Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-17
THE STOREKEEPER.
Nountry stores and the Men Who Keep
Thcm-kccpiuG store. mud Why
IT Pays to lie n storc<ccpcr.


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'lal ,u'' .,a,a,,,a, ,,ri,,of,,,cs
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economical personally and I'm business,
he Is almost certain OF a livelihood,
and Is reasonably exempt from failure
provided he is satisfied with q moder-
ate income and does not ovorsnread IN
husiness or in living. Most of tho store
keerinr failures arc due to marked
inability cxtravaeancc. carolcssucss, I'M
attention. or an attempt to do a larger
business than tho field warrants. Al
most any boy NJ average ability and Of
good habits. who is willing to work.
aud is reasonable cautious. can become
q successful storckcopcr
Tho storokecpor almost always begins
~ the bottom. He was a hoy before he
was salesman. and from salesman he
became head clerk or hcad salesman.
and from that he jumped into proprj-
..orshin as partucr I'm, or owner of. the
store he worked for. or of store he
purchased nr established. Tho store
looncr should he an all-round man. lie
,an ,so = knovlodcc Of hoolooping al
,bougb no need not I've a professional
lookkeoonor He shonld understand
ruvinr as we'll as selling. and it is alb
.o,,4ol,, rocoeearv thot no know how tc
,,,oa, hts customers. He should above
~ 10 a. ,ood calculator aud bc able tc
.noio. for Two filturr
r,Lo ho,. bos, ot+oJ to bo a good store
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.,tai ,ho+ ,bo etorolooror he. Mt least
rooeonahlv honest. The customer h,
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