The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-09

go. A writer in June Everybody
gives these two striking instances of
double dealing, which will be APP
preciated by our readers in this sec
ton:
An Artists Sad Experience.
An artist living in Chicago ac-
CURED a little fruit farm in one of
the most productive regions of Geor-
gia, where several of his relatives
had settled. Although he was sell
dom able to visit the place, which
was operated by a brother-in-law, the
artist took keen interest in his
country holdings, and talked proudly
to his neighbOrs and associates about
his farm. Early in the season he
received word from his brother-in-
law that the first crop of grapes had
been gathered, packed and shipped to
South Water street commission
house. They are beauties, " the let
ter informed him. Finer, sounder,
sweeter grapes never went out of
this part of Georgia"
Instantly the artist made out a
list of a dozen friends to whom he
had boosted of his farm. Then, on
the day after the shipment was due
TO arrive lie went to the commission
house to buy a dozen baskets of his
own grapes for his special friends.
His eye lighted with the pride of pos
session when he saw the baskets
stamped with his own brand, stacked
up on the sidewalk and inside the
commission house.
Amy grapes?" he inquired.
Finest ever grown out of doors, "
responded the salesman, fitting
basket to display its contents.
Every basket just as sound as
this one he continued
Not an unsOund cluster in the
whole shipment"
What's the price," asked the ar
fist, wishing that his friends were
with him to hear the praises of his
crop.
A dollar basket" answered the
salesman. 'Thay may seem a little
high, but it just happens that there
isn't another decent basket Of grapes
on the street today, and we can get
a fancy figure for every one in this
shipment. They'll be gone in almost
no time"
The artist made his purchase of
dozen baskets and ordered them de-
livered to his local grocer, with
whom he had arranged for their dis
tribution to his friends. He also
bought several baskets for his own
use, and found that the salesman had
not Over-praised the fruit
Later he received a letter from his
farm manager enclosing the account
of the sale returned by the commits
sion merchant, saying that the
grapes had been received in bad con-
dition, owing to the melting of the
refrigerator ice, and that it had been
necessary to throw a large part of
them on the dumps as absolutely I'M
salable. The return was made upon
a gross average price of twenty-five
cents a basket. After deducting
freight and commission charges the
net accounting was for an average
OF nineteen cents a basket.
One Type of Business Integrity"
A man whose life until recently
has been spent as a solicitor for
South Water street houses recently
said to me:
Nobody outside the street knows
how rotten this business is Of
course there are some square houses
and some houses that are squarer
than others, but the business of the
street as whole is hOneycombed
with shameful and dishonest prac-
nd
trickery and crooked dealing.
"Once | went with the boss to the
Michigan grape district to solicit
business, he continued. The crop
was far enough along so that we
could tell about what to expect from
shy vineyard we inspected. Pros
poets were good and the boss was
out for a big killing.
One day we came to little house
which was surrounded by a splendid
vineyard heavy with growing fruit;
it had been we'll cared for, and there
was no doubt that the crop would be
extra choice. A sad-eyed woman
came TO the door in answer to our
knock, and the boss asked for her
husband. She swallowed hard and
finally managed to say that she
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talking sympathetically with her for
awhile the boss told her he would
like to handle her crop.
It's all I've got in the world,
she answered, and l must take care
to get every cent possible out of it.
/ can't afford to make any mistake,
you .know-it isn't as if l still had
-Iom to take care of me-
Il knew that the boss was a
mighty practical old pirate, but the
way he talked to that poor widow
completely pulled the wool over my
eyes and convinced me that he really
had a soft spot in his heart, and
would give her a square deal, as he
promised. Well she sent the grapes
to us, and they were fne-brought
a fancy price. When the girl was
making up the accounts and the
n1,za1~- Wnak she called ont