The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-29
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MANAGER BucHANAN.oF BON MARcHE LEARNED
HIS FIRST BUSINESS LESSON WHILE PICKING
BERRIES WHEN BOY

Mr.. Alexander O. buchanan. So
ond on The stars Roll Of Honor, u
a representative merchant Of Beat
tie. being general manager % The
Bon Marchr. the elty'H largest. best
equipped and meet modern Depart
msnt store. since coming 70 seat
four years aKo Ar. buchanan has
lent ali his energy and sHesiiaat
managerial ability 10 the Improve
msnt ana advancement OF the n1er-
ohMnalsa business In ha ehaEMu. afla
has bssn q factor IN bringinH The
storsa Of TIE Northwest @ Tier
present high standard
~ an iatereisw thls morning ar.
utieaaann uludeatlF disclalHaea ms
sole credit fuf the enlargement sila
lmgsovemsnt % tbs apieud4d concern
u y hich he has charge
4 have been heIp-l largely u
Mrs. Prank McpcEmeti. pfaaiasnt 81
ths company. and ~ hf. X. Nufa-
hnff. 10 whafn the credit i greatly
aur. said ~. and DO not
nks 10 accept an huuor which / DO
Tot entirely Iusnt We have wrought
the changes ia oar uusinsss ~ GO.
operation. The greatest share
ii-7s taken = 49, safs h4s Teen IN
the advertising and SPECIAL sitfes
tinu department Win these ! have
had splendid success. and l arm told
that some q the methods originated
b. myself have BEEN adopted b. the
Wauamakef people and other large
stores IN the east
Mr. Buchanan. By reason OF his
pleasing personality II very pora-
lar with the public, and 70 this IA
due no little share 81 bis success
The prosperous merg liant STANDS AZ
an example - what psfssrvefaHee
under great difficulties may accom-
pIlsh. and hia career L. q reproaeh
10 those who are inclined 70 grow
discouraged Nhau heavy odds are
against them Mr. buchanan vas
left an orphan ~ the aRe OF
years and began life as an sfFsTd
hos Naturally Aggressive and am
bilious. he fought his way tonsfd
the top a. he grew W. and had
made himself very Vaiuahis 10 ths
retail world In which he lived BY
the time he had grown 70 manhood.
His boyhood waH spent In Provi-
denea. ". l.. ana New York state.
and later he vent to Omaha. thence
to Gan Frauriaco and Ice Angeles.
where ha spent several years. COM
ing g. Seattle IN 1899
As an orphan boy Mr. buchanan
learned many practical truths
thrutfzh hard personal experience,
and 70 this he attributes much u his
success. lie relates several instances
Of how ne came o. learn some OF
the great business principles upon
which success depends.
At ono time. when a boy ~ ~ he
went berrying On New York state
with q party % friends, among them
/ several ladies' who commended him
highly unon hia skin In finding the
I places where the berries grew most
/ thiekiy. Taking great pleasure In
pleasing others he ran about dis
/ covering new berfYing thickeis and
calling 10 hts companions. who fell
/ 10 uirkinr the berries and eonErHtu-
I iatiug him Meanwhile he had gath
erred no berries After an hour or
10 az this a. had Just discovered n
I spiendid patch" ~ berries and
/ shouted FOR the rest N the party 10
/ i0in him. when another small boy
came running toward him. calling
% him m = subdued voice and tell
I ing him ~ be qulet Coming up close
/ this hoy admouiahed him hastily
with an unconscious onigrnm' Fiji
/ your own rail first" said he. then
cali the raaff" The too 0hiiEinR fu-
/ ture manager % the iiou Mnreho
/ looked into his own pail and seeing
" empty while the other boys had
\ been twice nice saw Inst the al
/ vice was good lie had been exert
/ ing his own powers entirely for tho
/ benefit ~ the others who had only
| appfsuded him and stimulated him
/ 70 now efforts.
Mr. Buchanan says b learned nc
| business principle ~ being sure ~
/ vaiurs through deal. N his earlv
/ youth. With rubbish huver He
| bad been given en- OH beating stove
/ ~ IN aunt. VIM ioiA him he nnigh'
/ N.ve sNe nroc~eds n hh could sell u
Tie polished Il mp IN tho back yard