Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-25
WALTER MILAN IS
GETTING SALARY
OF $4,000
Young Man Who Is Well
Known in Albuquerque,
Brother of Mrs. A. b.
StrOup, Makes Sensational
Rise.

Rise.
The Kansas city journal 81 last
Sunday contains an article regarding
the rise Of Walter Mcmillan. a for
mer resident OF that city. from a po-
sltion Hs advertising clerk AZ $40 per
week TO that Of head Of the Butter
ick Publishing company In New York.
Mr. Mcmillan ~ "a brother Of Mrs.
Jessie Mcmillan stroup wife Of At
torney A. -. Stroup. OF Albuquerque.
Mr.. Mcmillan FOR a brief time made
his residence In Albuquerque and u
was after leaving here that he enter
90 the advertising field The story
of the young mans meteorlc rise in
the publicity field will be interest
Ing 10 his numerous friends here and
is reproduced IN fun as follows:
That there ~ room al the top for
men who understand the advertising
business BY evidenced by tn rise OF
Walter Mcmillan. formerly OF Kansas
'ily. who in the last evcien years. by
perseverance and close attention 10
business has advanced himself from
Of $4,000 year a. tho head ct the
nutterick Publishing company ~ New
York
en- his way To- work IN tho credit
department ot the armour Packing
company. where he was employed in
the spring 81 1899 receiving $40 a
week, Mr. Mcmillan became interest
cd IN the possibilities OF the advertis
ing profession through reading an ar.
iicl" 10 the Journal. 40 he said recent
IS, The article gave an account OF
an address delivered the night pre-.
vious before ihr Kansas city Ad club
hy Mr. BHlmcr then western adver-
using manager Tor the Butterick
c0mpanS.
Mr.. Mcmillan ar day eudenvored
tn reach Mr. R1m"r by telephone st
his hotel getting his car about 30
. iru. with 'h" announcement that hc
was leaving tor chicago az 8 O'Clock.
" IN" young man would go To the
Union depot MIR. Baimer said. he
might sec him FOR fe wminutes be
fore leaving, Mcmillan. who had be-
come greatly Interested. hurried "a
N"rtislng man about fifteen minutes
before he left Ia this talk Mr.. Bal
MGR advised him 10 takc course m
q college of Advertising
Mcmillan began his course In May
and las August. 1909. made such prog
ross that hc received AN offer To- so
with m" advertising department or
tn" journal. Al first hc begrn hy
selling classified ADVERTISING. 10
soon uutgrcw this, however and was
assigned district uptown among the
zig retail stores This he held down
until ia" fan or 1905
bcsiiug 90 get into magazine work
ana national advertising. Mcmillan
wrut" 6" Nh Raimor explaining ms
desires, Ito met Wr. Rntnrr iu chi.
chfo shortly after that nnd WAS ct.
tered % position with tho Rutt"ri"l,
.umpuny m Sew York. ct which MI
iulm"r was manager tie began there
us assistant iu tho Representatives
covering r"nusyiyauln and southern
territory
Mcmillan was advanced from timc
q" time, ANA iu 1905 resigned ana be.
oamc special representative Of The
street Railway Advertising company.
which controls at least two.third 1T
IAN th" street railways advortislus
placed Ion the United StEtss IIis ,po.
rinl duty here was to Interest large
concerns which never had done uuy
street car advertising before. while
h'f" Mcmillan secured contract
from ON" Of IA" leading toilet goo
houses Tor S52, 00o for street car ad.
r"ruSinE, one ot the urgcsN contracts
over mad" in this line \ wear he
Tor" whilo with the RuttsrioA com.
p"uN n" landed f37.5O0 contract
from the Victor Talking Machine
company Tor that publication
la m" ram ct 1910 the Buttcrlyk
company made Mcmillan an offer q,
return With u. In september of that
year he went hack IN charge a. th.
New YORK city territory for thc Ru,
ter.rk publications Last Jauuar, b.,
was appointed eastern manager ful
th" biz publishing house with head.
quarters iu Sew Work This position
involves the direction aud haudling
eft considerably VA excess oI $1,000.
odo q year iu advertising
Ana despite his rise Mcmillan SAYS.
- Nalu" the experience aud trauiup
! received ON the Kansas CITY Jour
MAJ while selling classified and die.
play ads as greatly as any I ever have
had Il was the foundation. ~. rca'
beginning and taught me IA, busi.
ness 80 thoroughly that was enable,
"a better myself
McMillan's home Is In Olath,. Eas
~" rs O brother of Frank NJ. McNuI
Ian of the Whipple- Mcmillan Realty
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