Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-28
BRUNO DUKE, S0lver of Business Problems
By 7he Business Career Peter

sir-A strong interest in Peter Flint en-.
bolden mo TO seek the advice Of the spinner
Of that lucky chaps destiny.
Briefly. my "trouble' Gas our broker
friends call i) is this: Happening to think
OF a system for cutting down the shipping
cost Of big retail establishment put my
Idea on paper and sent 1t to q man In a
department store in this city. Following
short correspondence man connected with
this establishment called upon me- compli-
rnented me upon tho perspcuity Of my letter.
said he understood my plan thoroughly, ap-
proved OF It, told to make a detailed re-
port on It and suggested that secure a POSI-
sion as shipper in order to get the actual
a,G me tGematlca mi 3 details. So that the system
I spent several weeks sin in preparing my re.
port had It typed and submitted It to the
al about. seemed to like the idea and wound
up the interylew by asking me to call back
would Mon ivT9I make It, his business to study the
| Tor several months 1 became a regular
s,fSr at6e- until n. my rf man Switched the plan to
That That tn, the plan plan or rather the report. had
sTt 0Ss o hf It nd s S sS Fnds hs
suit Of his hunt on the next day. lay" '"' ~
to sNs Souss at Sess
in the evening, handed by father. the re-
Written expisnation TRe Gy pro aay
| fessed his Ignorance of anything concerning
typed and neatly arranged edna manuseript. W in :
| filthy and torn condition.
e but n.fr int his
t., tE make al I me 2 suitable nIi reparation I should
paper i seven states It viii help me- ''f"sni | am
Sophisticated. How should / go about gain
! mo IN hnp
! l shall appreciate your advice and believe
me, to be your devoted admirer and we'll
Philadelphia.
! You really want my advice? Very
well. charge it off to experience and
let it go at that. I'm not a lawyer, but
I do not think you have any legal status.
You have no letter from them in which
they offered to pay you for your time.
Don't go around seeking r5r,r.reyenge
| never knew any one build anything
worth while on revenge. Granted, you've
been treated rotten-what Of it? It's
your pride that's been hurt most, and
you're young yet and will recover.
Next time make your bargain first
You know the old saying, THE first time
any one cheats you it's his fault; the
second time you are cheated in the
Cheer up and take the blow like the
man you are-with smile and stiff
upper lip
Just having finished hi grammar school Would
course and learn it thoroughly. go to
high school for two-year course? My
greatest wish is to be Il successful business
woman, NJ. NJ. NJ.
Both, my dear; graduate from high
school and then go to. a business col
lege. You need the training and knowl-
edge which you get in high school. The
work is basis on which to specialize
and without it all your specialized busi-
ness knowledge is weak, because built on
an incomplete basis.
Don't try to get into the business world
too quickly. Every year you spend at
school for the next five years is worth
more to you than any three years in
business. In other words, three years
at school will be worth in experience
and knowledge nine years so-called
| practical work.
Your writing is legible and that's the
most important quality. 1t will take on.
character as you grow older and develos.
more character yourself Good luck and
happiness to you.
Philadelphia.