Arizona republican., 1902-07-29
UMBRELLAS BY THE YEAR
New Scheme Which Will Revolu
tionize Business.

Down the ages since the deluge has
come the saying that a man is born with
right to steal. or rather "take," an
umbrella and appropriate it to his own
use. Now is launched a scheme which
revokes this license and once more re-
turns his conscience to an inf1exibls
state, so that he who covets his neigh
boris umbrella or his tent or his para
chute is guilty before the law of the
land. No longer does one have to
chain down his pet rain protector, and
no longer does he have to worry when
he has left it behind him in ferry
boat or suburban train. For out of the
brains of the multitude somewhere has
arisen the new scheme which obviates
all this mental and physical discom-
fort.
The motto of the new scheme is
Don't get wet" You live in New
Rochelle, Rye, Jersey, or anywhere
about New York. In the west the
clouds are gathering, and just
as you are leaving your office in
your newest homespun suit and water
proof warranted-not-to-co color Panama
hat, the shower begins. The corner
which was ornamented by your UNI
breila is now vacant and the office boy
has. gone for the day. Here is the way,
then, to prevent getting wet.
Ifiyou're an up-to-date man you'll
have pasted on your desk the places
where umbrellas can be rented. If not
Asn can carry with you nearest your
Wallet a stand directory" This tells
you where you can rent an umbrella
1t is probably in the same building
They are extensively scattered all over
the business section of the city.
You give man 81 bill. 1t may be
be<in a restaurant, a cigar store, or a
BARRIERS shop. You pick your choice OF
the stock on hand, and you are given !
check. BY the time you get to New
Rochelle the sun is shining again. YoG
drop into stand in your town, show
them your check and leave the UNI
brella' there. After that you don't nee6
to care what becomes of it till it rain:
again, for it's branch of the great
don't-get-wet scheme, and finds its way
back to the place where it was frs
lodged.
You've still got your check. Bust
ness calls you to Chicago. You get of
at Cleveland, Cincinnati or any place
along the line for bite to eat, and it,
threatening rain such as only the ives
can provide. Again consult your di
rectory, walk into place, show you
check, and get an umbrella. When yol
reach; Chicago, you don't want to carr!
it about, especially if it is 104 degree
in the smoke-laden atmosphere. Wall
into a branch place. leave it there, ant
forget what use it has been to you.
The idea is said to have originated il
Boston some six months ago, and al
ready company has establishe'
branches in all the large cities of tn
country and is still extending them t
many of the smaller cities. 1t is its in
tention eventually to have places wher
one can procure an umbrella in nearl
every city on a railroad line for tn
yearly subscription price of 81.
When the umbrellas rented here ar
left in outside neighboring cities or i
different parts of New York city, the
eventually find their way back to tn
main office, and then are distribute
again, according as the supply gets To-
and there is call for them at tn
various stands.
Now, If your Office boy or best frlen
has not returned your priced umbrell
at the end of a year, don't dischare