Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . ill a youngenough man to come within the agelimit set by the Royal Flying Corps. Port Colborne is at the entrance of theWelland Canal. In fact the canal passesright through the centre of the a result there is a tremendous bulkof traffic always at hand, and after thetrip up the lakes there is usually a va-cancy in the larders of these boats thatmeans a good trade for the merchantwho is wide enough awake to go afterit. Began as a Ship Runner When quite a young shaver began his business career as aship runner, that is a man who goesout in a sma
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . ill a youngenough man to come within the agelimit set by the Royal Flying Corps. Port Colborne is at the entrance of theWelland Canal. In fact the canal passesright through the centre of the a result there is a tremendous bulkof traffic always at hand, and after thetrip up the lakes there is usually a va-cancy in the larders of these boats thatmeans a good trade for the merchantwho is wide enough awake to go afterit. Began as a Ship Runner When quite a young shaver began his business career as aship runner, that is a man who goesout in a small boat to meet the shipsas they near the port and take theirorders on the ship. In the good old days,that could not be so long ago, there ap-pears to have been a good deal of ex-citement in this business. It was alwaysa race to reach the ship first, in whichthere was a lot of competition. The firstarrival as a rule got the business, andto make doubly sure of that fact Mr.(Continued on paa;e 107.) April 26, 1918. 87 A Supply Boat.
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