The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Managing Carrie Nation
How Robert MaCGre$or Became Acquainted with the Fa
nous Saloon Smasher" and Through Peculiar Cir
CumstanCes, Her Temporary Manager.
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In Four Parts-Part Three

Macs profits considerably.
From the Fourth celebration un-
til late in August there was nothing
on his list and he was becoming
desperately discouraged, when one
day he saw ten-lipe telegraph
squib, in a paper he'd picked off the
exchange table, which set every
nerve to tingling. 1t was date lin
ed Rochester, N. Y, and simply
said:
James E. Furlong the we'll
known amusement caterer of this
city has closed contract with Mrs.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon
smasher, and will manage lecture
tour with her as the bright partic-
ular star, which will be country
wide in it's scope. The first lecture
will be given here Monday night" :"
jim Furlong-Mac knew him we'll,
and in less than ten minutes had
wired him: What open time Car
rle Sunday preferred, an
swer quick with terms"
Within an hour the reply came
Sunday September tenth-two hun
dred guarantee or eighty-twenty."
The size Of the guarantee stagger-
ed Mac. and he at once saw that
the artful Furlong was out for the
dough with a vengence. He would
not think of the percentage prop
osltion of eighty per cent, so he
wired back: will give hundred
straight for September tenth-no
more"
He expected a reply but none
came and he had about come to the
conclusion that he'd lost his fish
when three days later letter post
marked Buffalo came to him, and in
it were contracts for Sunday Sept.
tenth, for Carrie Nation. 800 guar.
antee.
Mac signed and returned one and
Immediately begau to get busy
He had just two weeks to work uI
interest and make all the necessary
arrangements. First of all he mus
move cautiously, for the town hac
never had an admission fee attrac
ton on Sunday within the city linn
it's, and he didn't know whether the!
would stand for it. Then, too, h'
was not sure whether the city offic
ials would relish the idea of Carri'
, Nation being in town over Sunda!
or not, as the city in those days wa
wide open.'' and the saloons, will
; their inviting side doors, did thei
, biggest business on that day. Con
sequently Mac never said wore
about his project to anyone until af
ter he'd seen the mayor, who wa
, naturally quite friendly with tn
newspaper boys and glad to favo
Mac especially, when he could.
Just after a session of pollc'
t court, Mac sauntered into the ma
yor's private Office and after the us
ual greetings said: Say, mayor
t I've got lecture coming a wee
, from next Sunday ,on the fai
grounds and l want to get a license
g How much is it going to cost me?'
? A lecturer" repeated the mayor
a why Mac you wont have to hav
q a license for lecture"
Yes, but we're going to charg
d an admission fee, replied Mac, an
+ l want to be sure there will be n
g fall down or kick after all al
a rangements have been made"
i What's the lecture about?" ash
ed the mayor.
s Temperance" replied Mac sobe
4 ly.
d The mayor nearly had fit. "a
f roared with laughter. Temperate
J. well are you turning to be mo
q alist too? Great guns! have >yc
II joined the anti-liquor league?-
# don't see your button"