The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-09
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the mine in every instance. A document
has come this morning that is rather i'm
portant John Kenyon, as you will learn
by reading the letter, desires the man
agership of the mine l need not say that.
l think he is the best man in the world fol
the position, and that everything will be
safe in his hands. therefore inclose you
his letter. l had some thought of cutting
out some part of it, but knowing your de-
| sire, as you said to have all the docu-
Inents in the case, / take the liberty of
sending this one exactly as it reached me,
and If anyone is to blame, | am the person.
i remain your agent,
GEORGE WENTWORTH"
He sent this letter out at once, SO
that he would not have chance 10
change his mind. at will reach her
this afternoon, and doubtless shn will
call and see me-"
1t is, perhaps, hardly necessary to asy
she did not call, and she did not see
him for many days afterward, but next
morning, when he came to his Office, he
found letter from her. 1t ran:
DEAR MR.. WENTWORTH: The sending
of Mr.. Kenyon'5 letter to me is a some
| what dangerous precedent which you
must, on no account, follow by sending
any letters you may receive from any per.
son to Mr.. Kenyon However, as you
were probably aware when you sent the
letter, no blame will rest on your shoulders
or on those of anyone else, in this instance.
still, be very careful in future, because
letter sending, unabridged, is sometimes
risky thing to do. Ali the same, you are
to remember that l always want all the
documents in the case, and want them
with nothing eliminated. / am very much
obliged to you for forwarding me the let
ter
"As to the managershlp of the mine, of
course, thought Mr. Kenyon would desire
to come back to London. If he is content
to stay abroad, and really wants to stay
there, wish you would tell him that Mr..
Smith Is exceedingly pleased to know he
is willing to take charge of the mine. It
would not look businesslike on the part of
Mr.. Smith to say he Is to name his own
salary, but unfortunately Mr.. Smith IS
very ignorant as to what a proper salary
should be, so will you kindly settle that
question? You know the usual salary for
such an occupation. Please write down
that figure and add 5000 year to it. Tell
Mr.. Kenyon the amount named Is the sal
ary Mr. Smith assigns to him.
"Pray be very careful in the wording of
the letters, so that Mr. Kenyon will not
have any idea who Mr.. Smith is. Yours
truly, EDITH LoNGwoRTH."
When Wentworth received this letter,
being a man, he did not know whether
Miss Longworth was pleased or not
However, he speedily wrote to John
telling him he was appointed manager
of the mine, and that Mr.. Smith was
= very pleased to have him in that capac-
ity. He named the salary, but said il
it was not enough, no doubt Mr.. Smith
was SO anxious for his services that the
amount would be increased.
John, when he got the letter, was
more than satisfied.
At the same time Wentworth hat
been reading his letters, John had re
ceived those which had been sent hin
when the mine was bought He was re
lieved to find that Melville was not
= after all, the owner, and he went t.
work with a will, intending to put il
two or three years of his life with hare
> labor in developing the resources of TN
= property. The first fortnight, before
he received any letters, he did nothing
but make himself acquainted with tn
way work was being carried on there
4 He found many things to improve. Th
- machinery had been allowed to rul
2 down, and the men worked in the list
: less way men do when they are unde
! no particular supervision. Tho man
g ager of the mine was very anXiou
. about his position. John told him TIL
4 property had changed hands, but unit
he had further news from Englant
he could not tell just what would b
| done. When the letters came Johl
took hold with vim, and there was 500
:; a decided improvement in the way al
: fairs were going. He allowed the oil
- manager to remain as sort of sut
, manager, but that individual soon foun
, out the easy times of the Austrian Min
[ ing company were forever gone.
Kenyon had to take one or two lon
, trips in Canada and the United State
, to arrange for the disposal of the prod
p ucts of the mine, but, as general rule
his time was spent entirely in the 10
i village near the river. When a yea
q had passed he was able to write yer
I jubilant letter to Wentworth. "Yo
g see," he said, latter all the mine wa
, worth the C 2OO,OOO we asked for it.
!, pays, even the first year, len per cen
, on that amount. This will give bac
G all the mine has cost, and / thinl
George, the honest thing for us to d
8 would be to let the whole proceeds s.
II to Mr.. Smith this year, who advance
). the money at a critical time. This wi
| recoup him for his own outlay, becaus
{ the working capital has not bee
+ touched. The mica has more the
p paid the working of the mine, md a
I the rest is clear profit. Therefore,
y you are willing, we will let our thir
G go this year, and then we can take ou
+ large dividend next year with a clea
d conscience. inclc5e the balance shoet
To this letter there came an answe
= in due time from Wentworth, who sal
D that he had placed Johns proposal bt
| fore Mr.. Smith, but it seemed the gel
il tleman was 50 pleased with the prof
U able investment he had made that i
}. would hear of no other division of til
t profits but that of share and share alill
/ He appeared to be very much touche
;, by the offer John had made, and r
0 spected him for making it, but the pr
c posed resembling on his part and Wen
:. worths was thing not to be though
: Of. This being the case, John sent lie
ter and very large check to his fathe
: The moment of posting that letter WI
Y doubtless one of the happiest of his lif
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