The San Francisco call., 1908-12-02
Gossip of RaiIwaymen

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Gordon. .and l have been anus
ing myself. studying the differ
ent types of men passing the Flood
building They are fine looking men,
butt they don't carry their heads
right. Yes, sir, / can judge a man by
the way he holds his head. It's a never
failing test of mans character"
II am glad to hear that" said. Phil
BY the way. DO YOU belong to the
citN2''
=. "Na L am a mere visitor
:Wefl, what is your opinion of this
man?"' asked Phil as he pointed to
James OBJ. Gum, president of the Me-
chanics' savings bank.
He is busy mana very busy man.
He has lots Of care on his shoulders,
But he ought 10 hold his head up lit
tie more said the stranger.
Well how about this man?" and Phil
looked at George F. Lyon, the well
known real estate man.
"A smart chap. that Looks as if he
could sell sand hill and make man
think it is a paradise"
wen, what is your opinion of this
man?' asked Phil as Andrew Wilson of
much notoriety passed by.
That chap has been busy man in
his time, sure he said, and 1 guess he
has had a lot of thinking to do. He is
thinking pretty hard right now. See
how he hangs his head He amt a
happy man by Jugfull"
f. o: Mccormick made an address be-
fore the California fruit growers ex-
change at Kansas city recently which
l.,
book form. His subject was "Adver-
tising as Commodity" and E. 0. Nc
Cormiek. who has the greatest belief
in. advertising, has said many things in
this booklet which should appeal TO all
classes of the community. Incidentally,
he says the newspaper is a ready aid
TO businessmen, and that advertising
creates new markets for all kinds of
products.
In the course of his address, in which
he advised every body to advertise. he
said that the citrus fruit growers of
California had added S16,00O,0oo to the
national wealth by skillful advertising
He went on TO say that he was at
traeted by moving picture show and
stepped in and saw the following ad-
vertisement, which pleased the assist
ant traffic director of the Hartman
lines.
Visit Chieago's most beautiful cemetery
Stroll through Mount Hopes shady paths. last
resting place. forever protected from city
growth -
made a note Of it for this meeting. because
it is very pertinent illustration Of the business
methods of today. In earlier times. within the
memory Of nearly every person present. Gene
teries played & waiting game They knew it
was only a matter Of time till they would get
We had to come 10 them THAT is, the fam
ily didE Like the neighborhOod store, the near
by market, the shoe maker friend, Il wasn't a
question Of calling around time, only
a question OF location of lot: price governed
very largely the selection. Today the good live
cemetery hunts US up while are alive. This
one, 10 be sure. simply suggests that we look IL
over, stroll through its shady paths" etc, but,
you know. the object IS TO sell us lot.
AT the ornate entrance to cemetery on the
line Of a railway between New York and Phils
delphis there are splendid big posts surmounted
by globes, which lit at night. What for
Funerals do not take place ar night those there
fnurned never come out, day or night; ghosts
object lights. and the cemetery company is
not spending any money TO jolly the business
they have already secured.
Not long since ] had my desk full page
advertisement taken from q Philadelphia news
paper announcing special train and reduced
rates for an excursion TO cemetery, the pur-
pose. as therein announced. TO afford the people
q cheap and convenient opportunity TO for
themselves the beauty and other advantages OF
thst particular burial ground As the advertise
ment was repeated, II is not unreasonable TO
suppose the owners of the ground found the
venture profitable.
Let me off at Blanks place" said
George ". Luce TO the conductor.
Going shooting, 1 see" observed the
conductor to the general freight agent
OF the Southern Pacific.
Yes" repIied the great exponent Of