Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-07

| good sense courage. and kindiness,
More important than any :eSlsiatl4h n, ~ -
! the gradual growth of a feeling OF re-
| sponsibillty and forbearance among capi-
talists and wage workers alike: ittLiis
| OF respect on the part of each man loi
| the rights OF others: feeling OF nfoaa
| capitalists among themselves. ana OF
| wace-workers among themselves, butsol
| Ia tic Is To each other, and OF poth in thelr
relations TO their fellows who with them
make up the body polite. There are
many captains of industry many labor
| leaders. who realize this. 4 recent speech
| by the president OF one of our great ran
! road systems to the employees OF that
| runs in part follows:
| 1T is my belief we can better serve
each other. better understand the man aS
| well as his business, when meeting face
| to face. exchanging views and realizing
| from personal contact We serve lut one
| interest. that of our mutual prosperity.
Serious Observation-Disclosures can not oc,
| cur re personal good will exists and
| OPP, nifty Tor personal explanation IL
| preAt
| In my early business life | had ex-
/ perience with men of affairs of a charac-
| jer % make me desire to avoid creating a
/ like feeling OF resentment to myself and
the interests in my charge. should for
| tune everp lace me in authority and /
am SoliCitCus of a measure OF confidence
| on the part of the public and our en-
ployees that | snail hope may he wal
ranted by the fairness and good fellow
ship / intend shall prevail in our rela-
| tionship.
"But do not feel am disposed to grant
| unreasonable requests. spend the money
of our company unnecessarily or without
| value received, nor expect the days or
mistakes are diSa ppea ring. or that cause
| for complaint will not continually occur;
I simply to correct such abuses a. may br
discovered. to better conditions as fast rs
| reasonably may be expected, constantly
striving. with varying success. for that
| Improvement We all desire, to convince
YOU there is a force at work in the right
direction. all the time making progress
is the disposition with which l have come
among you. asking your good will and ell
/ enlargement.
The day has gone by when a corpora
| ton can be handled successfully in de-
nance of the public will even though that
will be unrea Sonable and wrong. A pub
lie may be led. but not driven, and pre-
fer to GO with it and shape or modify, in
| a measure. it's opinion. rather than be
swept from my bearings. with loss To my
self and the interests in my charge.
Violent prejudice exists towards cor
of it founded in reason more i'll appre-
hcnsion, and a large measure is due to
the personal traits of arbitrary, unl eason-
able. incompetent. and offensive men III
positions of authority. The accomplish
nent of results by indirectlon. the en-
dravor to thwart the intention. il not
the expressed letter of the law Uhe will
of the people). a disregard of the rights
of others disposition to Withhold what
is due t. force by main strength or in
activity result not justified, depending
upon the weakness of the claimant and
his indiSposition to become involved i'll
litigation. has created sentiment harm
full in the extreme and disposition to
consider anything fair that gives gain to
the individual at the expense OF the com
pany.
IF corporations are to continue TO do
the worlds work. as they are best fitted
to, these qualities in their representatives
that have rested i'll the present prejudice
against them must be r"!' S'tttu 10 tiit I
hackground. Inc corporations nl'l@l COME
out INTO the ol'eh ana see am" "; sell sen
Ihey must take me pupitc iii," tld'li on I
fderce ana ask for Wha' thoE WlHt' an"
no more. ana h'' prepared 10 "AI';''ih @ s,'',
isfactolly What adNailla2f VIII drcInt rue
to the public ii they are given lh;lr de-
sires for they are perinltten |" tHISt ~ Il,t hn
that they may make money H''tlH. p't
that they may effectively SrfI" th"Ht
from whom ihry derive men i"MiTI' ,.i,,
'Publiclty. ana not secrecy. MIi VIZ!
hereafter. ana laws ne 'ohS ll'" ny
their intent ana not by thelf i'tt"f, 9'il,r
wise public utilities Will he owned ana
operated by the puhllc Whlch Er"aIeu
them even though the service ne less
etncicnt and the result less satisfactory
fron financial standpoint.
The Bureau of Forporau"nS mas madr
careful preliminary mNcStlGalinn o1
many important corpor~ tl"nS; II Will
make special report OH the beet indus-
try.
Bureau Of Corporations.
the policy OF the bureau Is 10 accom-
push the purposes OF the creation ~ coop
structive legislation not destructive prose-
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ii,; n'ar'. ;n,nta ~ b,,tr;nns. " ~
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,ac of ,o,t;nr az the COS, of nTnduction
~ ~ go 80 20 H.. e,raa+ nl.s ~ cco,nmerce
vi of ~" ne'eaaitv no caref,fl irvestipation of
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a. ih, IN rn,,hn5 Of rnal,inn n,hIic
- lie ~ tha.n ,n,,estiantionS n ftorde
III ~, IL low - roanne for tho nrotettion
~, i,inta riqbta The ,.nncrrse viii
- ~ ~ III fao,s nxren+ such ~. Sn,,id aiI-e
tt ~ ,,,.th.. oornora,for ;nform,tion which
~ wo,,II ini,,ro fba 1e@itin,atn business nf
" n,cnat;tnr ond doStroI. tho incentive
9or ;ndit,id,,al e,nerioritv and thrift
rrbn Puraau has also made p.hauetiyo
avar1iratione irto tho IeGaI con,lition mn
dor which cornorate business is carried
~, in ,ha varid,1. states. into ali iudiciaI
dnois;ons on The s,Ihiectt and into rho