The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-16
BREEZY, GROCER'S CLERK. al5

rama of shoppers-all these had be-
come TO Breezy IEe breath of life. and
ne sighed for them longingly ere the
I evenings were over. He had a printing
I press, and he set type as a means Of
olFerslon-all matter concerning the
grocery store
lie set up a card and embodied in it
an idea. that he had conceived. He
/ printed 500 of then-all the cardboard
he had. They were invitations 10 the
public TO have any and all sorts Of fruit
delivered at their homes at any time
by telephone orders. He laid one on
Mr.. Leslie's desk the next morning.
Thompson" Breezy heard Leslie
call shortly afterwards to the superin-
: tendent. this is a good idea. How
many did you have printed?"
Thompson grew red, Il didn't have
any printed, ne replied in surprise.
Leslie frowned and called his partner.
who also professed ignorance. Breezy
watched them from behind the register,
and then ventured forward.
Il printed them on my own press.
Here are 500 more"
Leslie looked again at the card. and
then raised his eyebrows at Thompson.
VINO nodded in return, seemingly signi-
- ing that this was the clerk mentioned
IN some previous conversation.
You may band in your bill for them
to the bOokkeeper,' said Leslie evenly.
ana thompson, you may have them
properly distributed"
He was paid for the cards. and there
was also an extra dollar in his weekly
pay envelope that Saturday. He
promptly bought the best seat in the
theatre.
They found him the next week in the
IT,
fro m list of over 100 residences. rs
this Mrs. JOnes?" he would ask. Par
don me- Mrs. Jones; this is Leslies
We would like to sell you some grocer
les And then he would enter into
a conversation for an order. The other
people on the line were indignant and
the exchange told him that he was not
the only lung Oh the line. But in less
than an hour Breezy had hurry orders
asgregating $50 and Leslie himself
closed ThompsOn's mouth of wrath at
neglected cunstomers by word of COM
mendation.
The firms telephone trade had never
been worked up, and Breezy printed an
nouncements inviting customers to use
the phone 10 send their orders 4
phone was placed behind the fruit
counter and Breezy took the orders
He did more. You're going to bake.
aren't your" he asked of the house
wives when they ordered flour, lard,
etc. Isn't your baking powder all
gone? Don't you need some new pans?
We've got a splendid new pan here.
Patented. Only cents, too" And so
on
Here, Mr.. Thompson. he called to
the superintendent as he passed one
day, who makes these sign cards."
Tommy, the shipping clerk" replied
Thompson shortly.
Il have just thought" said Breezy re-
tlectiyely. that / might make nicer
one for this counter. May l try one?"
Yes: but don't neglect your counter"
Breezy had just received a large
quantity Of splendid figs that morning,
which were selling at a really attractive
price. But the firm had not even given
him price cards to put on them. and
had not mentioned them in the news
paper ads. How i'm blazes do they
expect to sell these2" he grumbled.
Nobody knows anything about them"
When, therefore. he had surprised the
busy shipping clerk by asking for the
card-marking tools, and had made a
few simple price cards for other goods.
it occurred TO him that he might as
well make a fig sign. 1t was prettily
lettered, and il read: These figs are
good, clean figs, and you won't be able
TO buy them very many days" The
clerks leered at him when he put it
over his figs, rearranging the boxes
artiStiCally on the counter. Thompson
didn't happen around any more that !