Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . esale Hardware Merchants, LONDON, ONT. II HARDWARE AND METAL H. G. COLLAMORE. THERE are many popular commercialtravelers on the road. Among themis H. G. Collamore, who for the lastten years has represented in Northern On-tario the wholesale crockery house of W. J. Reid & Co.,London. But a travel-er to be success-ful must also beable to sellgoods, and thisH. G. Collamorecan do as well asthe best of country mer-*J chant who hasknown him for a number of years paid thistribute to him the other day in my hearing :He is a most persistent fellow. He w
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . esale Hardware Merchants, LONDON, ONT. II HARDWARE AND METAL H. G. COLLAMORE. THERE are many popular commercialtravelers on the road. Among themis H. G. Collamore, who for the lastten years has represented in Northern On-tario the wholesale crockery house of W. J. Reid & Co.,London. But a travel-er to be success-ful must also beable to sellgoods, and thisH. G. Collamorecan do as well asthe best of country mer-*J chant who hasknown him for a number of years paid thistribute to him the other day in my hearing :He is a most persistent fellow. He willstick to a prospective buyer like a leach ;but judiciously so, mind you. He doesntsay much, but what he says is to the is a very fine fellow. I am speakingfrom personal experience. His fellow-travelers recognize his abilityas well as his customers. For a number ofyears he has been a director of the WesternOntario Commercial Travelers Association,and last year filled the office of second vice-president of that SANDERSON PEARCY AND OUT. The paint and oil warehouse of Sander-son Pearcy & Co., 61 to 65 Adelaide streetwest, Toronto, was badly gutted by fire onTuesday morning. The fire apparently started in the south-west corner of the second storey, and be-fore it was extinguished had crept into everynook and corner of the building, in spite ofthe fact that a general alarm was sounded,and all the fire sections in the city werepresent. The cause of the fire is a mystery. Theonly fire in the building was in a waterboiler situated in the basement, and theoffices and warerooms are lit by elec-tricity. It was several hours before the fire wassubdued. The walls are intact and theroof and flooring are partly preserved, butthe loss to stock and building will be fully$20,000. The insurance was $15,600. The building is four storeys in addition tothe basement, and is 50 feet wide by 114deep, and has been occupied by SandersonPearcy & Co. since September, 18
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