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*“ls Mr, Jones busy "
One of the women employees of the
great silk mill of Jones, Brown &
Co. stood near the desk of Mr. Jones’
stenographer.
“Probably,” repiied the stemog. po
litely. “Would you like to see him?™ |
"
“Just a minute.”
The door of Mr. Jones’ santum
opened, closed, opened and failed to
close until the employee entered. ‘
“Mr. Jones,” this employee said,
“we girls are tired, what wit hthe bot!
+ Weather and all. We're going to take
a 4 vacation—there’s a picnic over at
Dudley’s Mill next week, and we'ro
goin’ to attend. I—l thought Pd tell
you.”
“Very kind of you,” Mr. Jones re-
Plied. “Very kind, 'm sure. Of
course, very kind.”
“Well?” the woman hesitated. l
“Well—what?” asked Mr. Jones, |
“Well=er—we thought we'd tell
you.” j
“Very well. We'll just close your
department down next week—get
back as soon as you can. I suppose
if I tell you not to go you'll go and
not come back. So go ahead—and 1
hope you have a good time.”
A dream? The millennium of
workers? Perhaps!
But, according to D. P. McDaniels,
of John Silvey & Co., this about what
is likely to happen to any manufac
turer today. Mr. McDaniel has re
cently returned from New York-a
buying trip. In two weeks Mr. Mec-
Daniels learned something about labor
conditions that surprised him, he told
* a representative of The Georgian.
“So help me, it's the truth,™ he
said. “What could the employer have
replied. What could he say but ‘Go
ahead’? If he had opposed them, they
would have quit work, and the mill
would have suffered a long period ot‘
fmactivity. |
“It is the attitude today In almost
@l industrial centers. The worker is
sought, the employer the seeker.
Thousands of dollars and the best
brains of the East are employed in
Xkeeping large working forces satis
fied, giving them better working con
ditions, better pay, more privileges.
“Say, were you ever a sleuth look
ing for something a thousand other
sleuths were question for? Well, that
was me in New York. Finding goods
these days is an art—nay, a science.
Small deposits of goods are to be
found here and there—a bit in the
second-hand shops, some here, a lit
‘flethem. But it takes a good man
¢ find it
w'sNotions are in a helter-skelter
eondition. Some things are impos
gible to buy, other well-nigh impos
sible. Perhaps that helps explain the
high prices of things, silk stockings
and such, in a measure; but I'm tell
ing you the story of Jones and the
employee as the big reason. How
ever, things may settle down some
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For many years, the name “ Webb
& Vary Co.” has stood for highest ]
quality, as applied to printing.
Webb & Vary pre-eminence is no acci
dent. You only have to see a Webb-&-
Vary - printed booklet to realize that it
could not be better printed.
The care and skill that are put upon each
order would amaze you. Every single
leaf of each bocklet is subjected to the
closest scrutimy.
They will not let a page “get by” that isnot
attractive and perfect to the minutest
detail. Each typed form must stop at the
desk of Webb & Vary’s typographical
experts before it can reach the press that
shapes it for the world; and if a para
graph has missed one ear mark of dis
tinction, it goes back to the type-setter
until it is correctly arranged.
—And once on the press, each printed
Sup r,mne sheet must be absolutely perfecz-r repre-
Service— sentative of,'and complimentary to, the
Ejficwmyand customer whose name it bears.
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Pr inting — These are coveted qualities belonging to
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*The Great Printers of the South”™
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H, Charles Chalmers, Sitting, left to right, Clyde R. Suber, E.'P. Thernton, Dr. Hal Miller, Wallace W.
Daniel, Dr. W. E, Yankee and Charles E. Bradshaw,
Provident Life and Trust Com
pany Representatives Gather
for Feast at East Lake.
A most enjoyable occasion was
the dinner given at the East Lake
Country Club recently by Wallace
W. Daniel, general agent to the
special agents of the Provident
Life and Trust Company, and sev
eral guests, including the two medi
cal examiners and Victor Smith,
who was the first Atlanta man to
take the company’s limit of $75,000
life insurance.
The dinner was given in appre
clation of their splendid work in
the production of over $500,000
business for their agen¢y during
now, and when production improves,
then conditions will meet it halfway.
Until then, however, the man who
can guess what the market will do
is the boy who will give away
libraries to the next generation.”
SPEEDOMETER CO. EXPANDS.
BELOIT, Wis., Aug. 30.—The South
Beloit plant of the Stewart Speedom
eter Corporation will be doubled in
size and the force of employees will
be increased more than 600 within the
next six months, according to G. J.
Behrendt, general manager of the
Beloit shop. Production will be
greatly increased after new machin-
HEARST’S SUNDAY 'AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1919
the first six months of 1919, prac
tically all of which was written
in Atlanta.
The Atlanta agency of the Provi
dent Life, though only three and a
half years old, has under Mr, Dan
jel's direction, already written over
5,000,000 business writing over sl,-
000,000 business in 1916, this break
ing all records for the first year's
business secured by only life in
surance company entering At
lanta. This was followed by $1,500,-
000 in 1917 and the same amount
in 1918, in spite of the handicap of
war conditions in that year. Now
comes the unusual record of $1,553,-
000 written in the first six months
of this year.
The men who attended the dinner
were enthusiastic in their optimism
for the future, promising Mr. Dan
iel enough business during the sec
ond half of the year to bring their
company’s total business for 1919
Normal Level for Drugs
Higher Than Before War
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—Drug prices
are returning to a “normal level,” ac
cording to representatives of whole
sale dealers who were present at con
ferences preliminary to the meeting
of the American Pharmaceutical As
sociation, It was explained, however,
that the new level will be 25 per cent
higher than before the war. The in
creased prices will not be the result
of a shortage in production, it was
said, but of an increased demand.
up to $3,000,000.
Mr. Daniel, who is one of At~
lanta’s most prominent and popu
lar insurance men, made a talk to
the men working under his direc
tion, thanking and commending
them for their splendid record and
assuring them that he was confi
dent they would reach the goal of
over $3,000,000 set for the entire
year of 1919.
“Wonderful!™ ‘
In one word, Meyer }{egenstoin.‘
head of the wholesale department off
the J. Regenstein Company, summed
up hi® view of conditions at pres
ent. Mr. Regenstein, on his own ad
mission, has sold enough hats this
season to keep the sunburn far away
from a goodly share of the South's
population, and he is selling more
every day. ‘
“Look at that,” sald Mr, Regenstein.’
He waved in the direction of a gap
ing hole in the wall on the fifth floor
of the Regenstein Building on White
hall street. “We are taking over the
next three floors in the adjoining
building, and have extended the
length of our own floors by a good
many feet, as you can see by the new
ceiling back there.” He pointed to
ward the rear of the building, where
evidences of carpentry were fresh.
“All this new space is merely to
store hats—get them in here where
we can sell em.”
Great piles of hatboxes testified to
the preparations. ‘
“Speaking figuratively, we have
sold enough hats to furnish one for
every man, woman and child in
Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.
The rush fails to diminish. So,. when
you ask me about conditions, what
can I say? The facts are apparent
everywhere and speak for themselves,
There is no language in which 1 can
describe our present business. Abso
lutely! |
“If the boll weevil don’t get us.
we'll have a magnificent vear—and
we don’'t believe the weevil is going o
injure things much. In regard to
velvets and other goods of that na-‘
ture, while they are scarce, we are
in a position to get the newest colors‘
and goods ahead of almost any other
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More Than Fifty Years
Upon the newness and assortment of your stock will fall the burden of holding your
customers and keeping them satisfied. Upon the price you pay for your merchan
dise will depend the values you can offer them.
There’s No DODGING THESE FACTS
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On the other hand, you know how prices have increased during the past 60 days. Indications
point to TOP PRICES for Fall with dangers of shortages and delayed shipments.
Even in this coming season, when all precedents as to prices and stocks will be upset through the
abnormal conditions which exist, it should not be difficult for the merchant who keeps posted on
the signs of the times to handle the unusual situation with profit t 5 himself and satisfaction to his
customers, provided, of course, that he anticipates his merchandising requirements rather than de
pend upon the uncertainty of depleted stocks and sky prices at the eleventh hour.
The Fall season is upon ns. There is little doubt that it will be the busiest season in many,
many years. You cannot buy too liberally or overstock in the face of these conditions.
For more than 50 years the HOUSE OF SILVEY has prospered and grown.through its liberal
and protective policy towards its customers,
So we say, with all the emphasis and sineerity of which we are capable— )
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114 MARIETTA ST.—By the Federal Reserve Bank hS mY
ATLANTA, GA. i By
Cut Old Man Worry
. .
Off Your Calling List
If a man is inclined to worry, thére
are sure to be plenty of things to
worry about. But what's the use?
Worry never helps and it alwayn!
lessens one’s efficiency and power to
remedy . the condition which has
proved unwise; do the best you can
now and let the experience count for
your future guidance,
i Don’t overbuy, for that means wor
‘ry when pay day cgmes. Don't neglect
business building methods, for that
[maa.na the other fellow will get your
customers one by one. Don't go se
curity for anybody. That's what
bonding companies are for. Don't take
risks unless you can afford to lose—
not many of us can. Play safe and
cut out Old Man Worry!
Anderson Motor Co.,
.
Increcses Its Capital
ANDERSON, 8. C,, Aug. 30— Stour'!-
[holders of the Anderson Motor Comi
pany have held their annual meeting
and decided on an increase of capital
to the extent of §51,000,000, which
will give this enterprise a total of $3,-
625,000,
J. G. Anderson, the company’s pres
ident and manager, in connection with
the additional investment, has ar
ranged for an increase of the factory’s
daily output to thirty carg, To effect
this there will be erected a 350 by 250
foot building to be equipped with
machinery.
concern. Our New York buyer is
resident-—on the job all the time and
he manages to get a line on all the
new things before his competitors.
Therefore, we have less difficulty in
obtaining the supplies our Southern
merchants want,
“Business in all lines has never
been better, and while certain condi
tions, the rail problem for instance,
have momentarily cast a shadow
across the face of things, it will
speedily pass away, I think. Atlanta
is going to record the greatest busi
ness year in the history of the city,
and merchants everywhere are going
to find ready sales for most things
in the Standard lines. Some articles
are scarce, but production may bring
a new light to bear” ‘
Success of Treaty
Vital to Business,
Says James Raga
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James J. Ragan.
James J. Ragan of the Ragan-
Malone Company, large Atlanta
wholesalers of drygoods and no
tions, believes the early ratification
of the peace treaty by the Congress
is an important step, and will have
a telling effect on business.
“Merchandise stocks are low,”
said Mr. Ragan. “Merchandise is
scarce and hard to obtain at even
the higher prices which prevail
now.
“It may be interesting to look
Hey! Slow Down, There!
Don’t Rush Steam Roller
Evéry man who is in business is
called upon to make frequent and im
portant decisions. Never be pushed
into the making of hasty judgments.
'When the other fellow assures you
ithat the offer he makes is only open
| for a very limited time, and you must
take it or lose the golden opportunity
‘of your life-—it is time to be sus
pieious, A perfectly safe and sane
‘propositlnn is not likely to neeed
steam roller tactics, .
| Be cautious, and it is a pretty good
| rule to think over what-would be the
;rasult if the transaction you are con
i sidering didn’t turn out well. Do the
| hest vou know how after getting all
I the light on the matter possible—and
| when you have made a bargain, stick
|te it and make the' best of it. Leafn
te be a cheerful loser as well as win
ner, i
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{ for the causes of this condition,
| which may be ascribed to shorter
{ working hours, lack of labor, which
| decreases the production, but what
! ever may be the cause, we are face
i to face with the fact that at pres
| ent the demand exceeds the supply.
| “In this section conditions on the
| whole are generally good, due to our
, farmers having applied the princi
| ple of diversifying their erops. Some
| sections in the State, instead of be
| ing dependent on cotton alone, have
planted largely in peanuts or to
i bacco, The farmers and people
| generally owe less money than at
| any time in history, and if, as some
| prophets seem to think, we must
i have hard times, the South is in bet
ter condition to withstand hard
times than ever before.
“Suspense and uncertainty are
wearing in any situation, and /1 be
lieve the early ratification of the
treaty of peace by the Congress is
one of the most important things
that could happen to this country
and the world in general. The ear
ly ratification of the treaty would
relieve the suspense which the
whole world is in, and we would
then be in position to face the fu
ture with some degree of assurance.
“For the immediate future and
for the fall trade, prospects are ex
ceedingly good for a heavy busi
ness.” 2 DOSEEe
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