The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-24

In the English speech of the experience
| seeking Danes, and it is delightful to listen
to then.
GOOD PIANO PLAYERS.
1t is with their music that Emil and Axe
Bronnum have won the hearts of st. Louis
| ans. They are devoted to the piano and
their duets are novel and artistic. They
| can play American rag time and they
like IL. They are equally at home with the
classics.
Emil and Axel Bronnum smoke student
pipes. These pipes have stems which nearly
reach to the floor. In their room, which is
a veritable nest of old books and odd relics
from their native country, one can find the
young men CARRIED in smoking jackets, with
their feet incased in slippers. They welcome
one royalty and offer him a pipe. Then they
begin talking.
They can ask a great many questions
about America and they can answer a great
many about Denmark.
One can talk with these boys for hours
and never tire of them. As conversational
lists they are marvels. They are keen OBJ
! servers and have a quick perception. They
are deeply interested in America, and they
are great admirers of the busting Amer
lean.
These boys foster a fond love for their
native country, but they admit quickly that
America is ahead of every country in Eu-
rope.
II was given an academic education" said
Emil Bronnum, and was graduated when
/ was Is years old. Then my father secured
me a position with a firm that handled
heavy hardware. My fathers firm handles
the finer goods in the hardware line. !
worked early and late and my tasks were
hard ones. But l kept at it, for my father,
like all fathers in Denmark, doesn't like
drones, especially in his WI family.
COMES TO AMERICA.
"I finally earned a travelling position, but
a year ago times in Norway and Sweden
were dull and 1 decided to come to Amer
lea and learn something Of the American
business methods. My first thought was tc
take observations, but upon reaching st.
Louis / decided tina the best way to learr
the secrets OF success in business, as the
American accomplishes it, was to get in the
work.
II had a letter of Introduction to Mr..
Simmons and 1 offered myself for any work
that was open. 1 rather hesitated to take
a job at trucking, but as there were othei
men doing 1t, / saw no reason why ]
shouldn't. Anyhow, 1t was beginning at the
bottom, and that is the place to begin.
My brother will eventually succeed to my
fathers business. ] saw in American meth
DDS advantages which would be of immense
benefit to one handling a similar work in
Denmark, SO / wrote to my brother to come
to America. And here he is. He arrived six
months ago and he is as enthusiastic as
! am.
"When one acquaints himself with Amer
lean business methods it is easy to under
stand why the United States is to-day the
foremost nation of the world.
This IS a nation OF pushers. Everything
is done quickly. Tit almighty dollar is
paramount and competition is brisk. The
American can outshine the European. I
dare say, in any business transaction.
Here a deal is talked Of and 1t Is con-
summated before the men involved have
gotten through talking about it. Deals are
made in a day.
I'm Denmark or other European countries,
a great deal of talking accompanies every
business proposition. They talk about~a
deal, they let 1t rest for a week or two.
then they talk some more. They finally