Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-17
Business Career of Peter Flint
A Story Df SneymanshiD bv Harold Whitehead
10 by Harold Whitehead

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| The EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER is alwn "a
glad 10 Know 1t is helping its readers.
have noted in several OF your respon...
tsements for positons sn naon, that adver-
adIVGsnt Wii to,, to The Peter Flint story.
s5se,ss to nS SSassed of yRHr tSr
lowing ad: '' 0p'"ioh OF the fol-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES plaa ETA man
s,,,; sNe; tactful. accustomed large rpsoens
exncm,,; c,eS; fourteen years experience largely
sxiroutive: siras new connection necessarv' de-.
sisss ses connect organization capable pro- re-
n Wiling imitless sa ~ future setting $4,000
| Can Won 81, s-o'o' excellent references.
osty an a. set with little white spacn wnat oh such
very nave cardf,iI read your suggested "ad" over
better than the average. Itts ano Sooa-iar
sirc., However. however. is the paragraph DE
s ydine connect ,i,n,,' organization capable nro-
If ifs you i,n1tiess wnre IS future" ] think that that
.ne kind of business for wbdch OF that
e.sIiPeciaIly adapted. and instead o you ,s are
future" fte'ess So, future" say Offering GOOD
This is or only yourd an oninin strengthen the 'ad."
| forccf,ii,u, rs so well planned and co
coi,iJ coi,IiSJiuIy put that unless vo,, vn,'r.s,p r 30
/ fit in enpfess nat,sh the above so that it would
you leave it just as it is 'ussest that
..fetnr ..f.hSe ;, October. when frs, ,s.u,
You have beInOvIe hIave read your daily column
M, sincere thanks me greatly and / owe You
rcady.towwSeeRs wSeR Started selling in the ladies.
tn The Orders pfs to turn in. II This Gn EooI number
50 much more aaTe a h,iot not one. and / know ever
in general ABOUT my line Of salesmanship
eooG T'li sc6oo, Soo kindly mail me the name .,
SSnaencr srSooi schooD and also f"1i ,bcro GORE.
Of window dqessl6Ep its pupils in the art
"'Gst that nrs viii 4" be ssTr np
of any books, ntc urai'y mean names or titles
YOU uhank hano you FOR the help and ,nsr,r,t,,,
he han siycn me in the past but asa ION
extend c, in the future. it"''0" you are bound to
G, Inc y. NJ c. A. has good courses S in
busahsnlp. busnass as also do several Of the
quoting every course ''''u''ons con-
lone M matters little which you take so
tonsba as tne instructor is an eXperiencsS
successf,,ii,a. Ina has actually sold goods
boo,tS nou VIII receive by mail list of good
trimn,,oh On craftsmanship and window
eonomst. sss Ssisye %as, rn,l,s the -, P,y Goods
New York. conducts Observation-Disclosures i.ltm street,
Sne aI, not it can tell you who does
he'll ba g s'au a refer Is helping you Hone
friends rai S9ou friend to you and your
Ieii them about him.
as I do you kindly improve upon thi, letter.
replies 'P to nos .osdsem seem to get results to my
one MMicn yeS9 S9g think would obtain results i bssdes
In answer perience 20 ye,,c - ssG,c'ounting J, B.
,Gr rblookkeeper wish to 'Se's be sopsPJsred
I sPp''r@Ha am t@en,I for Tosns the position.
can take a %" naHs srisl 'Psf bas
te troll arca,e msRe up statements. understand con
as wsI1 an a. graduate Gradual of evening high school
icge Of New Se'SE YoIt student st the City col
sb,, SIn furnish best retsiensesS SGs0G as TO- my
l am. personal interview
fair our VIE letter Of application is quit.
iir You do not, however, say in what.
are are M now wors sseGr GT for whom and why you
,i Mouid leave out entirely the salary. II
sne sin ads you answer ask for salary de-
missio S,Teu, merely state that with their per-
non non to them, or that you would be will
ing 70 work for week SO that they
! coqId Judge what YOU are worth to then.
hackneycd sentence, "IIope to receive an
interview" instead saw when NAV
~, ,.r favored with an interview" Kill the
With these changes your letter should
DE good one.
E,Int1s have , read your installments of Peter
always d0uns IN ssSsrapay ssSs GS9 ana
written requesting THAT that 'sS advise her as
81 s1,sSIs sG%e c%%piSymspf en- that would both
hcusG sRs H%sSns ISs AnG ay
idea hefetSre ef tS M WIN you please give me some
s sassS%fas aad sii rsssa
that would se liable Gne 10 or su two SUCH ..
and also give me any Information al
be Teps slmd mlaiter ns.es Ss the occupations
OF course. she could become a sa s
woman, for one thing. Many natio
auNertisers and magazines run statistiH
departments and use women for the pI
pose of gathering the information IA
corporated therein. They find that W
en- calling on householders with questi0
mares are received much more free
than are men.
Again-she might become trayeliI
companion for a wealthy woman.
Some women are making living lie
turing on manufacturing product
fore schools, colleges and so forth.
Under separate cover l am sendinsV
you the name Of book that should help
your friend,
am at present employed with growing
cotton converter. where my duties enable
me, through practical experience, to obtain
a thorough knowledge of the business. Ger
tain branches OF the business appeal to me.
Could you recommend certain books or
probably course of study OF the textile
industry suitable for converters?
Tho designs and constructions OF piece
goods. when properly taken up, pays well.
My position gives me the opportunity to get
the right kind Of experience n given little
| advice In the matter, 8. L.
know of no books dealing especially
with this subject direct, but II you VIII
address your inquiry to any trade paper,
or to the Lowell Textile School. at Low
ell Mass, am sure you Will get from
them all the information tfAt you want I