Business Journal . r and alreadythousands were in use in offices of progressive business con-cerns. As I pondered over this latest new machine and the manyother new things I have witnessed as coming into use in myshort tune. I couldnt help but think how fast the worlddo move and how those who would keep up with the worldsprocession cannot i,e laggards in investigating new thingsand adopting quickly those new machines which will handletheir work to better advantage. Me who clings to bygonemethods will inevitably, and quickly too. be left behind. For the benefit of the readers of the BUSINESS JO
Business Journal . r and alreadythousands were in use in offices of progressive business con-cerns. As I pondered over this latest new machine and the manyother new things I have witnessed as coming into use in myshort tune. I couldnt help but think how fast the worlddo move and how those who would keep up with the worldsprocession cannot i,e laggards in investigating new thingsand adopting quickly those new machines which will handletheir work to better advantage. Me who clings to bygonemethods will inevitably, and quickly too. be left behind. For the benefit of the readers of the BUSINESS JOURNAL Ihave asked Elliott-Fisher Company for a half tone to illus-trate this article and to give you a good idea of the latest and to me, the most wonderful mw device—the bookkeeping machine. WANTED A SHAVE ONLY. How do you like the new oatmeal soap? inquired thebarber, wielding the lather brush with extraordinary free-dom. Seems nourishing, the customer replied, with a splutter,but Ive had my breakfast.— TRADE NEEDS COLLEGE agent Tells Columbia Stu-dents to Train for Business. Frank R. Chambei-s, the well-knownadvertising man, addressed Columbiastudents recently on The Opportunitiesin the Ilisiness World, urging the needof more college men in this field of act-ivity He said he had suggested toPresident Kutler the advisability of acourse in stenography and typewritingfor college men intending to enter bus,-ne-s I have a woman stenographer in mybusiness, said Mr. Chambers, whowould run my business for me if shewere a man. The person wtio attendsto the confidential matters of his em-ployer soon gets to know very muchabout the business, and his advancementis rapid. There is always room for improve-ment in a business, .and the college manwith any inventive genius soon per-ceives where a change for the better isnet ded. and he makes his suggestion inthe right manner. Then the personal element is an im-portant consideration. A good mixercan get along well i
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