New Britain herald., 1922-04-29
THE OBSER YER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

zz=======-=------s=====-== ==-----=------=-zS because they lad their eye on tNs serving democrats who could malA good use of 1t Republicans, particu- larly those of the Quigley faction, felt that the government could manage to stagger along without the assistance of MT. Curtis, Some Of them frankly admitted that they would breathe easier if Mir Curtis were out of pon- tics entirely. In fact there was al- most as much opposition among his fellow republicans to his securing the thousand dollar office as there was from democrats. According to most recent information Mir Curtis will not be appointed.
 Residents of streets radiating from Shuttle Meadow avenue, or in that vicinity. are agitating for the removal of tho ice house which now sprawls on the shore of the pond used last winter for,a skating rink According 10 common report the owners of t1e ice house cannot harvest ice from the pond in the future because it Is suB- pectcd that the water might be con- taminated, If such is the case, this would be as good a time as any to removed the building which has seen better days and has weather beaten and nnsightly appearance.
 The ice house is the principal de- terrent to the expansion of that sec ton of the city as a community of homes. IL forces itself upon the view from nearly every direction and spells the natural scenery thereabouts. If it has served the purpose for which it was built it could be torn down with out causing any serious heartburning among those who sec it's unprepos- sessing sides no matter where they look.
 A business man whose hair has been silvered by the passing years gave ex- pression to his feelings few days ago in this manner: "The past decade has been devoted to the attainment of quantity production; the next dec ade will See as much thought and energy concentrated on distribution the finding of bigger markets" He was seated at the time in the club car of fast train to New York and was sharing with a few friends the wisdom which he had accumulated through extended contact with the world of commerce. His companions agreed with him. one of them say ing: II have boy who is just grow ing into young manhood. I am going to train him to become an expert in methods of. distribution This is where the big money is going to be made within the next few years"
 The foregoing is printed for the benefit of young men who are won dering what their lifes work will be. It reflects the opinions of great many men who have reached the plateau of success from which they can look about them and observe in a broad way what is taking place in the world.
 The United States is a commercial nation. 1t is true that we supply vas, 4"e@htleiSo VI ioou IO dil COuHtI lcS OV earth but the food would rot in the ground unless certain men had spe. cialized on distributing it through the most economical channels to points where it is most needed. The produc- tion problem is well in hand, but a finished article Is only an asset on which money can be realized the big job is to move 1t out of the stock room and this cannot be done until someone sells 1t.
 More and more, captains of indus try are given their attention to the discovery of new markets or the crea- tion of greater demand for their goods in old markets. Intensive efforts are being made everywhere to sell more, to distribute their products to every possible point where they can be used.
 Everyone has heard it said that if a man makes better mousetrap than anyone else the world will beat a pathway to his door even though he live in the depths of forest. That method of doing business has been demised these many years. The man who waits for the world to hew a road to his factory and to demand his goods has a long wait coming. The more modern way is to 20 out into the highways and by means of advertising and up-to-date selling methods, tell the world about your goods. Getting the product into the hands of those who can use 1t is the point on which efforts are centered.
 The young man who will begin now to give serious study to distribution pushing the sale of manufactured articles--has bright future before him. He must begin at the bottom and