Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
The Pack Did lt,

A fable, or mayhap 1t was true story
Of how farmer learned the lesson thai
the consuming public is glad to pay
good money for good things il they real
ly know they are good, is told In the
following curious way In the New York
Farmer. G. w. Hiss is said to be the
author:
His Farm Is located near Chawrester,
In Newsylvanis. He Put On Orchard
ing, did Ap Pomelo, intending to Supply
All Chawrester with Apples. His trees
began to Bear, and In q Few Years be
was Harvesting Big Crop. He picked
them Any Which Way, packed, or Jam.
med them into Any Old Sort of Package,
Old Flour Barrels that covered them
with Musty Flour, old Boxes Covered
with Dirt and Mold. and anything Else
that Would Hold Apples. He Packed
them as he Picked them, all Sizes jun.
bled together, and Most Uninviting
Mess they Looked when Ap started with
them for Chawrester. Arrived In the
City, Ap found that Apples were not In
demand seemingly, as Nobody cared to
Take his fruit at Any Price. He offered
one Grocer bis Load at the rate of Is
Cents Barrel, but the Grocer said he
Could Not Sell Them. Just then lady
entered the Store and bought Box of
Oregon Apples with SO Apples in it for
"a, and ordered it Sent to her house.
She told the Grocer that she Probably
would Need Two Boxes a Week through
the Winter. Ap was Dumb-founded.
He couldn't Get that Grocer to give him
Is Cents Barrel for Apples of the same
varieties, and Here were Customers pay
ing him 81 for 90 Apples! He bought a
Box of the Oregon Apples, paid "a for
it, threw it On to bis Loaded Wagon and
Trekked back to Pomeloville. He took
the Oregon box into the Barn, opened II,
and for One Hour he Studied its Con-
tents. he was No Fool, was Ap. He
could Learn. At the End OF the Hour
he was Diplomaed Graduate from the
University of Plain Horse Sense. Then
he Fell Busy, so busy that he Forgot to
Eat. He procured a lot of Boxes that
would Hold SS to 100 Apples Each, and
White Tissue Paper, labeled ZAP Po-
melo, A No. 1 Apples" Then BE
Assorted and Graded His Apples, and
the Neighbors said: Gap Is Gittin'
Crazy. He's All In" Ap went on and
Filled those Boxes with those Fine Ap-
pies wrapped In those Pretty Papers.
Then he loaded the Boxes on to his Big
Wagon and Trekked to Chawrester. He
entered Grocery and Sternly Inquired
if the Owner Wished to buy Fine Apples
for the high-clsss Trade. The Grocer
knew Ap, and said: ''No! Ap! Sure
Mop Then Ap said: "All Right!
Don't Buy Any! But II you Can Afford
to Take the Time to Look at Some APP
pies, just Step Out to the Wagon! I'll
charge You Nothing for Looking at
EN-" The Grocer went to the Wagon,
looked at an Opened Box Of 96 Apples,
fine Esopus Spitzenburghs, and nearly
Painted Away when he saw the Beauti-
ful Fruits in the attractive Wrappers.
As soon as he could Get his Wind, he
gasped: "What'll you Take for EN-,
App Ap said: 80, you don't Want
'Em. merely Brung EN- to town to
Sell 'Em to Grocers who handle Only
high grade Apples!" Ap then Pretend
ed to Start for another Big Grocery
Store; but before he had Gone Half
Block the Grocer overlook him, Climbed
on to the Wagon, crawled up to Ap, and
COaXeQ him 10 DOT TTiC6 Ou tuo Wuoio
Load. After some Palavering, Ap NAM
cd 1915 Box as the Lowest Price he
would take. The Grocer snapped at the
Bait, and Ap turned and Unlosded the
Cargo at his Store. The Boxes were
placed in the Show windows and at
tracted Such Crowds that the Policeman
had to Chase them. The next Day a
Procession of Grocers and Hotel and
Restaurant men and Fruit.store Owners
Trekked out to Pomeloville and bought
All of APPS Apples in Sight, and paid
him Prices that Stood Up the hair on
the Heads of the Neighbors who the
Week Before had considered Ap Gall
In" and Piking for the Fool Asylum or
the Poorhouse. Ap is Rich Now. His
apples are Famous, and his Crop is sold
for Years to Come. Moral: Fine Feath-
ers of Tissue Paper make Fine Birds of
Common Apples in Neat Boxes, and
Every Ap Pomelo east of the Rocky
Mountains should take the Oregon
Course in Packing and Good Producing
should not be Lost In Fool Bad Selling,
and the Giltedgeism pays Dividends that
Fade the Fakest Getrichquick Promises
known to the Chumps and Dupes and
Easies and Suckers of the Times.