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Show HAD SY8TEM OF RATES. Captain Hank' Liberal Ideas of "Hullsale and Retail." In arithmetic Cnpt. Hank ts not especially es-pecially Htronp. In IiiihIiiohs 1io-ever, 1io-ever, ho lia "cut Ills cjo teeth' Ho knows the illflerenco lietweon wliolc-snlc'nnil wliolc-snlc'nnil retail, altliongli he some-tltnen some-tltnen gets the tvv'o styles of trnillng mixed. "Capt. Hank,' said n summer bonnier. In tliu early days of tlio season, sea-son, "how much will ou charge to rfnt me n nivv-bont?" "How long do ye want It?" "Five days; perhaps a week "Well, now, I'll tell joii nlil Hnnk. deliberated "I have lwok-ids of rates, hullsale and retail One's for n week or more, and the otl.'r's for a week or less If ye take It a week or moic, that'll cost yon at ttio roto of GO cents a day, $3.f0 a week. Hut for less than a week I don't feel as If I ought to chnrRO quite so high. It gives more folks a chance to rent boats when jou don't have them out so long So for less than a week I chnrge at the late of 3 a week, and for live days, well, that won't cost jou moro'n 1.75."-Montrel Herald. |