The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22

Co1yr.xhs. 1863, by Frank q. carren.sr
Buenos AyFes. Dee -. ssss
- ~ NE rsason wfsy tase Aroer.cafss
AOH have 80 nors trAde "a SossVa
America 10 bsc4s1zs sAsss
2sss-rsss rssthes9s are bad
Thss~ were TIE warts " a
commercial sszvessr sao goes
eeEpiaxIy to South America a. TIE reDre-
sentative OF s0xne Of tHs os&~&st frgEs ef
- Untted States. He sesls q aals rssilson
1D:3ars worth Of xoz1s ever year ard -
UsH known In every South AfneTsnzn cap
oeai. Said he:
TO show you Ehas I nsaa ! will g.se
yeu . few perssnai experiences. d. Susi-
ness both on salary and commission. 1
Nave several Different srEns and car add
others who have gpeStaI.ses Wh-sh % not
conflict w.sh those J sIgsaig represent.
Las year thought eogld szs.I AsEser.1sFl
shoes IN TIE ArgeBige and Csnlis. Before
ieff Chicago / eHa.ea On a manufacturer
etsrs. q nan VINO makes about j9lss shoes
. day. ard presente5 sas fed 70 hasa- He
eepsIeA that hs all not want south Amer
lean trade ard that b. sas satisfied w-th
he United ssasess I pressed Al1n. however.
ard he finally told me nc w954l1 PAY ffse a
commission ana give rne box es samples
When I arrived at fsaaros Ayres ] called
upon tbs sArxss. Shoe man % tfaf city.
ord upon my requesting him 20 eofne 10
The hofel TO loek 81 nay ssfapiss hs sosa
ne that American ahaes sess no good
aud that Be co9sd not se1 st4usa, ] eTered
10 take carriage sTas drive hiIn u the
hotel. bus be would rat even aanss 10
1nox.
* then went 70 a shoe manufacturer. q
man who makes hundreds Of thousands of
shoes every year. and prezsea.ea the case
% him. He replied:
Why. my dear sir, make shoes my
oeE ara nay profits are On the making OF
them
But said 4. 4 car sell sau better
SHOES than you are making ~ . iess price
than you can make them. | know your
shoas and kno~ can offer you a better
article al a prise much below what your
nhoes actually cost yost. Now. my hotel y
on3y . few dcors away. / have bfouSat
thess samples 5000 miles TO Sfow them 10
you. and I think you might come there
os1d look al them. IL sEls not lake you
hnK an hour, ard II after yod have seen
ShAm you don't want them. ! will thank
you eli the r.ne.
Como nc: twny noo said he I viii
esms.'
"Hs did come. and showed him the
ehe0 When / got through he replied
Well. SIR. I came here for polIteness
onte emily. for did not think you had any
4Atng I wanted. ] believe. however. your
ohoes are better ard cheaper than any We
have. ana that certain styles CT them VII.
ali IN HIenos Ayres. | am ready TO talk
business. | arm sure 1 can handle at least
1eA0eo pairs Of these snoea a year and
mat II VIII pay me To sell out my factory
and Put my money at interest. viii
make = dcrOsit In TIE tank TO GUARANTEES
payment and on the basis Of that yea
may order a certain number Of shoes an.
- cell them from time 70 time. I vii.
make rsfaitsaaees 70 Chicago. aud az the
end OF the year We can balance cur az
ep0nfs.'
He then gave me good order. sent
4 on 20 the Chicago stasse uaa and ASKED
Inn TO cable me- when Ehe frat eonsssn-
n<st u goods would ia~ shipped Ne cable
came ! was just ready 30 80 80 Chile.
but waited fsen. day 10 dry for two
month";. =bsm aa atswer came by mai
thss The shoe company. II v.ew ~ the war
vash Spain. did net want sHy South Amer
Inn business except upon payment Of cash
In New York asass,<t its hisis 81 la9iag
OF course the deal feil through The A..
Gensine Shoe manufacturer waR man Of
large property, He bad oeea la business
for yearr and had high commercial
Standing
Windy in Mere Ways Thaa One
Another experience had MAS with