The sun., 1901-10-27

cent increase OF wage, all the bitter-
mess with which he was criticised for
his September incr-a-e was lct loors again.
Again IL was intensified and the assertion
made that Mr. Borden was manifc-tly de
termined TO force ht competition, 60 Close
their mills In order that b. should not be
obliged 10 take from them fha print cloths
wnich h" y under contraf 10 purchase al
prices which he himself inflated For IL
u was known that ho bad bought som"
iutures. or goods for future delivery, a
proc-eJuro not unprecedented with him.
u was charged tl-at he was deliberately
inviting "a strike among more than 9!eo
mill operatives
Those who did not charge that hc wanted
TO break contr acts, said that hc wants-i Ia
hold up the pfice of hi- own stock ia hand
by forcing the other nlilb 10 shut down
and So prevent them from supplying the
markets with anv more. The other fnaa-
ufacturer- reprcreii ting some forty cotton
corporations at Fall River. had declined
to follow his advance vi wages in Sepiem-
her and they declared thai hey would not
follow his second increase. No strike came
as result Of their first refusal. hut de-
spatche- wer" promptly reut out from Fall
River after their second saying that tn.
labor leaders had unoffic1ally given notice
that there would he a striko now unless
the mills generally advanced wages. The
outcon" remains To be seen.
Mr.. Bordsn's supporters scoff.d at the
charge that he desf,sd 10 force the larsing
of contracts. They said that be- had
always kept HE engagements. relying for
his Showcases solely upon the perspicacty
which hAs 30 well served him throughout
hi- New York business life.
MIR Borden himself IL not noted for volu-
bility IN public way. He has usually kept
quiet and done things, whatever the direc-
tion Of his activities. To newspaper re-
porters, while he has occ a,ionally given
abort interviews, he has usually intimated
that his business mRnuuvreS we're strictly
his own AFFAIRS. commercial uansai uoiis
purely, which were Of no concsrn Tor tho
general public He has always. however,
when speaking NJ all. held tO the position
that they were business measures pure and
simple. a. on their face they showed them
selves Ia he
In this instance. when the charge ~ in
vitIng strike wa brought Ia his attention,
Mr. Borden -aid thai hc had no such idea
This business II not secret, known
only to a few, he said. The avenues
Of sucCes- IN u are open to all. II INV COM
petitors cannot grant their men the ~ per
cent. increase In salary which | have given
To mine II merely means one Of two things
either they ara too selfish To share their
profits with the,r employees, OF they don't
know their business and have not sue
creded IN making IL paw
The increases announced In my nills
are warranted bv tho conditions which
exist IN tho trade. or ia my trade, " you
prefer 7 did no, rsiss vag-H with any
object such a. NV comp-titors s-crihe 10 me
" thcra l. n strike. th" responsibility viii
b" theirs. not mine
Mr. Borien In this explicit personal
statement shows himself IN exactly the
light IN which his friends $50 him. ono
81 these. a man IN his own business. said
'Mhai he does hs does to sucoe~d ~
business and he has suct--~ded. Nov he
car do atout a. be wants to He has not
scattarei hi- energies or diversified his
a tf.gA lRs. ~
things. or different hne- Of goods but
CONFINES himself 10 few staples PRINT
Clot hs. oslcoes.
-Hc docs not stock up with mnen-e
supplies, hut sells up TO his production.
and 80 IL nbl, 90 take advantage Of any
desir'-s to DO 80 or se"- any oblect IN doug
so Ile keeps the control Of his trade.
fling the prices ~ which hiS goods nre TO
H. sold. and tho~e that handle them OBJ
serve their agreements Nith him.
He has confidence in his dlscernment
and makes bold business moves. hi-
provision has b"en justified heretofore.
80 be can now act on large -cale. ""
believes IN high pric,.s and IN good wage.
and h. believes In sharing good tortuu"
20 an extent with his Workmen. lie ha
lieves that they should H. satisfied. and
the result is tina, he controls them. Just
a. he dos he general business. and he
never has q strike
nus -,hpi"Nr's nav ~ ~c'nI'croe va MN, NM
knowing t'h' elnulsh v'il''lHeS .n'S 'nhy
nave to ttshn I"iu'''h "age. lust AZ ION
az ne "h'',, turns ,hs o,h"I NaN ,t'''
empower VIII - htFral WV 'h"'h Ss"Ih.
" IN" market sotr lp ana lfphlH az" arg
"" p,h- we wages o. lllr hhh hhtlH w ~
on IN" o'ner hhhn. " g-~ d"Nn - ma,
prom, VII no, JUSTLY th' sian n-h'I
srair lie VII pu' do"n ti" wages " VIII
- :" 'hls ulne " thiugs lp"h Np. th'
'hgh"r wage WIN sianu " cohhh"hH
rei N"r>" u" " pn' th"n Gown again
b'id"n u an snt"fa ~ ~ ous'hr>s
t'rhghi through. lhlhgs g"'n " ~ h"esNr.
lhai L. 90" 80 hl- adN ntag-- ne lhS u"
loard OF directors 10 submit thinR- In.
II b" sayS Tonight To post a MOTTO" o' an
irCtea~" "r decret~" ~ IN" wages ~ hln
mlhs. " NH y" don" ~ once. W u" say
fhai there w'll I've chang" IN pr~' ~"
thing - done There - on" point on thiS
'rur" though on winch n" dlner~ from
tome concerns n b" l. going to ho'S IN"
pro" h" alvavs gives his customers
chance. Few days nnt'C'.
Inkr thl- question "f an Increased
vag" " ~" other manufacturers wcrv
lo consider 10" matter they would haN" 10
have several meetings, ia" question would
go trior" different direCtoraicS. there
u oulf 10" ro-tponetn"n's, and then al ~"
nj they ould conclude no to dou. BORDEN
i"Cidcs and acts, and there ~ no parlcy
Having the confidence ~ his Operatives