Evening star., 1925-07-30
TRY new METHODS
TO BOOM BUSINESS
Merchants Drop Stamps.
More Sizes in Clothing.
Loss on Bananas Stopped.
BY j. C. ROYLE.
,pecial Dispatch to The Stal

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 30.-The Ameri
can business man is becoming as
ready to scrap wornout or exploded
or exploded boiler. AS result there
are appearing a constant series of
new productions and sales methods,
while hoary-headed old trade devices
are going into the discard.
The practice of encouraging retail
sales by giving trading stamps,
which has been followed by many
merchants for years, is gradually
being abandoned in many districts.
The John T. Connor Chain Grocery
Store System, operating over 500
stores in New England. has just dis
continued their use. The trading
stamps have amounted to what was
practically equivalent to 2 per cent
discount On sales.
No Loss In Business.
The Connor management found that
their use interfered with service in
rush hours. as it took almost as long
to estimate and deliver the number of
stamps to which the customer was
entitled as to sell and wrap his goods.
The practice was dropped first in
specified districts and results closely
watched. When it was found bust
ness showed gains without the
stamps they were thrown out of the
entire Connor chain.
BARRIERS in this locality now are
engaging young men without training
to spread aprons, tuck in towels and
lather customers. The master barber
then goes rapidly from one to the
other, doing only the bare work of
shaving or hair cutting. The applica-
ton of hot towels, brushes and
unguents is left to the unskilled
assistant.
Speed Idea Works Well.
Master BARRIERS who have adopted
the system declare it has cut labor
costs and proved satisfactory to Gus
toners, who are not subjected to long
waits in order to secure the attentions
of a favorite barber. Beauty parlors
are practicing similar methods in
marcelling. massage and permanent
waving. other industries are trying
out ramifications of the system adopt
ed TO their special needs
Manufacturers and retailers of
mems clothing have reclassified the
American man in order TO make 1t
easier to sell him clothes. 1t always
has been easy for men built on
average or regular lines to be fitted
in readymade clothes. but many who
differed from those standards had to
buy tailor made clothes or wear suits
not adapted to their styles or figure.
Every Size at Hand.
Manufacturers say that they have
simplified fitting by classifying figures
under the designations, regular" 3"
short regular" heavy regular, -
STUB" short stub,' medium stout -
short stout stout" medium
long" and extra long" The ''regu.
lar" figure in this country averages
5 feet 81a inches in height, with a
chest measure of 3S and waist of
80 for young men, and "a for those
of more mature men. Heavy regu-
lars" have to be allowed two inches
more at the waist in coat, vest and
trousers. Merchandisers say these
classif1cations have cut the cost of
alteration sharply, although it has not
abolished alterations entirely.
Loss I'm Bananas Stopped.
Ever since the banana became a
staple article of food in the United
States a. certain portion of the fruit,
which fell from the punches in loading
and unloading vessels and railroad
cars has been wasted or seized as the
lawful prize of the youngsters about
the docks and yards. This was due
to the fact that no one had developed