The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-06

Il tell you 1t s lots dl1eTent SeII18g
goods nowadays from what it was
IN the old time, spoke up the New
York furnishing goods man. I'm not
such a gos1ing at the business myself.
Nineteen years next January since be-
gan and Ill tell you that things have
changed. IN the old times it was SIM
ple-just walk into your solid Gus
toner, sell him all he bought, go up
to his house to dinner and leave the
next morning, and the same thing
over the next day But it's lots more
strenuous now. Just for example, I'll
tell you exactly how I worked one OF
my towns last trip.
Z reached there at five o'clock in
the morning and gave the night porter
a dollar extra to get my samples right
in SO that I could open up before
breakfast. It's good thing to stand
in with the porters around hotel
anyway and dollar for two or three
hours time during busy season is
mighty cheap
so right after breakfast I started
in. The first man / called on an OK
team couldn't move; at any rate, not
have our old house that we have been
dealing with for a great many years.
said he. Our lines are established,
they pay US a good profit, we don't
like to mix up-and what's the use Of
changing2 Your line may be good
line and all that, but it will not be q
good line for US because we don't like
to mix. You are right about that,
said I. II you wish TO differ from q
man, always first agree with him. I
have some special lines to close, how
ever, at a very great discount. / have
just left home and the house is CIV
ing me what jobs we have to dispose
Of. / can give you some mighty good
stuff on which you can make special
sale. You need not put it on your
shelves, just out ON your tables and
make a drive. Perhaps as you board
over at the hotel. when you go from
luncheon you will drop IN for a mo-
ment.' No, won't bother about It. :
said he Very well, won't ask you
to. Perhaps I shall find time some
time during the day when you are
not busy and / will bring in a few Of
those special things under my arms
A merchant will always look at sam
pies If You bring them to his store.
One Customer Easy.
The second man on whom called
did not have a very large store, but he
struck me as being a man who would
give one firm his entire bills.
Yes, I will look at your goods,
said he. How long are you going to
he herea Until / get through with
my business, / replied. Never want
to rush away from it saw he was
easy. So / said, Maybe you would
see me this evening after you close
up. / have a splendid light in my sam
pie room That will just exactly
suit me- said he. 7 close no at eight
o'clock and will come right over /
rather turned my engagement that
way in order that / might have day
light for others not SO easy.
Then T stroIled In on another man
whose stock was tambled all to pieces
and you could almost plant pumpkins
in the dust on the tops Of the boxlids.
My stay there was short.
tlhe next store I entered looked
good to me- The stock was well kept.
j clerk had a whisk broom IN his
hands brushing off a pile Of goods. \
customer was trying on a pair OF
shoes IN the back end Of the store and
the man who looked to me like the
boss stood at his desk up font writ
ing. said to myself, well here Is the
man / am really after, but I could see
that he was a little chilly and that
would have to warm him up.