The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-28
rAIrsED A RIOT.

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In the accounting department of the
Jacob Dold Packing company one may
See as perfect a system Of discipline and
active cooperation as exists anywhere in
any big Office IN the land. Each clerk, as
sista.nt. and head of & department, has his
Or her especial work to do. for which he
IS held responsible Each realizes the es-
simultaneously Of not only doing his as
signed work promptly and accurately but
also 10 cooperate heartily with all the
rest of the force, 20 the end that all the
rarnifysng and complicated parts Of the
big establishments may work smoothly and
the minimum of friction follow. The per-
sonality of Mr. George P. DOld IS every
where stamped on the force, Having spent
q lifetime in the business, he Is simply
Perfection in the ins and butts not only
Of the practical meat packing business
but the Office tasks as we'll Chief Clerk
Harrison has been all up the line 50 far
as the varying details OF the office work
IS concerned, ard knows every desk and
clerks work and the proficiency Of each,
from the messenger boys to the difficult
duties OF the cashier. The very natural
result is that order, quiet and thorough
ness rule among this little army 'of work
ers like a busy hive Of bees. BE dt said TO
the credit of the management and the
esteem in which they are held fly the
employees. that nearly all Of the present
force have been with the Dold company
for many years, and are consequently
thoroughly drilled and trained in their
duties Il is very like an immense and
delicate machine. whose every cOgwheel
fits in its place and altogether make up a
complete and systematic unison.
But one day last week this discipline
was for brief moment upset, the cogs
temporarily refused to work. the delicate
mechanism was disturbed, and where
usually is order came perverted chaos. II
was like punching dull and i5lunted in
strument harshly in among the finer bal
ances of a dainty escapement, demoraliz-
ing the workings and dIStracting the even
Balances.
One Of the amanuensis Of the office the
private secretary Of WHEam Hooten. mas
ter of the foreign shipment division, is a
pretty, demure, quiet and unassuming
young lady, who is always al work and
Is one of those who enjoy her work. She
rarely addresses any remark 70 anyone
unless called upon, and just because Of
these welI-known traits her remark, which
nearly broke up the whole force, came so
Unexpectedly as to work like a thunder
bolt coming out OF a clear SKY. The pri-
Tate offices of Mr.. HOOten happened AT
the time to be full Of othertclerks and Of
dcers. A newspaper man in his daily
rounds Of the big plant drfted into the
Office, and among other filings asked re-
garding the condition Of the shipping
clerk, Mr. Everette Bachtel, who for two
weeks had been confined to his rooms
critically i'll. Before anyone could reply
TO the serious question, this young woman
In her solemn and serious manner shot
out the statement which loored the crowd.
She said: He will not be Bachtel next
Monday" Each one present looked dunn
founded at the others, and one could cut
APP the great gobs of silence with meat
nxe. Finally a ong-drawn-out groan
came swelling out from the private apart
ments Of Mr.. George p. DoId, who had
heard dit across the corridor. Chief Clerk
Harrison glared savagely at the girl for
just one instant, then cleared the space
40 the door in one bound and dashed
madly down the stairs for out doors
Fred Dold, himself a giant of magnificent
a hectic hollow cough and turned pale
like he was going unto premature decline.
Mr. Hooten, chief of that division, Ieaped
10 the fre-escape and franucally climbed
down TO the ground and took to the tall
weeds and suntlOwers Even the usually
calm pnd dignified gady cashier for once
had hard and set stare on her face. and
1t was enough to put a set gaze on any
face Joe Ransom grabbed a lightning rod
and slid down TO safety. while Fred Schad
was hugging the banister railing gliding
as fast as possible down into the market
room below One Of the messenger boys at
The moment of the shock was calmly eat
ing on a yard of bologna, and when he
fully realized the situation and saw the
Others making for safety, he plunged into
The hallway and in his wild haste stabbed
his bologna into the ear Of one of the girl
stenoEraphers- Charlie Barlow. the city
solicitor was the only one who laughed
and he had a right to, as his dog-day
smile shows a double row Of the lovelfest
pearl-white teeth in the city. The Eagle
reporter was the only one who tried 10
stand pat. and he 'sat down to il. sinking
Imply into an arm chair and gasped for
air. All this time the cirl who
had caused all the connection sat silently
at her machine, and the click-ety-clck
OF the Remington was the only sign that
she was alive. Slowly all the refugees
returned and resumed their work. and
peace again reigned. hut il was the worst
enc they had ever heard. Now whenever
this girl sees anyone OF those men turn
their Bach,el she can't see their face. she
knows fun Wen they are weeping brlny
tears in fearful awe and remorse Of what
happened SO Unexpectedly and 50 villain
oUsy.
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