Deseret Evening News | 1900-06-16 | Page 4 | Merchandising in Early Days

oH I HI I H Hh h MERCHANDISING IN EARLY DAYSI DAYS 3 I Merchandising In Salt Lake City duro dur during Ing the decade from Crom 1860 1810 presented mall many novel DOYel features turN aside Ide from the price charged ched them all as compared with tile the Prise Irke of oC today Bishop Nelson NellOn A was as a youngster In those thole days das but he be mixed up In and his hili impressions are keener than those of oC man many older men who the same lame things With the establishment of oC the tho firm of oC Clark Mr Empey became th the boy at the store stoic Since then the whirliGig of oC time has thrown Mr Empey Into still sUII closer relations with Mr lr Clark and they are now part partners lien In Inon on one of oC the big wholesale stores of Snit Salt Lake ARRIVAL AL OF A TRAIN I remember well said Mr lOmpey to a Newt representative what an occasion It was In thou days when an ox train of oC goods good arrived here The house houle owning the tho shipment would close cION up while the tho goods wire were being unpacked and placed on tb the shelves hel Yuen this Wall vis completed the doors door were thrown open c n until I a sufficient number of people wore inside when the doors were closed and the wants wanta ot of the first lot of oC customers were wre supplied This was kept up until the rush was wal over Of OC course the arrival of oC a train created a good deal ur of excitement in ID inthe the little community