. The Saturday evening post. 112 THE SATURDAY EVENING POST December IS, 1920. SSURANCE OF How an Accident Resulted By George M. Kester,Proprietor of Kesters Market, Worcester, Mass. Did you ever hear of a grocer making money lying on acot in a hospital? Probably not. Well, Im one grocer who did just that thing. Crippled by an accident, I was being kept away from ameat and grocery business whose very existence seemed todepend on my being on the job morning, night, and noon. A calamity? Yes—to me, for I lost a leg. But itproved a blessing to my business. On the hospital cot, relieved of the pres
. The Saturday evening post. 112 THE SATURDAY EVENING POST December IS, 1920. SSURANCE OF How an Accident Resulted By George M. Kester,Proprietor of Kesters Market, Worcester, Mass. Did you ever hear of a grocer making money lying on acot in a hospital? Probably not. Well, Im one grocer who did just that thing. Crippled by an accident, I was being kept away from ameat and grocery business whose very existence seemed todepend on my being on the job morning, night, and noon. A calamity? Yes—to me, for I lost a leg. But itproved a blessing to my business. On the hospital cot, relieved of the pressure of store-keeping duties, I came to the conclusion that the answerto inadequate profits was adequate records—facts in fig-ures to assure intelligent and efficient control. But howto get a. these figure facts—how to find time to do thenecessary figuring—that was the question. Back on the job, I solved my problem, not by burningthe midnight oil, but by installing a machine—a BurroughsAdding Machine, whose figuring speed and mechanicalaccuracy enabled me to asse
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