Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-18
A TWO YEARS TRIP
ACROSS CONTINENT
Win a Wager of $4,000 Selling
NecktfeS

IL is not generally kHoWu tHdi tue
gentlemen who conduct the exhibition
of knitting ladies' and gentlemens'
neckties and kuppie dolls clothing at
35l6 boardwalk, have had a novel
business experience that Inspired this
inter- sting boardwalk attraction. The
proprietors, the Washauer Brothers,
Isadore and Nathan, with Sol Blaw,
were New York boys ambitious to do
something in the business
world, consequently they undertook to
fulfill the conditions of a wager with
the Portuer Brothers. New York neck
lie manufacturers, who agreed 10 pay
them 50, 900 if they netted a like
amount from the sale of neckties on a
two years continuous trip from New
York to San Francisco. The wager
stipulated that the travellers should
start with one gross of neckties; travel
first class and stop at first class hotels.
The trip was begun November 13th,
1918. and the young men visited Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago. st. Paul,
Salt Lake City, Denver, Ell Paso, Los
Angeles and scores of smaller towns.
The knitting machinery as seen at the
boardwalk location, was used but twice
on the trip, once at Trenton fair and at
Wildwood in 1914, as the goods sold
were shipped when needed from Port
ner Brothers. New York factory and
disposed of on the trains aud at the
hotels where they stopped. never in a
shop. The travellers enjoyed the varied
experiences resulting from small as
well as big sales; hotel b lis and railroad
fares had to be paid u of the sales
profits; hooks and corners of the trans
continental route were explored: the
rolling prairie; the grand canyons of
the Rockies; the lofty snow-clad
mountain peaks; the arid desert was es
and glorius tropical California. Neck
ties Neckties was their battle cry like
the cry of excelsior that inspired the
boy of another time and place to attain
to a lofty ambition. When the hardy
travellers arrived at Ell Paso their minds
we're anxious as to finishing their two
years race for the Panama Exposition
at San Francisco. Sales books were
balanced and the remaining time
necessary to cover the home stretch
was considered ,as the ace vas moi won
yet. With stronger determination to
win they departed from Ell PAso for
Los Angeles; there their hearts thrilled
with the runners hope. Will we win
Are the efforts of nearly two years to be
rewarded by the winners prize, that
$4,000? November 18th, 1915, sdawDed
with the weary, but happy travellers
within the magic city of the Panama
Exposition. We win; the race is ours
and to the victors belong the spoils;
Sc 5000 was paid to the proud necktie
vendors by the equally satisfied Port
ner bro hers.
The return trip from San Francisco
to New York was made through the
Northwest, Vancouver, Maritime Prov
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to pay the expenses of the homeward
bound itinerants. These enterprising
young men will permanently locate at
IS n. 4th street, Philadelphia, where
they will manufacture their goods for
the wholesale trade. The Warshauer
brothers and their associate traveller,
Sol Blaw, cordially invite the public to
visit their boardwalk store and see the
complicated machinery turning out
ladies sweaters, neckties and kuppie
clothing. Also view the photographs
of the kuppie dolls they sent President
Wilson for a wedding gift. These in
teresting young men will be pleased to
talk with visitors about their two years
trip.