Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . e, and opposite it is the Flower Stand, where are alwaysto be found fresh and fragrant flowers. This brings us to the main News Stand of the company, situ-ated in the principal entrance to the great station. Much studyis required in the arrangement of such an establishment, for,no matter what its size, everything carried in stock must be soplaced as to be found and handed out instantly. Travelers leavethe purchase of their reading matter until the last moment, anddemand it on the instant. The arrangement, therefore, must besuch, and the att
Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . e, and opposite it is the Flower Stand, where are alwaysto be found fresh and fragrant flowers. This brings us to the main News Stand of the company, situ-ated in the principal entrance to the great station. Much studyis required in the arrangement of such an establishment, for,no matter what its size, everything carried in stock must be soplaced as to be found and handed out instantly. Travelers leavethe purchase of their reading matter until the last moment, anddemand it on the instant. The arrangement, therefore, must besuch, and the attendants so expert, that sales can be made at therate of a hundred a minute. It goes without saying that the Boston dailies are here on saleonly a few minutes after they leave the presses, but here also areto be found all the New York daily papers at the earliest possiblemoment after they leave New York. There are also on salemany of the local papers of the towns and cities on the variouslines wdiich centre at this station. When it comes to the peri-. CIGAR COUNTER AND SlIOE-POLISHING BOOTH IN TRAIN SHED. CONVENIENCES FOR TRAVELERS. 197 odicals their number runs up into the hundreds, every one thelatest date, and right under the hand of the salesman. The ar-rangement is a marvel of skill and experience. Perhaps youhave never thought of the demands of the public at a railwaynews stand. If not, watch the salesman for sixty seconds duringthe rush hour in the afternoon, and if you are not brushed off3 our feet, you will get an insight into double-quick merchandis-ing which will increase your respect for the ability of these sales-men. Besides papers and periodicals, there are to be found here anassortment of books of fiction and light reading enough to filla ^ ordinary book store or a town library. The latest popularnovels are for sale here as soon as published, and there are tobe obtained here books in paper covers, low in price but high inliterary quality, as well as those in more
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