The above price might be increased, and a little advertising and personal sales work would develop a good business in any town.
PLAN No. 693. A GOOD FARMER USES OTHER PEOPLE’S FARMS
A young farmer was limited in capital and could not buy a good farm, so he purchased a few acres in a good district and went to work.
He soon found that the farmers in his neighborhood did not understand their business.
He took over a large neglected orchard for a crop arrangement and in a short time had contracted for land for two to three years that the farmers were neglecting, which gave him a large farm.
He went to work and in several years not only made a good saving but was able to finance himself for a farm of his own.
PLAN No. 694. STARTED A CLOTHING STORE
This young fellow was, from a business standpoint, about helpless. He was born and raised in the Old Country. When he made application to relatives who ran a department store for employment, he did not possess any qualities that they could use. They gave him work for two weeks, during which time he must find a position elsewhere. At the end of two weeks he managed to stay another four weeks. He realized he must do something. He had no capital, but he decided to rent a store building in the poor end of town. After hours he went about getting all the old clothes he could collect from door to door.
He cleaned the old suits as best he could and offered them for sale at a low price. He worked night and day, taking but little time for sleep, and he soon began to make sales from his stock of old suits.
He obtained the assistance of another poor fellow who wanted to help him. In a few months he was able to pay his help a regular salary. Twelve months from the time started in business he had a fine stock of clothing on hand and was employing four salesmen and making a good profit.