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FIG. 25. The foot milk bottle 

 crowning machine. 



The best of both, though 

 high priced to start with, 

 are cheaper in the long 

 run. The retail milk 

 business is one in which 

 the sales are all for small 

 amounts, hence the profit 

 on each sale is very small. 

 Success, therefore, de- 

 pends upon a close atten- 

 tion to minute details. 



One of the problems 

 of greatest importance is 

 how to keep a close check 

 on the deliverymen. The 

 manager usually does 

 not come in direct con- 

 tact with the custom- 

 ers; minor employees out 

 through the city, away 

 from the supervision of 

 the employer, have to be 

 trusted entirely with the 

 dealings with customers, 

 the handling of the en- 

 tire finished product, the 

 cash and the return of 

 empty bottles. 



The following system 

 of checking the drivers 

 is being used successfully 

 in several large plants: 

 When the driver goes 



