New-York tribune., 1909-09-25

that d" .th-r I-r~"r g. Io Z A. "a matter of
TACT th. castings 200 which th- cigars are pro-
t.cr~i N,'uI cost q Wholesaler ..,-tI, more than
the advertised price pf rh~ .r,'--d gar, Then.
too a., islr- themselves tr- ~ such quality
as f'rhlt th- Thought u .haaIo-sS Thus tho
"h"I. matter Of tt- distribution yf the ,ele-
brat~a ">.ni.r I.fr" brand au-t be-. placed 10
tho credit ~ h.- ID. ui.'. .t- tu advertiser.
Her Jhe s.>y,hoIre. n ,h~ proposition Tho
S.mpl- Life" is 90 ,u,t gl.,Iit, .,ud 80 dr,atcIy
handled ,ht .r- Iri,. mark j. sur. To- arouse ths
interest pi au, -raoh.g ANY interest h. may
display ,rrt,u j' a. ..nn-,t-I IN sou,, way
With a.. d"uur tua s- s--Ilt "a question =
raised .u ttr uHuI uf i.t~ -c,~t 49, e, TN, lu,tE-
"d~ u-'i % s,tfus such d .ipslr ..t such 3. price
II thr ..e'r i~ q b,rsaII. MOST IrohanIy viii
be- IT,. .tn,, ut the merchant & .h. .,..d- hear
out t rr.r contained as .reIu,.t.ot r. tho
cie.r
II tn .-,t,r .l,e- ..u- ,l suggest. .n -
raa, inspect tn. .a...n~ry e.ck .,ud u l- docs
hc na} h~ r.,k.u,t tHnu= ,tc .l-t .i .u--.,r., -
of ah.,h ,i h...-. IS 81. r-.ut
Is "a. ..ud .t u.- business To-day Air
Mii.. insists eu rn't,-r,r %, th- -.Ir> b. .ait
down t'r H.m-r. -trN o. ui~ .tr,-r iu order
To- -.-,-ed Nith Au au -urrs. ...st ., dr,t
of -air-Dt als ""lh lu ,rdrr to ne
rIiiri .ut. a,.ordiu2 tu -h- i-t~ 1T Mr. Mr~s.
hr mtat p- earnest. c,ur;-o.-. sober ara intel
Ne-nt H- uHSt uc IH.,~u, tui industrious ana
II hs -h-r~ Is nothing too good .ar him short
courf,ss tr &, customer Who's. rut +, 9usu is a,
cardinal ou.L,r ln yn- eyes "f -ae proprietor
Eouc-h,al'd ,oulu,t oI any k.ua IS NOT toIer-
ated in the establishment Of John Miles The
cons sicrat.ou of Alr Miles tor th. customer
whose buying Is limited is one II hiss strong
points. Tie r.mrmr-rs the day hc considered
orders jhc size yf somc II the humber trans
actions of To-day as lif->av-rS RE knows ;hai
SOM. small concern that does cash buying anf
selling Iuay some day occupy cuuutndir3
position ia th' world Of business ANA for mere.
ordinary poIcy's sake II pays to be cons,d rate
But aside from that ne believes in humanity in
business as well as in social lie in the ,trasgla
for an existence ard also in the -s,i-. taat raean
simply proht and nothing more
IN his way John Miles has mad, "A .t.,t lark
in the millinery business of the world His boz
ginning was lumbIc His advantages were
small His burdens were great HE uad %
make his own way through the world without
the chance accorded To the average boy '4hlt
he won speaks volumes Tor the Wisdom of nis
! $50 stem Had lac lost fy~ would have s.,ld mora
than i told you So"
His business history is summarized briefly n
the picture he loves To publish of thc seri IS e
trees iE fun bearing. The fruit Of these IS 4
small sapling. under the date "tS9t 9G Surin..
| street The next Is a larger tire. labelled
| "lS'2 6& Broadway" The third Is Il vigorous
young growth bearing the caption. 1885 go
Rroadw way The fourth shows a 1uatur. tree.
| $50 G5i Broadway" The nfth is 1857 G:6
and G'S Broadway" and the hnaI cut shows a
luXuriant tree spreading its branches uidc 10
the braczes OF the opening spring time glisten-
ing in the warm sunshine Of prosperity with \
green hrlliance like the flush Of the shamrock
This last figure OF the halC-dozan bears tho
motto. 1900. Gl0 GU and Gil Broadway [
6 s 10 l., If and 10 East Houston street
Where the first store Of John Miles was IN n
single room, his present establishment takes up
good part Of city block. The form Of tho
business organization is a corporation which vas
formed for various reasons one of these was
to allow his employees to share fn the business II
the concern and appreciabe fraction Of the
stock is ROW held by men ohc draw ,agcs Or
salaries from the concern. There IS an arrange
mcnt between the house and tn holders Of ths
stock that In the event Of an emplcyc- -stock-
holder leaving its employ the stock held by tho
enpioyc win be red onled 1T fun par value.
Under the agreement the house is preferred u
purchaser for tho stock in case il is snid
The Office building Of the company IS IT,. TED
at " Nhitt Plains. where edihce Of coum ious
SIZE ana equipped win every thing necessary 10
such structure mas been erected The home
"f Mr.. Miles is also at White Plains where hs
is a large property owner. Next. perhaps. to his
establishment and his family. Mr. Miles is mon.
interested III White Plains than anything else
His enjoyment ana relaxation consist largely
in Il social game of cards high class Htera-
ture. over which he S at lborty to smoke hts
simple LiGe" cigars