Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-19
FARMER SOLDIERS OF | J. s. MAKING GOOD AMONG THE FRENCH
|,o+ All. However, Find Com. i'' ..4;t;on With Latin Race
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ram,o are "reporting progress. The o;or;tv ooHv however, like their fathers may. Iecra D them. in the United States, Dsao Dsa +rudging on life's way, over or are Obstacles, with their carts a;t"had ain to stars that are flying rath- n,eeh T. lower than they were when the CT ro" men set out to "Americanize France" .,,.. ,;o .oors because they are striking out for as themselves, along new lines. As ,,ot lu there is no organization to put !yhoce men in contact with their fel- s,ms snuSe for the exchange of ideas an. experiences.
 Expeditionary Force men were re- leased here and it is estimated 9 fourth of these have settled down to work here. The others are visiting, sight-seeing or have gone home after discouraging look at business pros of the two thousand or so who are hard after French francs, according to American business men here who know Ast about the new ventures. several hundred found employment with large concerns, chiefly Ameri- can firms preparing to do business in the devastated regions. Another group took various small places to pay their way while studying. The majority of the men, it was said, started to make good by capitalizing American methods. Very many of them saw what they considered de. fleets in French life and made ready to furnish the supply, and, if neces- sary, create the demand.
 Most of them agree that easy mon- ey is not one of the natural resources of France but few have proved that it is. A negro made 125,O0o francs buying and selling army and navy supplies at Brest. His case is vouched for by a well-known Ameri- can commercial executive.
 The most striking success report ed is that of "The Fox Trot Kings of Paris," as they term themselves, Gerald Riley, who drove the Chicago Press club ambulance, and Harold Fitch, of St. Paul, who was at the wheel of one of Mrs. w. K. Wander bilt's ambulances and later went to the front.
 Riley and Fitch, the former said, goth their start over here when the wife of an American banker in bus mess here pressed 800 francs on us"' when they played in a three-man jazz band at dance she. gave. They or ganized Wilson Welcome ball at a leading hotel when the president ar rived in Paris and netted more than 10000 francs on the affair. This success, they said, they often dupli- cated at "The Dixie Club" dances they organized with an admission charge of 20 francs a person.
 Knowing that "good things" must not be overworked, the men took ov- CT the ice-cream making equipment of the Y. M. c. A., which has ca- pacity of thousand gallons an hour and late in October began wholesa.- ing "Dixie Ice Cream," cutting the market price fifty to hundred per cent: They said they invested 100,- 0OO francs in the venture.
 Some of the most interesting of the American business experiences here are those of men who married French girls. Three of these are farming, east of Paris, making more money than they ever thought business advisor said. One man mar rled into dairy shop. Another re- turned to his trade of tailoring in the same way. Scores of American Doys are in business with their French father in laws.
 Rebuilt" typewriters, familiar to Americans, have been introduced to the French by Lieut.. J. l.. McCann, of Tuscaloosa, Ala, and George E. Howard, of Pasadena, Cal Their diff 1lculty is too much business. With typical aggressiveness they are buy ing American used machines from french dealers to sell to other French dealers. Meantime, Howard said they are preparing to open "The Am. eerlcan Stenographic Bureau because ne said, an American business man IS up a blind alley trying to find a. public stenographer or to get out ms correspondence when an "Englist spoken" variety can be located.
 1sadore Court who was a papev. hanger, boldly set himself up in the decoratlng business in fashionable suburb.
 Lieutenant Stevens L. Tyler, o1 Memphis began as an import anc export broker but became merchan. dlse broker while awaiting better shipping facilities and more familiar ny With the mysteries of French
 Harry l.. Drucker, newspaper pnotographer, returned to his trade adding commercial work.
 Importing and exporting, accord ing to an American executive in tha inc, attracted scores of the men bu most of them gave it up as a bat !oo when they ran into the mess O intrlcacles, delays and financial diff 1icultles for the beginner.
 One man who wanted to bring il carloads of automobiles and bicycl tires. turned defeat into success b! opening a tire sale and repair shop Another one with the same idea i awaiting arrival of real quick re sx%o