New-York tribune., 1915-03-06
The Coming Touer
THE GRAND TOUR
COLORADO SPRINGS, COL

In a recent number OF "Thc New Repub.
lie" Mr.. Philip Littcll showed, by quoting
conversation exactly, that literature is less
dull than life. II was the late Hugh F.
Keough who used to print Photographic
excerpts-bromide enlargements, II you
like q do)-of conversations. / have
heard a good many such duologues since
leaving the ever-so-humble metropolis
Thev NAV show what the People are
thinking about, which, as rule, is itself;
they may show that the Colonel and judy
OGrady's husbands are simultaneously
fraternal: and, as is most likely, they may
show nothing whatever. But IT is highly
interesting to listen to them, and short
hand them.
The train is leaving Hutchinson, Kan
sas. as trains will One travelling sales
man, as travelling statesmen will, is talking
to another. The second man does not
listen very hard. He is too eager 10 have
the other man listen.
Great country through here"
"Cert'n'y is"
81 just sold a couple o swell bills in that
town"
II been doing elegant this trip. Sold FIVE
concerns in Newton
Folks through here got money never
have any trouble with credits around
here"
"Me neither L"
Went in to see a man this afternoon.
Said he didn't want a thing in my line
engraved cards is what / handle; only
high-grade stuff. Sold him big bill inside
o fl minutes. It's pers'nality that sells
goods nowadays
"Sure is. I was eayin' same thing only
las night"
"This is good train"
They don't run 'em no better anywhere
| been all over this country and"
well, / always believe in tatin' the
best"
me too. Cheapest in the long run
Been with this concern three years last
Augustine, September-et's see-tell y
in mnute-went with EN- September First,
Nineteen Hunderd Neleven. Nineteen
Twelve is one year, Nineteen Thirteen is
two, Nineteen Fourteen is three. That's
right-three years-purt' near three and
half. Make four trips year-nothin' but
the big towns-and they never queried an
expense account yet"
MY firm never says anything. guess
they all know who they can trust
Sure. Besides, for dollar here or there
|. it amt worth while doping an account"
IF you sell the stuff, it don't make any
: difference what you spend; and if you don't
sell it, you can't hold job these days"
"'Srght. Too many out after it."
Maxim the Sprngs?"
,, Nope Nothin there for me- Coin TO
. Pueblo. got three elegant accounts
, there"
"I'm goin' through t the Springs. Con-
. Germ there d buy anything handled Per.
sonal friends, kind o."
"Y'know George Pullman, the old man,
got his idea for inventin the sleepin' car
e out there in Colorado"
y did, eh?"
Sure. He was out around one them
3 minin' camps and he noticed how the
{ miners laid one above each other, in them
. hunks. Thought it'd be good scheme for
cars That's how he started
n "Well, | s'pose thousands O. others saw
! the same thing, but nobody had brains
; enough to capitalize it. He must a made
\ mint o money off O that invention
r well, you got to hand it to him. Any
. body gets away with it these days deserves
t credit. Old Pullman cert'n'y brought home
t the bacon"
Hope en- sleep all right tonight"
c Il never have no trouble on trains. Sleep
: better there n anywheres else. Guess the
). noise kind O lulls me, or soothes me. or
: something
n I'm tryin' out this Edison scheme o
!; doin' without sleep an food. We cat too
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