| Show NEW YORKERS CREDULOUS show amazing ignorance of country outside of tight little manhattan isle this true story was told by a western merchant at one of the recent dinners given by a commercial organization here says the new york correspondent of 0 the cincinnati times star the iner merchant chaut protested against the puerile ignorance of all tho the rest of the country which is displayed by the average new york man 1 I told the head ol of one ot of the biggest houses in town the old story said he of the youngster who returned to new york after an absence ive been away out west said he h e and where were you asked his friend in syracuse said he ha and do you know that merchant smiled a kind ot of doubtful polite smile the sort ot of a smile ilch atch is a tribute to ones business busin esc i I 1 ling and not to ones humor ant see sea the point at all but I 1 r V i r lt it that he was an exception albed down town with a friend c ne ae who is at the head bead ot of a big organization in tho the st ile he specializes in navajo blanka J j and usually gets 36 35 to 50 for extra good ones troia from the jobbers here in the east lie he called on the jobbers to look over their stock of blankets and finding that the man in charge did not know him he priced the stock A good blanket said the man la III charge Is worth from up it surprised try my friend tor for he be know knew what he ha sold those same blankets to the same firm tor for and he asked the reason and that tog fog brained varnish headed white eyed salesman told him blin this in all seriousness and believing every word he be said you yon see said he collecting blankets Is a very dangerous business three men out ot of every five ne send to the wilds are killed by the savage indians indiana |
