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Show SELLING TALK A. W. Franklin, secretary of the United Commercial Travelers of America, said at a dinner in Columbus: Co-lumbus: "All commercial travelers should have the gift of persuasion, but few can ever hope to equal young Bed-does. Bed-does. "A junior partner, as he came into the office, nodded toward the retreating figure of young Beddoes and said to his senior: " 'I see you've taken on a new salesman. Is he good?' " 'Good?' the senior partner said. 'In the half hour he's been with us he almost talked me into -taking him into the firm as senior partner. Nothing but your opportune arriyal saved me.' " |