Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-12-06
Business LibePality.

Il Is, perhaps. ESle without exception
that, with reasonable industry, economy and
prudence, liberal fairdealing in business will
Din-certainIy if not quite so rapidly yet the
more safely. A business confidence, high
responsibility, quiet conscience. anda COM
peIency are sure 10 follow. Over-grasping
is not quite so well, all things considered.
True, some mean men acquire wealth, yet
thar is all they acquire unless it is bad
name, the disrespec. of their neighbors, the
hate Of their friends, unquiei an iIl.ai-ease
conscience, &c. &c. Bul it is not ihe man
who always strikes for the highest profit he
can force from his customers and who ever
cinches the dollar he gains with death.
grasp E'r fear il may escape from his fingers
that succeeds best in business. There is an
enlightened liberally in business, both in
the manner Of ransacting business, and in
the use Of the gains Of business-a sort oi
liberal far. sighledness iha, tells best for sue
cess. man who thus lransac,s business
looks somewhat TO the interest of his Gus
toners; he is willing 10 'Iive and let live;"
he does moi ever seek TO gouge good Gus
toner when he by chance gets him into his
power; he is willing occasionally TO throw
out dollar TO assist poor neighbor; he is
public spiriled-isa a man.
Now do not understand us as questioning
any mans motives. and assigning 10 liberal
ily and generosity nothing but pure selfish
ness, rs was the case Of an individual in
our hearing not long since-but we do say
that some men can see far enough ahead 10
see that dollar wisely given in caSrs OF
charity, benevolence, kindness, public bene'
tit, &C.. &c, surely brings dollar back into
the pocket, sometimes with compound inle'
rest; and that he who only exacls fair prot
II in business from friends, neighbors and
customers when he has The power to practice
ex'orlion upon them will in the event reap
the larger profits. Snme men act thus, live
thus, give thus. Call it seIfshness if you
will. is so called; but i. is a selfshness
that looks to the good Of others, 10 The goo
Of the public, commendable we think, and
not exactly seishness aller all. Perhaps
some Of US have known individuals Of lhi:
class. always giving on every reasonable
call, yet every gif' returning back, directly
or indirectly. sooner or laier--and always
dealing fairly with their fellow men. We
know some such persons.
We have been led 10 this train OF remark
by statements made in The Cincinnati ant
Maysvllle papers respecting The transaction:
of The Pomeroy Coal Company during the
recent scarcity of coal in those ciles, which
company, SAYS The Cincinnati Commercial
''has been filing orders with limited quanli
ties Of coal. a, l9 GEMS per bushel, in each
case giving the poor the precedence, whlt
Others have been selling a, 25 and 80, anc
even as high as 40 Gents per bushrl;' anc
which company has sent to Maysville, sa.
The Eagle, "bou'S partially loaded with cou
Glow waIer), to prevent total exhaustion o
fuel. and sold II Out by carr load a, IL cent
per bushcl, when it could have been cashet
a. Cincinnati al 20 cents per bushel by ,h
boa, load"
This may be call4d far.sightedness b.
some, or selnShneSs by others. as the resul
will most likely be increased business TO ihi
company. Well. so be it; but i, is at leas
an enlightened seIfshness, and commeuda
BILE.
We may, perhaps, be permitted 10 ad
that V. B. HORTON is The "Pomeroy Cou
Company" spoken of in The Cincinnati an
Maysvle papers; al leusl in tho eyes of.h
public The whole concern is individuaized i
MIR. Horton, who is among the mos. em
nently successful business men in Soulher
Ohio.-Ironton Register.