The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
PRINTING A FIELD FOR WOMEN
MISS FRtZEE HAS Succeeded
AND SAYS OTHERS can TOO.
common sense and Energy the Qualities
acknowledgement Training Not Needed.
She Thinks Why She Doesn't Employ
Her own Sex-Skiiled Labor the Best.

common sense and Energy the Qualities
acknowledgement Training Not Needed,
She Thinks -why She Doesn't Employ
IECr own S~ex-Skilled Labor the Best.
Miss Virginia Frazee. printer, believes
that her success in the printing business is
due more TO perseverance than TO any special
talent. She entered the business entirely
without training and believes that other
women Possessing common sense and en-
ergy can maxi as comfortable a living at il
as she is doing.
81 bought and fitted up this printing Office
for a young relative" she explained. MY
intention was to do the Office work until
things got TO running smoothly and then
turn over. the entire cuisines to him.
-You know we don't always get what we
expect. The first hitch came the day the
Office was formally opened.
"'I1l stay here and get things going while
you go and solicit orders l told him.
"Why. ! cant do that, he answered. look
ing at me as if ! had ask ed him to commit
an unheard Of offence. You will rave to
advertise for orders. That is the way to get
business advertise.
There is no money To advertise, | told
him. L have spent all that ] can afford and
you'll just have to go and solicit orders
Il might al well nave talked to the wind.
Within six months | had sunk all that l had
In the business and | was forced to take IL
into my own hands TO save il.
Il started out to solicit orders and the first
place I went to was n large Office building. I
Just Wake ed into the various ofices-took in
the entire building-explained that a young
relative and | had opened a small printing
business on the next block and ask ed people
to give us n trial. To get orders ! was pre-
pared to give the lowest possible prices.
I'm every instance | was courteously re-
ceived and in most cases carried off a small
order. That was the real beginning Of my
success. From those orders / secured reg
ular customers. Now | nave some Of the
finest and most exclusive trade in New York
city.
Il have gone up in my prices from those
first orders. Everything turned out from
this office is flrst class and ! receive first class
prices.
when thinking OF the difference between
my business at h beginning and now ]
always recall my first customer. was very
ignorant and confiding in those days.
after getting a small order for printing
from this first customer he asked me what
my charges were for typewriter letters.
Now, that was one point on which ! was
not informed, but believing that one person
In business would not tell a deliberate lie
10 anothersI told him the truth and said |
would 10 his work for as little as any one
else.
"He told me that he had paid at the last
place 81 a thousand. or course ! accepted
the order at hat price.
Later I found out that he had paid 81
n thousand. He now pays me 81. I
didn't say a word to him on the subject. |
looked upon II as a.neoessary experience
and held my peace. ! never went TO solicit
work from him again and when he came
10 me ! was always too busy to serve him.
when l finally did take ar order from
him il was nj my present prices and he
made not the slightest objection. II shat
tered my faith in the universal truthfulness
OF business men. though. II taught me
hat human nature was human nature in
every walk OF life.
Another Jolt ! received shortly after
had taken charge OF the whole business.