. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. know is that I shall have to ex-tend my plumbing shop, for I have sel-dom less than half a dozen men work-ing for me. What should be the maxims of aplumber, Mr. Krasel, as your experiencehas taught you T He should be businesslike. He shouldsee to his accounts promptly, and payhis own at thirty days. He should bealways on the outlook to increase hisscope of business, and neutralize inevery way unproductive shop space andlabor. He should put his best workinto his job, and above all hold outfor a fair profit. Every job shouldpay for itsel
. Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909. know is that I shall have to ex-tend my plumbing shop, for I have sel-dom less than half a dozen men work-ing for me. What should be the maxims of aplumber, Mr. Krasel, as your experiencehas taught you T He should be businesslike. He shouldsee to his accounts promptly, and payhis own at thirty days. He should bealways on the outlook to increase hisscope of business, and neutralize inevery way unproductive shop space andlabor. He should put his best workinto his job, and above all hold outfor a fair profit. Every job shouldpay for itself. It is a great mistakefor a plumber to let one contract carryanother. Then the plumber should ad-vertise, and always be courteous andoMiging. Using such methods, Mr. Krasel, hasbuilt up for himself a fine business, andwith due regard to locations there is noreason why other plumbers should notfollow suit. TALES OF THETRADE THE HUNTER WAS HUNTED. Two heating salesmen who often meeton the road are big Jack Birchard, ofthe King Radiator Co., Toronto, and. BIRCHARD JOSHING Salesmen in Front of F. s Shop at London. little Fred Ellis, of the Gurney-TildenCo., Hamilton. Though unlike in statureand other ways they are both popularand successful travelers. They met the other day in front ofHunt s new plumbing shop at London and the camera man snapped the pairjust as Birchard was joshing Ellis forbeing chased by an irate farmer whenout rabbit hunting with Ben Noble, ofLondon, about five miles out from theForest City, a fortnight ago. Fredslegs are short but they can move prettyfast and this saved his hide when thefarmer tried to get revenge for the deathof a Tom-cat Fred had shot in mistakefor a rabbit. Fred stands jollying pretty well andhe can also tell a good story. His dutiesoccasionally take him into the heatingdepartments of large furniture stores andhe tells one on an employe of such anestablishment. The clerk had been sentone morning to take an inventory ot
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