The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-05

terested but skeptical. DO you do your
own Washing L asked abruptly when
she answered my summons
Why, no. she said, surveying me in
some establishment.
Thinks I'm soliciting the family wash,
L said TO myself.
4 represent the North Pole Washing
Machine company I announced. We
are inventors of wonderful new wash
ing machine"
The lady's kind face hardened visibly at
the word washing machine
Il am giving them away, I fastened to
assure her. She eyed me in silence with
a look Of paipable misgiving, and / pro
. ceeded. Giving these machines away
is our unique way of advertising. You
see I continued confidenually. 'Our
washing machine is such a wonderful in
ventiOn that people refuse absolutely to
credit all that we claim for il. For that
reason we have abandoned the magazine
method of advertising. 1t IS more costly
than the present method"
We'll, I'm going to send my washing
out this winter" she said. "and really"
1T will wash, iron, fold and press your
clothes in ten minutes" 1 interrupted. 1T
works by compressed air. You press q
lever and il is done"
1T must be a wonder" she said, cycling
me sharply to determine my sanity. How
can It iron? where are the irOns?''
Inside l replied. They look like
miniature mangles They are iron rolls
padded and covered with canvas The
whole machine is square and stands four
feet high"
well, what would it eost7'' she asked
Nothing. I insisted. We give away one
in each neighborhOod, and all the pay
ment we ask of you Is that you show 1t to
your friends. They would have TO buy one
if they liked yours"
How much would they sell at?" she
asked.
'Thirty-five dollars" I replied
Mrs. Stevens SkepticaI.
ing machine, so 1 tried next door at Mrs.
Trips, No. So Vine street.
Mrs. Trip and a pretty young lady
whom l judged to be her daughter, were
dressed to 60 out and she asked me to call
another time as she couldn't make up her
mind to take one
Il have a washing machine" she re-
piled in answer to my first question
But not like ours I said. ours will
wash, iron, fold and press your clothes
IN ten minutes. L am giving one away In
each neighbOrhood."
Yes, but you've been calling at the
neighbOrs," she said. How is that? VIII
they all get One?'
No" I laughed. 81 haven't succeeded
in placing. one yet They cannot credit
what our invention will accomplish"
Mrs. Trip shook her head zone does
sage1y.
1 tried to explain that it was a form of
advertising, but Mrs Trip remained I'M
convinced.
1t is a wonderful machine I stated
"They all are till you get them" was
the ironicaI reply
MIS-. ITlpp, however. was very nice and
promised that 7 might call again.
You should have one, " / admonished,
/ for when your washing is done you re-
move a plug and automatic brushes will
scrub your floor
You'll excuse me-" she said anxiously.
| Were dressed to go out"
/ think my last statement frightened
her.
I myself drove my lovely American out
to Murray yesterday. The beauty of this
| Incompatible car is that though it is
powerful and speedy IL is so light to han
die that a lady will take keen delight in
acting as her own chauffeur occasionaliI-
Their, besides being pretty, my American
is built for comfort and durability and il
touring car in every sense of the word