San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05

vantages of a Good Accounting Sys-
TEN and a Modern Store Equipment, :"
The Responsibility of the Salesman
as u Market Builder"
As Mr.. Mann is owner of one of
the most remarkable department
stores in the United States, having
done S50O,000 worth of business III
300 town, he was entirely capable
of giving to the visiting as we'll as To-
cal merchants some advice derived
from actual experience.
He gave instruction and advice in
advertising, saying that this was the
secret of the success of his establish
ment and that no business in the
world could prosper without some
means of solicitation. He encouraged
retailers to insS,ll modern accounting
systems, saying that without an eff
cient means OF compiling accounts a
store could easily fail. He conducted
quetsion boxes on two occasions
where the visitors asked him ques-
tons pertaining TO business methods
employed by him in his store in
Devils Lake.
Urges Better Sales Methods.
Mr.. Mann also stressed the i'm
portance of craftsmanship in any bust
ness concern. instruction of sales
people SO that they will meet the pub
lie correctly is vital to the success of
any business, he said.
Mr.. Mann is a director of the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce. He
not only encouraged every town an.
city TO have representatives in this or
ganization but layed stress uron the
Importance of forming Chambers of
Commerce in every city, town and
hamlet in the country.
The great success of this trade
week is leading local merchants to be-
lieve that still greater success will
result from the trade week to be
held during the next season. Plans will
be laid for the coming buying season
by members of the trade extension de-
partmcnt of the Chamber of Commerce
in the near future.
The last entertainment feature of
the program fur the first half of the
affair was Empire Theater night. Wis
itors were given free tickets to at
tend this picture house to see "One
Exciting Night"
Sunday, August ). visiting mer-
chants have been welcomed to all 10
cal churches. The Central Christian
Church. Hugh McL'llan. minister; the
First Presbyterian Church. .. Ii. Hill,
DID, pastor; Travis Park Methodist
Rev. Arthur ]. Moore, pas
tor: First Baptist Church, DIR. l. f..
Gates. pastor: St Marks Episcopal
Rev. s. Arthur Huston, rec
tor: st. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
A. C. Dusseau. O.M.I.. pastor: Grace
English Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Rev. Paul +. Helm pastor; Madison
Square Presbyterian Church. L. 5. a..
Rev. Asher Harlan Brand. pastor,
have all issued formal welcomes to
the visitors to attend their services
during Sunday.
Program for the Week.
Monday of next week. August 6,
the merchants will have the onportun-
ity of attending the Empire Theater
again.
On Tuesday evening an open air
band concert at Koehler Park. udjoin-
ing Breckenridge Park. will be held.
A watermelon feast and other events
have been planned.
The merchants will lunch at the
Gunter Hotel on Wednesday at noon.
Harry Rogers will be the speaker.
In the evening tickets to the Palace
Theater will be given to the mer-
chants.
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program has been arranged.
Friday NIGHT the merchants will
ottend Tho IIr;ncaes irbootor which
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VIII De the c1oslng event on the en-
tertainmeht program.
Among the arrivals for the weekend
were:
At Hotel Ianier.
E T. Robinsly Hous.on. NJ Collins
Houston. A "a Masher Houston. Roy
A. Dobbins Houston. sterling "a NV
and wife. Eondo: % r Browning Waco.
lerRunge Theodore Gunther, Dallas ".
vile 4 a ArIedee Crockeit. r.
c-iawe,e and y,jfo w.. T. o,srev
Houston. = w Holmes Daiias. IL
Jarnan Ai,stin. Cbarlcs HcEean
Yoaltum. I, p Kuhne ana Vie niliev;
" T. Johnson Bisbone - " R1Nson
wife Edwin Dunlovv and VIE colo
RADIO. o NJ. Hern Hastrop, Ed = Kians
Austin; Mrs, MaydIn Lee Allen. Sabi,
nal; {, %. Koisle ana wife. Austin: Joe
Orbenv Austin: G. o. Nenefee Austin:
Mrs &. c. Word, san Benito: A. w.