Henry Gmail himself used to make a yearly trip across His the country, but he had some other lines besides Hardy, orincipal line of flies was the Pleyfair brand mace in Seotland, ‘The Halford tapered lines are considered, and the Halford lines, Ithink, ebout the last word in lines, but in the old days when. we handled them in the store they sold for $7.00 or $8.00 retail. should on the stand not times, but be pretty nearly to exnerience fly rods an expert casting. with a on because heard something fly considerable went company The rods. from and scale I knew Olin into that Lt in sales prices high the of Hardy expect I should time neeligible heve may You a Gays agency Hardy tackle in Oeden in sales line for a gmeral present the at normal my by the is purchased I don't believe 4 salesman old store is typicel, is of moderate price, $100.00 worth of a cood filler-in sell make if tackle, of bulk areat The an expense, such experience in the ordinary cheap and sould would business on the line, IT tackle would have to be Hardy line alone would In order to eet any worthwhile selesman who knows expect thet a road with it, and, obviously, the as to Winchester's manuracture the year ope they of had fly caster selling the line end exhibiting his skill in So far as I know, however, the experiment was & failure. Only a sample stock would be required, if the iine were to handle ite He simply took orders and as Gmail used handled As I remember, the tariff shipment wes made ¢irect from England. on most of the items was about 35% and, with American tackle so greatly improved of recent years, it is my guess that Hardy sales The fair assumption is that have fallen Gown to nothing much. their intention to change their selling policy in this country is the result of the small amount of business that Smail has deen obtailnings T the am sending line runs see that even a representative Herdy catalocue you my into many items sample line wo.ld and many from which you canplications necessitate a will anc, considerable From experience I know how hot the competition is in investments the tackle business, how fads and fancies change, and ali in all 1 have little enthusiem for it.