Canadian grocer luglio-dicembre 1898 . o himbelongs la distinzione di essere il viaggiatore oldestcommercial-in punto di servizio in Canada. Proveniente da questo paese nel 1858, egli tooka posizione con Alex. Urquhart & Co.,Wholesale Grocers, Montreal, che controlledCrosse & Blackwells salse e Eppsscocoa, nonché gli altri beni britannici, forCanada. Egli è rimasto con il untilthey Urquharts si ritira dagli affari, nel 1876. Hethen formata una nuova impresa sotto lo stile ofConverse, Colson & Agnello, a prendere oversome delle loro agenzie, compresa la twomentioned sopra. Successivamente, il suo partnersretired, e il sig. Cols

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Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . o himbelongs the distinction of being the oldestcommercial traveler—in point of service—in Canada. Coming to this country in 1858, he tooka position with Alex. Urquhart & Co., wholesale grocers, Montreal, who controlledCrosse & Blackwells sauces, and Eppsscocoa, as well as other British goods, forCanada. He remained with the Urquharts untilthey retired from business, in 1876. Hethen formed a new firm under the style ofConverse, Colson & Lamb, to take oversome of their agencies, including the twomentioned above. Subsequently, his partnersretired, and Mr. Colson carried the businesson alone until his son joined him a fewmonths ago. When I first came to Montreal, saidMr. Colson, in conversation one day, things were not as we see them now. Thecity didnt extend much west of Guy street, nor north of St. Catherine, and its revenuewas not much more than $300, 000 a year.Why, the exports and imports for the wholecountry were only about $66, 000, 000 ! I came here at a time when great. Mr. C. E. Colson.changes were taking place, and Canada wasgoing ahead by leaps and bounds. Thedecimal currency had just come into use, and the first Atlantic cable was being laid.They had completed the Great West-ern Railway—looked upon as a marvelousachievement then—a short time before. Have business conditions changedmuch since then ? I asked. Oh, yes, he replied, with a smile. Inmy early days, the wholesale men had to im-port such things as sugar, tea and rice directfrom the country of production. The retailmerchant bought—and paid—but twice ayear, so that the jobber had to purchase enor-mous stocks—whole cargoes, in fact. * Drum-mers, as we know them, were unheard ofthen. Each house sent out a representativetwice a year, but we were always particularnot to call upon a rivals customers. Therewas plenty for us all, and competition ingetting orders was unknown. We handledbig accounts in those days. Why, I haveknown one firm owe us as much as $10, 000,

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
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• bookyear1898