olLck Base.
Recently be visited Marlborough House
md gave the Princess Of Wsles $500. COO
#ith which 10 stsrt dining.rooms in Lon
Ion at which working people may secure
,ubstsntisl meals for from two TO eight
,ents. The income tax which he pays to
he British government annually 10 $500,
300.
ais portrait by Herktmer 10 10 the Royal
Academy, and he hiss been knishted by
queen Victoria.
When be issned the cbsllepge for
cop, be ssid: The chsllenge is
conditiobless ss 1 am perfect
= satisfied that the race will be conduct
ID With the name impsrtiplity ~ are the
Jowes rscss and that oil Americans desire
the best bost should win the race, ss
myseli do.
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Yer the Ams.ar Florist.