Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-08
NEW YORK TOO BUSY.
Pertinent Criticism by a Customer of
the Methods of the Metropolis.

Pertinent Criticism by Customer of
the Methods of the Metropolis.
New York Commercially lorg
ago a man came to New York FROM the
West. He is young business man
with most important connections He
| came to New York on business, and. as
his business was of big" nature, he
was forced to call upon a large num-
Der of New York business men. His
trip to New York was successful. AS
! general thing the men whom he
wanted to see were more anxious to
see him than he was to see them. but
he learned some things before he got
through.
New York business men are away
| up in most things said he, but there
are some things about New York BUSH
ness methods that | don't understand.
They may be right, and | may be
wrong-but | have my own ideas l
believe that most of the big corpora
/ tons in New York neglect to employ
| most important man. believe that
the idea of having the man who visits
| any business house confronted by no
| one except fresh Office boy or surly
| ex-policeman, with face like a thugs
and skull too thick to let an idea get
through it without trepanning, is very
| poor business. | have had some very
odd experiences since have been in
| New York
Il called at the Office of ]. p. Morgan
& Co. for instance, to transact some
| business. The communications that
| had had from the firm had been
formal. and, while did not know what
member of the firm had personal
charge of the matter, was satisfied
| that Mr.. Morgan was not looking after
it personally When entered the
office | handed my card to page
| there were three or four of them
| laughing about desk, and had great
trouble in gaining the attention of
any one. of the young gentlemen
I told the boy to take the card to
member of the firm who, had been
informed, might have the matter was
interested in charge. The boy walked
back and handed it to big, burlv fell
low who, as near as could make out,
| was house detective That is as
far as the card went The boy came
back and said
Hes busy
Here said |, If he's busy, take
my card to his secretary
"'Ain't got no secretary said the
boy over his shoulder, turning his back
on me-
Il then wrote a short note stating
my business, and when asked to have
1t delivered the house detective took
it and walked off about ten feet. Then
he turned and said:
His door is closed. Can't deliver
it. You will have to wait
81 didn't wait, but found out after
! ward that the man whom tried to see
wished to see me very much that day.
That is only one example. In an
other Office big, black negro told me
| would have to tell him my business
before he took in my card. He didn't
| get to take II in
"a big Scotch gilley sitting right at
the elevator, stopped me when | start
| ed into the Office of big trust on
lower Broadway He may be a faith
! full bulldog, but his manners were
those OF the barnyard. and his assur-
ance that Of the Bowery policeman. |
had an appointment with one of the
officers of the trust, but was forced
to wait ten minutes before | could get
my card taken in.
| 1T was the same way at half the big
business offices that | visited. recog-
nized as well as any one how valuable
is business mems time. and this sur.
Drises me the more at the system they
have in many big institutions in New
| York. | cannot Understand why there
should not be mln of intelligence
and some knowledge Of the firms bust
| ness to receive all visitors, and receive
them politely, to tell them the proper
| man To see, and IL the business Is un.
| important, to attend to il himself.
such man would stop half the Wis
itors right there and save much yalu.
| able time to every one in authority
about the place. There are some firms
that have such men, but most of them
appear to prefer fresh boys and dull.
witted fiunkies who seem to think that
they are employed to insult everybody
| except de boss can't see where
that is good business"
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