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Show MISS LOTTIE E. FISHER WIDEAWAKE DRUMMER St. Louis Woman, Commercial Traveler for Six Years, Holds the Trade of Her House, v One of the most Wide-awake commer-mercial commer-mercial travelers between St." Louis and the Pacific is a woman. If one met her on the street or in" a business bouse she would be the last person in the world to fall on as a knight of the road. Miss Lottie E. Fisher, representing a big chemical houre of St. Louis, has been on the road since 1896. and If any of the masculine drummers think they can show her the gait they will have to get up and be doing early. Miss Fisher Is far from 'one's preconceived Idea of a female drummer. Miss Fisher. ' "I am Miss Fisher." said a quiet ano. modestly dressed young woman in the Kenyon yesterday. Miss Fisher was well groomed, she waa stylishly dressed; good taste prevailed from her well-shod feet to her decidedly feminine looking hat not a picture creation, but the sort of headgear sensible wives, mothers and sweethearts - wear. She wore a neat-fitting shirt waist of some silken material that Impressed one with its solid worth; her skirt was a modest brown affair which the reporter could not describe not being up In society lingo but It .was decidedly fetching without being loud. Miss Fisher's plumb figure was altogether pleasing; but there -waa an air Of distance about her that men recognise, like and respect from their inmost souls. ' - Likes the Work. "I do -not aee what there is to distinguish distin-guish me from the other travelers. You do not write them up. I rather prefer that nothing be said about me. If the j druggists know I am In town they may prepare to dodge. I do not eare to Bay why I took to the road. I took to it that is sufficient. I shall keep to it because I like it, I make good sales because be-cause I work hard and sell goods . on their merits. It is not a case of sentiment senti-ment with me. I spend, my winters in Georgia, Alabama and Florida where' the weather is pleasant. My summers are spent where the weather is pleasant pleas-ant also. I avoid St. Louis as much as possible, only going home once in a while. . It's God's Country. "This is my first Western trip, but I am going to make It every season hereafter. here-after. What do I think of the West? It is. God's country and the people they are the best ever. My reception has been more than pleasant and the fat orders I am sending home are making ma-king me sing all the time. I never had such a season before, ft it keeps up I will make my greatest record. You are going to publish all this? Well, I do not want you to. No, it will be unkind. No, I do not care for the advertising; ' let my firm buy their advertising. I do not care for publicity. Only one other paper has ever written me up. Well, if you will, I suppose you must." "Must Look a Fright" As her visitor was on the point of leaving. Miss Fisher, who "has no nonsense non-sense about her," smoothed her hair and remarked, that she must look a fright, she was so dusty and begrimed. She felt relieved when told that she looked quite like others. "I suppose a man drummer would ask you for the best barber shop," she ventured; ven-tured; "barbers are not in my line, but If you can tell me where I can find a good manicure and halrdresslng establishment estab-lishment I will thank you." The desired information was given. |
