The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-04
time and the building up of de-
mand for Suift,s nroducts

time and the building up of de-
mand for Swift's products.
The soap department calls for a
large part of salesman's time and
energy. Swift and Armour market
all grades of soan-from the deli
cately scented toilet soap to the
common laundry soap and washing
power. Through my advertising
soap at the hotels / stopped at, from
Monon to Louisville along the Mo-
non Railroad, l had the satisfaction
of introducing this important factor
of polite society to persons and
places accustomed to lye and sand.
This advertising scheme of mine
proved somewhat embarrassing to
me when staying for noon lunch
in towns having two or three hotels.
the proprietors being my customers,
for with every order given the gent
al host would intimate that as he
served Swift's meats It would be
convincing evidence of their nour-
ishing qualities if Swift's man was
present to partake of them. Hence
three lunches in forty-fve minutes
was the real reason why the table girl
at the third place anXiOusly inquired
why my appetite was so poor and
also the reason why she received a
liberal tip to rush my lunch off the
table.
The butterine products of Swift
are of high grade and contain moth
ing detrimental to the health of the
consumer. The best grade selling
in 1905 at % to "a cts. pound. The
Internal Revenue law is strictly in
forced to protect purchasers from
the rapacity of INSCRIPTIONS dealers
who substitute butterine creamery
butter. The dealer is required to
take cut an Internal Revenue H.
cense and post it in a conspicuous
place in his store and also is obliged
to stamp each package sold Butter
ine." Good butterine can be
bought for Is, cents and if sold at
% cents, the price of butter. gives
a good profit and causes endless
work for Uncle Sans agents; as an
cite the case of deal
er who wished me to dispose of
100 pound tub which | did by giving
it to a baker who used it instead of
lard. For ten days my life was
made miserable by kilograms and
letters. For in order to avoid
fine it was necessary to prove,
LIST. It came from a licensed dealer.
End. 1t was not sold by the baker
and
3rd. That l would never again
agitate the head of the butterine de-
partment.
On account of the perishable ma
ture of their products, packing
houses limit customers credit to ten
days, this rule is inviolable and one
where no exceptions are permitted.
Hence if a dealer cannot pay his
bills promptly favorite method is
for him to wire to Chicago that he
refuses say two sides Of beef. In
short order l receive telegram or
dering me to dispose of this beef at
once. The fact that am two hun
dred miles away does not disturb
the Chicago Manager at his mahog-
any desk nor create any doubt in his
official mind that Mr.. Route Man
will make quick and profitable dis
position. How? You may ask is
this possible. Well, having been Oh
the carpet once for failing to make
proper disposition. made private
arrangements at both ends of my
route with dealers to take refusals.
Swift paid the freight.
1t is a peculiar trait of human
nature to imagine better things or
conditions are to be found at some
other place than at home-that in
the distance, beautiful green pas
lures are waiting for the traveller
if he will only push ON. Thus said
the young lady cashier of the Big
Store" 1t must be just lovely to
travel all the time, to see every
thing and meet so many different
persons, YES" joined in the pro-
prletor especially when he has