Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02

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TlHAT story &C.. c." told me yesterday
i about the trolley car conductor
struck me as too good to keep to N.Y.
self, so I'll tell It here,
7, seems that this fellow, Carver Is
his name, used to be on some little jerk
water line near Chicago. He was one
of those ambitious cusses who wanted
TO get somewhere and was in a hurry
to get there, but didn't know how 10 go
about It.
Instead of dreaming OF the future
and forgetting the rrescnt. he just
plugged away al his job on the trolley.
There was an old Crouch who used his
trolley every day and who noticed that
Carver always was on the job. that he
just naturally helped old ladies of the
car and that it seemed quite natural
that his buttons were polished and his
car swept clean
One day old Crouch asked him what
he did that kind of work for.
Fourteen bucks week" replied Car
YER.
'T mean" old crouch grumbled, why
do YOU do this kind Of work? why
don't you get something that leads
somewhere"
Just lead me TO something better
and I'll grab it so quick you'll wonder
where it went"
"IIumph,'' the old chap grunted.
Come TO this address tomorrow AT 10
o'clock
Cant" said Carver. I'm not of till
. O'Clock and while I'm on this job. I'm
going to be on it. savvy"'
"Humph humph." grun'ed old crouch,
come at O'Clock"
YES. sir" Carver agreed heartily,
"and shall | say who sent me?
NO, it won't be necessary"
Carver noted. with surprise. that on
the slip of paper was written, 'Sias
Gilpin. president. Gilpin Candy Company.
Chicago. M
Gee" gasped Carver. 81 wonder If
that old geezer knows Gilpin.'
He found out next day. alright. for
when Carver called. he found that his
troley-car friend was Glpin himself.
Then he didn't feel so happy. for Gill
pin is one of the big men in Chicago and
probably the biggest candy maker in the
country.
However. he kept a stiff upper lip and
ne ndU Il lOnR cndl WITH 'lDH, WHO
finally offered him twelve dollars a week
in the shipping room and with promise of
more as soon as he got on to the curves
and showed he meant business.
Carver chucked up his job with the
trolley company and started with the
Gilpin Candy Company at sacrifice of
two bones a week
After a while he thought he saw
way of saving something in the way Of
packing: so he beat it to old Silas Gill
pins office and told him about It.
To his surprise Gilpin merely grunted
and told him to mind his own business.
He returned to his job feeling as If he'd
been kicked where his pa used to spank
him.
To his greater surprise, less than
month after that he was promoted to
manager of the shipping room.
He tackled the job for all he was
worth and it wasn't long before he got
1t where he wanted it,
Feeling he had the shipping depart
ment running smoothly, he began to
study the salesmen's orders, He noticed
that many Of the orders could be con-
siderably larger without any increase
in the express charge. He also noticed
trip orders.
! OF Carver went to Gilpin and said.
'Mr. Gilbin. sir. why dom; YOU work
up combinations of weights so that those
! statesmen can sell man as much as will
go for the express charge? Also, tell 'em
10 take orders for later shipment while