The Van Buren press., 1903-06-06

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"Ahem." said the deacon. "Expen-
siye business. those labels, eh? ! can
ford such extras myself. What's that
white, scaloped paper for, longside
the boxes"
That? Oh, just to make the crates
look more tasty. you know. It's called
'lace-paper-the kind that confcction-
ers put in their fancy candy-boNes.
As for the labels
THAT paper must have cost some
thin too! interrupted the deacon,
"Nes, somethin'. pay two dollars
and twenty-five cents for a thousand
strips, an it takes two strips for
each crate. The labels each cost a
fraction O. a cent, the paste in eXpeu-
siye. q course, an the wear an tear
on brush comes high call it one
penny, all told, an you won't be Ear
from the mark. Only a millionaire
could ford such extras, that's "a fact"
But the deacon was proof against
mild sarcasm. "Why," exclaimed he,
"you'rc wastin' dollar on ey'ry hun.
drcd cratcs,"
Correct But you've forgotten one
little thing"
"Nh&t's that"
I'm gctttn good many extra dol
lars in return for each dollar that !
waste on the crate that way"
The deacon looked incrcdulous a
this statement,
Fact" continued Hank. good-nat-
uredly as he mixed rubber stamp
and marked part Of the crates "Bu.
bach and the others "Marshall"
"Nho's your commission man." de-
mauded the deacon
smith & Jones, Chicago"
"Why, | ship TO that firm myself"
Good firm, ch?'
"Ne.cs But they haven't done very
well with my berries this year. They
claim the crop is big, am the berries
hard 10 SELL Lately ! haven't got
morcn seventy cents a crate for
Strawberries like yours, What have
you been gctIin'?'
"'Hout q dolIcr an a quarter" re-
piled Hank, coolN, as ne deity insert
ed a cluster Of strawberry leaves IT,
each end Of each crate, then nailed
down the covers.
"A dollar an a quartcr'" eiacuDl cl
the drucon "Thcn those fcllcrs have
been chcalir' me-
Hanks mouth was fun Of nails. In
n moment he oskcd "IIow do you
pack your berries deacon"
"Oh, just put 'cm in the crates. an
fastcn ON the covers, amt got time
90 fuss with 'cm the way You do.
Times too valuable TO be- a.puttcrin'
that way"
Whats your time worth an hour
neighbour"
AN ~ twenty cents, | reckon"
AN how much time do you think
! spend each day puttcriu, as you call
IT,"
AN hour or 50, mcbbe."
"Coll it an hour at twenty cents.
Now, how many crates cherries did
you ship last week. Two hundred. oh?
Well, ! shipped bon, The same mum.
bcr ! wUslcd durm' that week, wen
allow dollars worth o time an
two dollars worth % extras. My
solcs.chcclH footed mp bout two hun.
drrd aud ifty dollars Yours nllow.
IN your own estimate, footed up
bout one hundred an forty dollars,
Therefore, my puttcrin' has paid me
one hundred an ten dollars, less three
dollars for extra time an materials.
That amt bad weeks profit, deacon,
on uu hours fussiu' once a day, I,
haven't counted Saturday, cause we
don't pick berries ON That duy=nor
ON sunday neither"
The deacon sot down, did some fig.
urug ON board, and finally admit.
ted TINT there "mipht hc sumcthln' In
IT. Then, less lucrclulous, hut no
less curious, hc examined llnnks
method Of packing noting the uni.
formiiN Of the brrrleai the neat man.
her In which the contents uf each
quart huN was rounded or and nr.
rnnRcd' the careful way In which the
boxes were put into the crutes, 80 M
not 20 brlisc the berries nor show
visible Ngns Of juice stains on the
"oodi the absence Of hafrIpe or
o.rrrlpc berries, Hnd lastly the lack
OF sand or dirt on the fruit,
Then Hank took him ont into the
patch" and showed him how each
plan, grew IN u hin by Itself, nnd eN.
planned that strawberries were much
more uniform and choice when grown
on that system aud under high culture
That when tangled together Ia a half.