The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-28
sunday Chicago Tribune Contained
Picture and Article About Miss
Charlotte Meg
chelsen.
HAS MADE A SUCCESS
Started as School Teacher But Found
Salary Fixed at One Rate For
Number Of Years, SO
Entered New Field.

In the WOmanS section OF the sum
day Chicago Tribune was contained
picture of Miss Charlotte Megchelson,
formerly of this city, who is new en-
gagged in the florist business on CHI
Cages south side. The Tribune says:
Charlotte Megchelsen is the only
woman proprietary florist on the south
side. For ten years She has conduct
ed a successful flowers store. Miss
Megchelsen began her career at bread
winning as a teacher when young
girl, but finding the duties irksome
and the salary fixed at one rate for
number of years she longed for a
broader financial outlook. Business of
some kind, she felt, was the field for
her. but The town was small and re-
sources few, SO she determined to pre-
pare herself by a complete course in
bookkeeping, which she considered a
good foundation for any business car
eel.
The call OF the city was strong and
with the small sum which she had
saved from teaching, her knowledge Of
DUOhhCOPihEy iiCl SCdliOOhSO ~ ASA
own ability, and determination, she
came to Chicago found an inexpen.
sive room, looked over the wan,
ads, applied for and accepted posi-
ton as bookkeeper the first day.
Her salary, though small covered
her expenses and afforded her an op
portunity to be on the look out TO.
betterment.
She was dissatisfied with her frs
position She also suffered homesick
ness and loneliness, which she wa
too plucky to admit even to herself
She applied for another position a
bookkeeper at large retail florists
AS soon as she entered upon her du
les at this place she felt that she ha
found herself. She stayed man
months, keeping her eyes open to a
that was going on, studying the mar
agement and the profits and feelin
thoroughly imbued with the fact thu
this was the business for her, decide
to go into it for herself. She consul
ed with Wholesale florist, who pc
close proximity to large flower shol
She opened the shop and waited f1
customers, but they all passed her b
and went to the larger and more a
tractive place. In a short time sh
lost all she had put into the bushes
and was obliged to give, it up. Not
ing daunted she accepted a positio
as boolSkeeper again and began savin
anew, resolved that when she had a
cumulted $50 she would venture int
business again and follow her ow
ideas as to locality. She started
SHOP while she continued her wor
downtown as bookkeeper. Bushes
now began to materialize. but not q
1ast as she desired, SO she decided ;
TINS stage to give up her position an
attend to business herself. hiring
boy to deliver her orders. Under he
direct management business began [
improve and before long she found
necessary to enlarge her quarters /
renting the adjoining shop
large florist settled in the neig
porhood. 1t seemed at first as if tn
would be a formidable opposition, b.
after the novelty of this new plae
mad Worn off her trade picked UP an
profits increased more than ever
Miss MAGNETISM found her educ
ton an important factor in her bus
ness success. She is agreeable and a
comnodating and it is these qual
Ties and her grit which have establis
cd paying business for ten years c
foundation Of $50.