Volume 1

Practical grocer : a manual and guide for the grocer, the provision merchant and allied trades / by W.H. Simmonds ; with contributions by specialists, trade experts and members of the trades ; illustrated by a series of separately-printed plates.

  • Simmonds, W. H.
Date:
1909
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    109 used at the Pan-American Exposition. The Grocery Company got 10,000 new pennies from Uncle Sam’s Treasury, and as fast as the crowd would permit the turning of the crank of the machine, a penny was put in, and a beautiful souvenir of the occasion stamped and handed to a visitor. Nothing but the best in stock was given to the public. It cost the firm several thousand dollars, but they believe it was the best advertisement that they could secure. Every visitor—rich and poor alike—was made welcome, and it will be many a long day before the Opening and Tasting Day of the company will be forgotten.” 8. THE STAFF The staff of a grocer’s shop was at one time, as we have seen, recruited upon principles very different from those which now pre- vail—in fact, it might be said that nowadays no principle Apprentice- does prevail in that matter, there being no law or shlp- custom upon it, or any authoritative supervision such as was exercised in the days of the trade guilds. As already observed, the apprenticeship system has fallen into desuetude, although there are certainly signs here and there of a desire among the better class of traders to revive it. This system, it is generally admitted, is the one best calculated to provide the trade with capable assistants. In drawing up an indenture of apprenticeship, there is no special form of words to be observed, but an apprenticeship for a year or more must be in writing. Suggested indentures for forms of apprenticeship are printed by the Govern- APPrentlces- ment, and can be obtained from the Government stamp distri- butors, or from Somerset House. The following is a simple form:— This indenture witnesseth that T.P., son of W. P., of , doth hereby put himself apprentice to J.M., Grocer, of , from the date hereof until the end of years. And the said J. M., in consideration of the sum of paid to him by the said T. P., covenants to instruct the said T. P. in the business aforesaid, and [if an indoor apprentice] find him sufficient meat, drink, and lodging