Word: stocked
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...years under the superintendent, and which resulted in a pretty good set of employees, now redounds to the benefit of the superintendent's new private business; and it means that the thorough knowledge acquired of the routine of the Society's business and of the Society's stock, is wasted and lost...
...rest of your editorial seems to me fully justified, as regards both details and the general management. The stock of books and stationery is poorer now than for several years; and in the former department I can certainly add my voice to the general complaint of poor service. There was no attempt to make extra provision for the holiday season just past. The Society will no longer take orders for wood of good enough quality to be worth burning. The old discount on coal, and on the laundry also, is gone. The work done by the latter is disgraceful...
...take this saving under another form. The old system, it was complained, kept the supply of ready money short, and unnecessarily irritated the Cambridge tradesmen. It was therefore proposed to raise prices almost to the outside level, in order that the society might carry a larger and better stock; and the net surplus for the year was to be distributed in dividends. There is no reason why this should not be a better plan than the old one. As the result of its actual working under the present management, we have this year a poor stock, high prices...
...needed who has some knowledge of his business. The price of books in many cases is as high as at Sever's or at Boston stores, and the delays in filling orders seem unnecessary. Perhaps some one in authority will give the reason why the Co-operative procures its stock of books through Waterman's store. Would it not be cheaper and simpler to save the expense of a middleman and order direct from the publisher...
...seem that they must have favorable reports to make, and expect little discussion. Unfortunately we can not believe that the affairs of the society are in a condition to be passed by without thorough and serious discussion. We have received numerous complaints of the inadequacy of the store. The stock in the book and stationery departments is small and of an inferior quality, and the clerks have but little acquaintance with what there is. The service as a whole is far from competent. Frequent and annoying mistakes have been made ever since the beginning of the term, especially in regard...