The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

of his career. and he modestly told the
inquirer the following:
Il was born and raised In San Fran
cisco left school when IL years OF
age and went to work in my fathers
butcher shop and remained in his en-
ploy learning the business until i was
TO- l felt then that had left school
too early and lacked sufficient educa-
ton to get along In business. Deter
mined to obtain commercial educa-
tion. I applied to Professor Charles b.
Howard OF the San Francisco Business
College and offered to do the janitor
work for him IL he would give me tut
ton in return I attended that busi-
ness college for one year studied very
hard. and did the janitor work the
rest of the day. worked faithfully.
studying my lessons and cleaning the
classrooms- At the expiration Of the
year, my studies completed and
War broke out I launched forth into,
business on my own account
'Of course I could not think OF such
thing as opening a shop. because 7
was too young. My first venture waE
the purchase of the carcass of one
steer. and 1 peddled that out in Job
lots among retail butchers. That ven
ture was success. and / was en-
couraged to continue the jobbing busi-
ness without opening shop. until my
sales reached eighteen cattle a day
One of the butchers to whom I sold
meat every day had two shops and
wanted to dispose OF one He offered
1t to me and / jumped at the offer
at once.
INAUGURATEs NEW METHOD
AS soon as assumed ownership T
inaugurated a new method in that loca-
ton. l gave the people honest goods
at the lowest prices. but sold for cash
only. The business soon began to
grow, and 1 saw that there was ample
room TO build up an excellent business
in that locality. The butchers to whom
used to job meat withdrew their pa
tronage from me within a short time
because they looked upon me as a sor-
midahle competitor Itheu began SELL
ing to retail customers at jobbing
prices. and soon gained the patronage
of all the laboring people. wage earn
ers and persons of moderate means for
blocks in every direction. i had lost
all my original jobbing. customers, but
sold more meat. and perhaps. more
than they did,
The business continued to prosper
and grow to such an extent that I was
negotiating for the lease of a building
IN winch intended to open the larg-
est and best appointed meat market
In San Francisco. and in one of the
choicest locations in the city.
LOSES ALL IN FIRE
Then came the shock and fire Of last
April. which shattered my plans, de-
stroyed my business and robbed me OF
home and all my belongings. except my
courage and unlimited faith in the f,l-
ture of San Francisco. Within three
weeks from the day OF the fateful fire
closed lease with the Phoenix In
vestment Company for one stall IN
Olson's New Market. and started anew
with one assistant
"A little advertising judiciously placed
attracted the attention of my old pa
irons. and they came to my new place: :,
though they are scattered In all direc-
tions, they come back gradually We
are busy from early morning until we
close shop. every day, but IL you want
to see crowd. come here any Satur-
day. 1t will do you good to see the
best-natured crowd In the world. Just
as thick as bees. coming from all direc-
tions and all sections OF the city. buy
ing what we offer. and you can read
satisfaction written plainly upon every
face"