Cañon City record., 1902-06-12
The Superintendent
rorigfrall


that this is so.
One of the most successful mEnufac-
turing firms OF thirty years ago was
Strinrham Il Bliss. now the String
ham Bliss company. Stringham start
ell the business alone and for long
willie lost money steadily, There was
one man In his employ who continually
made trouble. Tom Lynch. a powerful
fellow Of considerable Influence in the
mills and always spelling for fight"
Lynch usually coBrrived to find out
when line OF work needed to be lin
ished by a given time or Stringham he
suck for a forfeit. and Invariably
brought on trouble at the critical june
t;..r- Stringham knew this and would
gladly have got rid Of Lynch, hui was
afraid 90 discharge him for fear be
would revenge himself in some way
Finally Stringham's timIdity and
LynclI's Interference led tc the closing
OF tb. mills
one day little blue eyed man who
had been one Of Stringham's employees
went TO him and told him that II he
would reopen the mills and appoint
him tMark Bliss superintendent lie
would guarantee that all would go
peaceably thereafter. StrinGham told
him thai he needed more capital. which
would be forthcoming in three mouths.
and that he would then consider his
request TO be mad. superintendent
Bliss had saved $50 which hr spent
in taking lessons In boxing The mills
were reopeued, and he received his APP
pointmenL. \ few weeks later he an
nouuced that the men would be en-
ploycd aud paid for overtime. as a
large contract had been secured which
must be completed with dispatch. As
he expected. Lynch ut once began TO
fomcnt trouble. one morning Bliss
went into the foundry where Lynch
worked and saw that the men there.
Instead Of being nj work. were gath
erred about Lynch. who was haranguing
them
Lynch" said Bliss. purpoSely adj
dressing himself TO the malconicnt and
ignoring the men. why are you not at
work.
We're considering strike said
Lynch. These beTgariy wages are not
to lie endured any longer
Go to work at once or leave the
mill"
''I'il go TO work when l get ready.
and. ns for leaving the mill. wen see II
any littl- popinJay who was one Of us.
but who has now got up where he can
turn against US, is able to put me out.
Bliss. whose muscles N three months
training had made hard as iron. was
meanwhile approaching Lynch but his
manner WIS. so quiet. the tone OF his
yoic. so.deNoid OF threat OF excitement.
that Lynch supposed he was coming TO
argue the point with him. Suddenly
the little superintendent darted he
tween two OF the men who stood about
Lynch and. landing a blow under the
chin. sent the bully sprawling on the
cipdcrs
-'Sta nd back. mem" said Bliss. 'You.
John Walsh-i've stood at the same
bench with ,ou-see fair play. You.
Evan Dugaid-you remember the trou-
lIe ] got you out OF when the sheriff
levied ON your furniture. Stand back.
comrades All want is fair play"
The two men addressed put them
selves before their fellow workmen,
and win one accord all formed n ring
around the two .combatants Lynch
jumped to his feet and went for Rliss
ike q mad bull. hut the >ull splitting
blow he aimed struck the air. for his
adversary ducked and. coming up be
aide hipI. planted his fist on his ear.
downing him. There Were ten rounds.
during which science kept little Bliss
chi Of the way OF the hully's terrific
blows. any enc OF which would have
knocked him out Skill and the en-
durance acquired in training nj last
enabled him to lire out his antagonist.
Then he i-s-ar TO close in for finish
Afi'r TWO OF three iunges which We're
oIsy partially successful he made =
feint to the right. and thus throwing
Lynch OF his guard. concentrated all
the force he could muster into blow
aimed TO take the bully under the chin
Lynch gave way backward and caught |
1t in his throat His Incline to the rear
made The fall so heavy that he failed !
to get up.
Now. men" said the victor there |
lies the man who by tampering with |
us caused the closing of these mills and |
the suffering our families endured in |
consequence. All require OF you is 10 |
go TO work and remember that Mr., |
StringhHm is ns necessary TO you as 1
you are to him"
The superintendent then directed /
four of the men to carry Lynch to the
office. where he received every atien. 1
ton and the next day Went to work |
pcaceably. first assuring the superiu
tendent thar he would cuuse no furthei |
trouble. From that day he was one of /
the steadiest workmeu in the plant and |
a strpng friend aud admirer OF Marx