Something to Sell

Every man, as he goes through life, has something to sell, even through it is just himself. Therefore every man is interested in the subject of salesmanship.

We were told long ago that a successful salesman must possess the following qualities and characteristics:

The curiosity of a cat.

The tenacity of a bulldog.

The determination of a taxi driver.

The diplomacy of a wayward husband..

The patience of a self-sacrificing wife.

The enthusiasm of a flapper.

The friendliness of a child.

The good humor of an idiot.

The simplicity of a jackass.

The assurance of a college boy.

The energy of a bill collector.

Timber for Cql. qnd Nevodo ftlines

The underground mines of California are estimated to have used 337,7W cubic feet of round timbers and hewn ties and timbers and 3.9 million board feet of lumber and sawn timbers for their operations in 1950.' For Nevada, corresponding amounts are 95,500 cubic feet and 3.1 million board feet. These estimates are based on the reports of 33 percent of the underground mines in California and 35 percent of those in Nevada, accounting for 99 percent and 95 percent of the mineral production, respectively.

An Editorlal

But the late President Calvin Coolidge's idea on the subject was one of the best ever uttered. He said that the greatest of all qualities a man should possess in business, is persistence. Said he:

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. IJnrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is filled with educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved, and ah;r'ays will solve, the problems of the human race."

Colorodqn Loshes Federql Tcrx Situotion

At a recent meeting of the Building Contractors Association of Southern California held at the l-os Angeles Ambassador Hotel, ex-Governor John C. Vivian, of Colorado, won cheers from the crorvd rvhen he lashed out vigorously against federal taxes as highway building. He said:

"California would not have any highn'ay financing problems if they could get the federal government's hands out of the state highway tax till."

Pointing out that the federal government granted the states $471 million for highway uses last year, he declared that the states thus lost $33O million of the $808 million the government collected through gacsoline and oil taxes.

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