Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-29
panied him, however. showed the eff
fects of a living trip.

1 o tell the secret of his great business
| capacity, his tireless energy and his
| 'emarkable faculty of controlling big
| md varied industries.
System he said, that's the secret,
! f secret it is. Z "a #S ~
| Il have q system that everyone in
ny employ must conform to.
This plan simplifes every thing
| md makes it possible to carry on a
| great enterprise.
1T is just as easy to run a big bust
| ness as it is small one. Ga
| There is about the same amount of
| letail in each. 1t doesn't pay me
enough to bother with small enter
| orises, therefore I engage onlyin large
| )nes.
Before L become interested in a pro
| iect | first examine into every detail
ma familiarize myself with all phases
If It. Then, with a thorough working
| knowledge Of the matter before me.
COX over the field and study the mar
s1ets. or the needs for-tlle. proposed in
| iitstry's. product
If the result Of my investigation
satisfies. me, buy the business or start
| on the ground floor.
| o become the manager.
My New York Office is sort of .
Tearing house for my varied business.
-'rom there | dictate its policy ana re-
ceive my managers reports.
This system keeps me in touch with
nv mines in Arizona. Colorado, Idaho
Nevada and Montana, my beet sugar
plantation in California. coal mines i'm
Mexico, rubber tree orchard on the
Gulf and the other industries.
81 90 the planning ana direct my
managers in measure how 10 carry
'ut the details. MY system makes ID
rlam q" u. ir there is amy deviation
frpm the prescribed directions.
''I newer get tired. ! am always wen.
,at Ih- tos- ANA plaincst S0oIs When
I 'so to hrd I sleep. SIX hours slecp
crN,7 ln" nde-ly. 7 cross the ocean
et rHl tiw-7 YEAR. never Ma seat
tl, .u ms 'if..'
S.Hrtur a. rs is g years Did, medium
-h'. ei." and wi'y. Ills most
-at.= f.E. " fuquG in thg ,yts.
'I e'ry, rIr.iur. they Ieath
'r tI.l-.ts i-'ur. thay are put iu
t. ve- thut ii. llah of
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! H4.r .. -ouH .y. soothing sinister
/ tr rU....... a..- Il.a y. l.r DEPTHS
/ }ua r.t- .Ee t1.s. q lr.u ,.m 50.
If. 'r h. 'Nn .... and perceive
r.. ruints n au OPPONENTS
Ta s.lr hence fl -s admitted ON all
..r. t nritnr r..a HH hu th
.iv.t.-. .l ta. n.r'i is. keeps uu
.1r 'y f. stable. steam y.-tJ; hr
...-r.l r... ris rl.at .itm- l stock
-tr.n.i...
Et.n t"..e hc is known o. DIS The
.oA.-t uu.rss man iu America. His
| nJum. Ia about sS.100.V10 "A year. aul it
growing aIa.e.
ID. Its lsesit. is unlnown-to all m n
trzocnt hims 4. 1t h1s been estimated
~ soccer CO., ana from that figure up
to $l5gG0aoN.
Every dollar Of his great fortune has
bon actually earned Not a penny ~
m has been Won or lost in stock
Iept eulation.
| a sidelight Oh his caution is shown
m .he following illustrations: Hc
wanted rugs for his New York homo
VAen il should be ready to receive
t1eu. Dealers caInc to him with cost
" samples, but he refused to buy. H.
Thought the rugs must have been good
Ipnes. tor the prices were high. But he
did uol Know their quality. and, there
fore, dc not know whether or not the
prices matched the quality
. 50 hc went to Paris and hired an
artist-a rug 'expert-by the day. For
fmco months Senator and artist
Tanpoi over the French capital and
cklmiucd tu.s. The artist taught the
=. man OF millions ali there was to learn
laboUt RUSS Then the copper king
returned ~ ~ " York ana bought
, rugs in his own country. He knaB
+ their texture, he knew their value.
He followed tine same plan in buying
jewels y, expert has he become il
: Knowing ,Ae quality and value of gems
: tina, he il generally recognized as q
! cuunui@s"Ur.
g. TITS sole fad is securing the master
:. pieces Of Noted painters art. He has
7, hundreds ot thousands Nc dollars invest
Nj iu these. Yet he hasn't one thai
wouldn't sell for double the price ht
i paid; SD his fad can't really be speci-
irl p fud 1t an IL il paying invest
i, wart. His laVo"itc sport is golinS.
When his stone palace is completed
Ill hs RUGS famous paintings anj
!. works Of art win be moved into ID
L With its furnishings, it is said, thl
L Clark Mansion Will he the most notabl,
VI and costly house I'LL New York city.
d Senator Clarks attributes can J.,
summed IN TN nutshell: liz is
~ master az details. devoted to work
" fond. Of travelling direct in sr4ec4
Gear in expression atfable and earn
H est in personality.
II lie ~ treasurer VI art and music.
This man began i'm the pioneer day
N when the whole Northwest was ter
III ritory Of specified territories. IL
~ teamed provisions hundreds or mile
ne from the nearest railroad station NJ
into Montana. Tlc kept store al Vir
e. yinia city Mont. ana supplied pros
in ppctors with outfits.
That was in the early days when or
"a -arizcd bands Of stage robbers an
at viailantes clashed in wild warfare.
k. Step ny step Senator Clark advance
yo with the country. He was one Of tn
sh settlers Of Butte, now the metropoli
m tof Montana.