The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-30
VIM. H. Turner, In Father And The Boys

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home producer were both present. 1t
can be illustrated by stating that
which l recently observed in asgro-
Gerry store, that is considered to be
one of the best in that immediate
locality, and the merchant one of the
most successful. 1t is as follows: A
lady was in person at the store max
ing purchase. among other things,
she called for a large package of a
certain article. The merchant pleas.
antly said to her Have you tried so
and so brandt" mo, | have not" said
the lady. The merchant said now do
as you like, we can furnish you with
half pound of each kind, the latter is
home product, you will then have
an opportunity of testing them by
comparison. The lady replied
shall be delighted to do 1t for upon
a former occasion you did not de-
seive me-" and the home product was
good Now my friends, was this mer.
chant unfair to either party? | con.
tend not
1t is rather narrow view to assume
that the parties for whom the goods
are being sold, are the sole benefi.
| Charles of the deal Not many persons
have made much the first few years
in producing home made articles of
any kind. But II through the support
of the people employment can be CIV
en- to five hundred men instead of ten,
does not the benefits thus accrued
reach farther than the purses of the
promoters of the proposition? No per-
son appreciates more than |, that
retail grocer has but little time to or
que with or explain to the customers,
details that bear upon the point OF
changing the lady's mind. In my com.
mercial wanderings, / have admired
the merchants again and again In OBJ
serving the fact put forth to please
some fussy person at the other end OF
the line, who did not know what they
really wanted. have seen the grocer
tactfully help a woman to plan her ev-
ening meal or dinner, help little chill
dren to piece out their short memories
and tell the little fellow what mother
wanted, when they themselves had al
most forgotten I have seen him prom
Use cheerfully to deliver five cents
worth of salt, or pound Of prunes
to a customer living half mile from
the store. know the life of a grocer
is far from being a bed of roses. 1t
is hard school, in whic hare deyel-
oped some of the finest Christian char
acters. At times it has seemed that
the more thoughtless and inconsider-
ate the customer, the more polite ana
courteous the grocer
Now, so much for hospitality and
courtesy Before concluding, however
must again refer to the boosting
spirit among grocers and would again
impress you that in your hands Is the
| mower to make or mar the success oil
, large part of our new home indus
, tries. If you will just devote rev
/ minutes when called upon and listen
, TO the statements of a manufactures as
/ to the possibilities of his product and
l If convinced, be willing to place them
= before the people in fair and con
+ sistent manner and at the same time
{ exhibit feeling of pride that the ar
= ticle is made in our own state. for
r then have truly partaken of the righ
| kind of boosting spirit. say to yol
J. my friends with a, candor, that his
o tory will repeat itself along the line
9 above indicated, in that the articles
l. that you sell today and are considered
the best will not by demonstration b.
& so in few years hence. | am con
i strained to believe without the aid
I the retail grocers. the growth OF tn
e state will at least be retarded. By al
Il that is good, let US stand and neve
L let It be said that Utah Ia not loya
h to her Own industries. through whicl
e they have ianguished or died. or poe