The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-02
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The recent Impulse given 20 the iron
and steel trade, consequent on large for
efgn demands for American metal has
caused unwonted activity ih many OF tne
much So indeed. thar many OF the con
Germs had to keep the large stan OF hahus
working overtime in order to ger ca G9t VOTE
when promised, for Ii Is a well-knoWE
fact fhat one of the chief causes why
American made metals are preferred IN
Europe and elsewhere, IS on account o,
The duickness with which rush orders can
be filed while AZ the Same tine guatAn
teeins the quality and cheapness OF the
AZ one of the great foundries where
Something like 5000 hands are employed,
the feeding of this large body OF men t"f
one meal during the evening n@e9nstt =.
tho management of one of tho -foremen,
WHO promised 10 see That the workers
were well looked after He had tyed IA
the different shops SIX or eight mmens9,
caridrons In which clfec was prepared
for the men and mountains Of beef ana
Ram sandwiches we're cut up Tor sol q re re-
frcshment The grinding OF the c1tee
alen, was quite task and two or tire
boys were Kept at this work all Day long
Fer the three or fonr weeks thai me handS
wore working overtime they Were contente
anc happy and It was Loticci that
In spite Of their heavy labors. they grew
euong and fatter on their extra, Diet
Inquiries on the part Of one Of the pro
prletors OF the ironworks elected the tacf
that tho mon were consuming 200 pounds
OF Lion COuee every uuNs una 10 TINS W -
attributed their excellent condition the
ubtiitive and strengthening qualities OF
this brand of Coffee being well known.
most peculiar fact In this connection was
that Mr. Ferguson. the foreman who had
Voluntarily turned caterer for the occAsloh
| kent all the Lion beads from the wrappers
Of LION Coffee and. as a result, had
something like 1000 OF these valuable
coupons At the time the extra hours were
Mr. Ferguson procured Premium
| List as issued by the Woolson Spice Co
! OF Toledo. Ohio and carefully collected
therefrom q number ~ useful articles to
which the possession of such large NUM-
| ber OF Lion Heads entitled him. These
| were duly forwarded with stamps Tor
return postage, and in few days there
! goods that world almost stock general
| Store. He had presents for his wife, for
! his daughters his sons aud himself and
/ ire articles were so pretty and SO varied
| that he gave O free exhibition OF them all
| IN his front parlor 20 such of his neigh
! bors ms cared to call and inspect them.
Mr. Ferguson claims that his hIst aud
| only thought was to get the coffee hest
| suited to the requirements OF hardworking
! people that u.s. the pnrest the strongest
| Inc most lnvigoratiug, He never thought
| or knew. nhout saving the Lion Heads
/ uIfiil he happened TO notice the announce
/ ment on one OF the wrappers However,
! he Is not sorry that he saved Mp the Lions
/ as HIS home has been transtormed into q
\ veritable fniryland by The decorative and
| nsefnl presents he received IN exchange
/ FOR rhem. Il Is his intention 20 Keep on
| using Lion Coffee In future, and he Is in.
! terested In tho fact that thc Wo0lson
| Spice Co announce the issue Of new
! list OF premiums on September ], next.