The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04

which was growing 80 rapidly that l felt
myself warranted in opening a monthly
account with the paper firms. Before that
had bought everything for cash and most
of my goods had come from one Of the
largest paper firms in this city.
when | decided TO open an account
never for an instant did | fancy there would
be any difficulty. ! went to this firm and
after explaining the situation asked to open
an account.
~Do you know tina man was unwilling
TO give me credit? l didn't with
him. | walked out and went to other firms
from whom | had bought much less. Every
one OF them was willing to have my account.
Not very long q l was forced to go to
that first firm for a special style OF paper.
Il don't come here through preference
! told the man who had refused to let me
run an account. If l could get the paper
anywhere else in town l would never come
why, Miss Frazee,' he exclaimed. What
do you mean by that? l thought you were
one of the best friends l had. l know I
would do anything for you.
when | reminded him Of his refusal he
tried to joke out of 1t by saying it was one
of his mistakes, that all of US make mis-
takes. Recently his salesman has come to
me soliciting trade. 1 have none for him.
There are too many fine men in the paper
business for me to buy at a house that once
was unwilling to give me the same terms
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the city.
There is one thing that | would like to
say to women going into business for them
selves. They must not imagine that they
can be more lenient with their workmen
than other business houses. That was one
-Ihad heard a great deal about the oppres-
sion OF the laboring class by their employers
and | determined that my business dealing
should be different: As a result ! was al
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workmen and when the honest ones wished
and really needed the privileges which the
dishonest ones had abused was loath 10
give In to them. My experience has taught
me thai those who ask the most are the
least deserving.
"As small as my force is ! have had my
p and downs on the labor question. My
solution IL the cooperation In business
between the employer and the employee.
mean by that that every employee shall
become a shareholder in the business con-
Germ for which he works.
Besides his regular wages he should
share in the profits, That In what l arm
working toward. My aim is to establish
a great printing business In which every
man and boy working for 1t shall share
in the profits.
"On several occasions l AVE been asked
why | did not employ women. Women
have toll me that being a woman owner
and manager OF a printing business l should
eInDlON my DWu SEA.
Il haven't the slightest objection to
doing 80 provided the women were as COM
petent as the men. 1t is a business propo-
sition with me. ! am earning a living for
myself and those dependent on me and I
must make il pay
but there is one thing TO which l should
object; that Is having the two sexes working
together. If my plant was larger l should
be tempted TO try getting all women in one
department as an experiment. Then il
hat succeeded | might put them in the other.
But in a small plant all must work together,
and | feel that il Is better to have only
one sex.
Il do not now employ cheap labor-boys. I
have found that skilled labor is the cheap
est in the end and | would advise any woman
beginning the business TO use It exclusively.
Another point on which l would like
to advise my less experienced sister bust
ness woman Is that she always aim for
the best. | once had a man in here 10 help
me. He went around TO all the shabby
little concerns of he neighborhood solicit
ing their trade. The result was most I'M
satisfactory.
Il have never asked an order from any
but first class concerns and | can truth
fully say that ] could number the unsatis-
factory results on the fingers Of one hand
n then have more than half the fingers
left over. ! do the very hest work. not
n step is taken in tho business without
my o Il, and | wish'to work for those who
can appreciate and pay for good work."