The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-16
SChwab's characteristics
Are Shown by Anecdotes
"Keeps good time. Charley /.

Keeps good time Charley"
Il would like to own it. l will give
you 500 and new watch for it,
why, it is not worth $10,' exclaimed
Charley. "'-----'s
Thank you very much" said Mr..
Schwab, and he walked away.
1t happened to be pay day at the
works, and when the Waterman drew
his envelope he found in it a new 500
bill and a new watch. He was very in
dignant, and demanded to see Mr..
Schwab, but the latter had escaped.
The Waterman, however, persisted in
his efforts to interview Mr.. Schwab.
until one day he received a note in Mr..
Schwab's handwriting, which read:
1.-The intrinsic value of your watch,
John, may not. exceed SO, but 1T is
worth ten times that much to ME be-
cause of it's former associations. beg
you to accept my view of the matter.
The Waterman said that If Mr..
Schwab put it that way he would have
to submit
Mr.. Schwab hung the watch from
the chandelier in the billiard room of
his home. In a short time it had many
companions. The watches of nearly
every old veteran in the mills finally
found their. way to Mr.. Schwab's chan
delier.
The great Homestead strike brought
on the most strenuous period of Mr..
Schwab's life. Henot only had to bring
about peace at Homestead, but he had
to keep the ranks in the other mills
from detection. He was firm but fair.
1t was Mr.. Schwab who finally, by his
personal influence, brought peace out
of the chaos and riot and murder.
Thereafter he prefited by experience,
as also did the men, and during the
! steel strike of 1901 he had no difficulty
| in holding Homestead and Braddock
against the assaults of the union or
ganizers.
In the same billiard room Mr.. Schwab
often entertained his friends. It was
also his policy to promote sociability
among his. subordina ties, the heads Of
the various departments. Over bill
! lard game or a game of cards he fire.
quently planned extensive improve
mentS. -t
| Mr. Schwab was fond of a good joke.
o1ten played them on his friends, and
laughingly, Submitted to being the butt of
one himself. He was subject to the most
surprising and unexpected actions.
During a game of billiards at his home
one night, when the score was close, he
said:
I'm bet my trousers against yours that
beat you
Very. well, it's 60" was the reply.
MIR. Schwab won. He demanded his
winnings, and when the other hesitated
the other members of the party began to
deride him He disrobed. Shortl yafter
| the loser said:
We'll Charley, surely you will lend me
pair?''
Indeed I will not. said Mr. schwab
Nv nWha at You dom, It, expect me to go
why, of course; that is where you
i lose
=, He e, took to the 1alleyways for his home
| policemen who had been sent after him
by his fellow merrymakers.
Mr.. Schwab's motto i'm running the
Carnegie works was .tneyer rest.f Nothing
was perfect he believed. AS soon as he
installed an improvement he Started to
lind means of improving on that improve
ment. He encouraged his -subordinates to
thlnk. to suggest. He eoffered them in
ducements. Although the works were i'm
mensely profitable be- -strived. continually
to make them more SO.
1t was Mr. SchWab who carried out the
plan of giving the superintendents per-
sonal interest in the output of their de-
partments- He invited them to dinner.
now want each of you to tell me
what your department can do" he said
Each man, after some mental figuring.
gave his answer. lrrrst - d
Very wen'' said Mr.. Schwab, now I'll
give you SO much bonus and We'll see
tion."
The. result was remarkable The plan
proved the most prolific the concern had
When Mr.. Sehyab, was, elected president
OF the Carnegie Steel company, he pur-
chased the Vandergrift5 home, one of the
Vandergrift had spent fortune on the
decorations alone and they were the
JOY OF the artistic set. Mr.. Schwab de-
termined to have everything new The
Vandergrlft decorations We're effaced and
replaced: Those of the ~artitsic set who
got a glimpes of the. .neW decorations de-
seribed the act as saeriiege. When Mr.
SchWab. heard this he said: Its all a