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Selling H om e-M ade Preserves
H ig h Q u a lity F arm -C an ned F ru it Can B e S o ld W ith P r o fit to
th e F arm
second orc'ar is «eenred if you have a
surplus o f your products to dispose of,
tell the eutsom er th a t i f she has been
C orn« Twelfth and Stark Streets
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pleased w ith your goods you will be
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glad to havo h er recom mend them to
frien d s and relativ es who m ight be in r a t e b a th , » 4 -5 0 ap .
C L E A N O U T B I D ! ROOM S
terested . O r ask her if she is w illing to
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give you the names o f a few friends who
m ight like to b uy your goods, th a t yon
may see them or w rite them about your
100 EOOMS
products.
2075-209J Fourth Street.
W ith high class products, a ttra c tiv e
One block from C ourt House.
ly p u t up, and delivered w ith the g reat
Electric L ights, Steam H eat, Hot a a t
est possible convenience to the eon
Cold W ater.
sum er, th ere should not be any d if fi­
Bates 75c, »1.00 and »1.50 per day.
cu lty fo r a farm housew ife in m arketing
Cheap Weekly Bates.
a considerable am ount o f canned fru it
and preserves. Good q u a lity is of course
essen tial—b u t th e num erous governm ent
and statio n b u lletins on th e canning of
PORTLAND, OBEGON.
fru it, to say no thing o f other publics
S tric tly Modern.
tions on th e same su b ject, make th is B ates —50c, 75e, »1. P riv a te B ath $1.5»
easy to secure. F a rm e rs’ bulletin 203,
S ixth and H o y t; only tw o blocks front
will be found especially useful. N ot Union Depot.
every farm housew ife can or should a t
tem pt to do th is kind of w ork, of course.
B u t fo r some it would undoubtedly
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prove a pleasing w ay to add to the in
come.
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N 8 P IT B o f th e excellence o f our or tw o dozen q u arts c f peaches p u t up
modern canneries, th ere is a good as th e custom er w an ts them —so many
m ark et fo r high q u ality farm can­ brandied, so m any canned and pre
ned fru it, preserves and jellies. M any served, so m any tum blers o f jelly. T h at
tow n housewives, who p refer a home will make a thoroughly a ttra c tiv e offer,
product, can not or will not ta k e the and m any c ity housewives will be glad
tro u b le to p u t up f r u it them selves. to ta k e ad v an ta g e o f it.
Some aro busy w ith work outaide the
You will secure a g re a te r p ro fit on
I k me; others have so m any home duties your products by developing a list o f
th a t th ey can not u n d ertak e th is e x tra
c u sto m e rs 'in some such w ay and sell
w ork; and still o thers have n o t the ing d irectly to them th an would be th e
h ealth or stren g th to do it.
case i f you sell your goods through
On th e oth er hand m any a farm m erchants. B ut if th e d irect delivery
housew ife sees q u an tities of fr u it go­
plan is not convenient for you, the next
in g to w aste on th e home farm every b est step would be to v isit the best
year, besides w hat is m arketed. She grocers in n earb y tow ns, show them
freq u en tly p u ts up much more th a n she sam ples of your products, and g et one
really needs herself, and y e t fin d s th a t or tw o who will handle your product.
much goes to waste. Y et if she bu t
Grocers Will Purchase.
realized it a n eat p ro fit m ight be made
Grocers a re usually glad to g et regu
on good fru it which fo r one reason or
an o th er is not m arketed fresh, by p re­ la r supplies of real home made canned
fr u it and preserves in glass, and by
serv in g and selling it to these town
housew ives who p refer canned fr u it ta k in g some sam ples w ith you and call
an d jellies b u t do not make them for ing on the leading grocers in a town or
China y early sends $30,000 w orth of
them selves. F req u en tly much o f the two, a good m ark et fo r your products
can freq u en tly be assured. M oreover, peanuts to the U nited 8 tates.
w ork of p reparing the fru it fo r ca n ­
ning could be done by children of the th e grocer can frequently give you vain
fam ily, du rin g th e v acation tim e, and able advice and sound business in fer
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by careful m anagem ent o f the w ork a m ation about th e dem and, prices, the
best
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meet
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l r r g , am ount o f fru it could he p u t up
local taste, etc. U sually such m erchants
w ith little trouble. This would be espe­
cially tru e if a good ty p e of modern are w illing to buy o u tright, if you guar
uiteo q u ality , so there will be no neces
homo can n in g o u tfit be secured.
sity of leav in g your goods to be sold
tf
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M ust L earn to M arket.
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on commission. Sometimes, however, it
1 ndoubtedly one o f th e reasons w hy may be necessary to have them sold
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Only
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more farm wives do not put up fru it on commission. In th is case it is well
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and Docks.
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and jellies for sale is th a t they do not to be sure th a t th e goods will be su it­
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know how to m arket them . P erhaps ab ly displayed and advertised, or to
In the c e n te r of
T H E R A T E S A R E R IG H T
th ey havo already tried it once and ad v ertise them yourself, sta tin g where
th in g s —■th eatre n and
havo not been able to dispose c f th eir your products can be secured. I f you
«tore» on both tides*
$1.00 Per Day and Up.
B u n d in g absolutely
P »ducts. Y et if th e ir products are do th e ad v ertisin g , less commission
fireproof— co o c rete.
high class and a ttra c tiv e in a p p e a r­ should be paid.
T H E F R Y E IS T H E R IG H T
s te e l and m arble.
ance and the cost of g e ttin g them to
Tf you adopt an a ttra c tiv e label w ith
H O T E L FO R YOU.
custom ers is not excessive there should
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be no d iffic u lty in disposing of them a t tho name o f your farm printed on it,
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pu t up fru it in jars of neat shape, and
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a good p ro fit. It has been done and the
T h at’s What They A11 Say.
field is by no means overcrow ded. The secure one grocer in a town or tw o near
/{o o m . $ 1 . 0 0 p e r d a y np
firs t y ear, vzhen a trad e is being e s ta b ­ by so th a t orders can be filled pro m p t­
R o o m « w it h
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lished, will be th e most d ifficu lt. A f ly, you will find th a t in th e course of
a y ear, provided your product is of
te r th a t such products will, if th ey are
high class and have proved satisfac good q u ality , quite a q u a n tity of it can
bo sold, and with little selling effo rt
to ry to purchasers, alm ost sell them
on your p a rt a fte r the firs t arran g e
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m eut has been made.
One way to s ta rt such a business on
A ttra c tiv e appearance will have much
a sm all scale is to secure orders, b e ­
fore th e fru it season commences, from to do w ith prom oting sales. In choosing
several housewives in tow n for a fam a glass container, and a label, great
ily supply o f a specified num ber o f ja rs care should be tak en to have them at
and glasses o f the d iffe re n t kinds of tra c tiv e and distin ctiv e. A net con
fr u it which you are p lanning to p re ­ ta in c r helps to sell goods. I t bears the
serve. I f you are not well known locally same relation to high grade produce
i t will be advisable, if n o t necessary, th a t a suitab le fram e bears to a beau
to show sam ples o f y o u r work to th e tifu l picture. Make your label a ttra c t
persons whom you are endeavoring to ive ami d istinctive. The products of
secure as custom ers and perhaps to give some m an u factu rers are labeled is such
them an o p p o rtu n ity o f las ing the wavs th a t th ey stan d out and draw a t
vario u s kinds. O rders m ay be secured ten tio n no m a tte r w here th e m erchant
by telephoning o r callin g upon persons places them on his shelves.
Under new management—entire change in
P ro d u cts A dvertise.
in n earb y tow ns whom you th in k would
Fino preserved fru its are one o f the
ba lik ely to buy such products as yon
all departm ent»—all rooms redecorated and re­
havo to o ffer, b y sending out postal th in g s which readily ad v ertise them
furnished. I‘articular attention is now being
cards, through an ad v ertisem en t in a selves if given a chance. They are food
local paper, through an announcem ent They make a d irect appeal to th e palate
paid
prompt, efficient and courteous service.
made a t w om en’s clubs and o th er meet Everybody is in terested because every
ings, through a “ d em onstratin’* ” which body c a ts and p ractically everybody
persons am in v ited to v isit a t some likes fru it. They are rich in color.
W ith a line of d e a r home-made je l­
convenient place in tow n, and in vari
ocs o th e r ways. L et people know th a t lies and jam s, th e label should not be
yon havo the fr u it and th e equipm ent too large, for it should be possible to
and will relieve them o f canning tr o u ­ see th e a ttra c tiv e tin ts o f th e product
bles by p u ttin g up w h atev er they wish through the glass. Much s tu ff of this
sort reaches th e grocer soiled w ith dust
—jellies, jam s or preserves.
from packing m aterial. I f yon sell your
Locate City Housewives,
I f you can not get enough custom ers product through grocers, be sure th at
in n earb y towns, w here you can deliver th e ja rs are in spotless condition when
th e goods yourself, it will be advisable they reach him. Tell him th a t von think
i f you wish to sell d irectly to the con the color of your goods is a stro n g sell
snm er, to tak e th e tim e and trouble to ing point, and ask him to display some
lo cate in cities several housewives who o f them where th e lig h t can shine
would bny from a dozen to three dozen through the glass
When endeavoring to secure evstom-
ja r s every fall, and ship them th eir
supplies by express.
ers, w hether th e consum ers him self or
Much p ro fitab le trad e is built on ae grocers, explain reasons why y e a r pro
quaintan ee. There are people you know, ducts arc b e tte r th an others— w hy they
a t home or elsewhere, who can put you should be purchased. C leanliness, su
in touch w ith city frien d s who wo 'd perior flav o r, and convenience are s ’l
bo likely custom ers. You may have to sound selling argum ents.
w rite several dozen le tte rs to find your
Keep List of Customers.
etsto m ers, b u t once located th ere will
A fte r securing custom ers, if you sell
he little detail.
d irectly to housewives, keep a list of
I f yo u r product in as good as it eutsom ers, th e ir address, notes as to
ought to be th ere will be a tendency th e ir special likes and dislikes in the
fo r th e trad e to grow through one per fr u it line, th e am ount o f preserved
• o n 's tellin g others about it.
fr u it they are a p t to t ie s in a y ear, etc.
When you w rite,
business like w ay Thin will help y~*i to dispose of your
to o ffe r your surplus is to tak e orders products next year. When delivering
in advance. E xplaix th e m iratio n — goods to custom ers tell or w rite them
how th ere is a surplus o f peaches every th a t you hope th e fru it will be pleasing
y e a r, fo r instance, w hish you put up and th a t you will be glad to know
to - econom y’s sake. Then o ffe r to tak e w hat th e eutsom er th in k s o f it and to
fain. Iy order in advance fo r a dozen m ake good an y shortcom ing. W hen a
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