The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29

ure. A general after . battle may take
few hours 20 himself. The nroD oE
his camp reflected against the dArkeno0
sky are slumbering. He may mupo
and live over again the conflict throuGh
which he has passed and feel 10y In the
victory csy that S.. ne has earned. ne has =
body and soul. II has been q hard
night and the spells belong 10 him.
Don't you suppose that his soul re-
bounds with Joy at having accom-
plished somethingf Take my case. I
work hard. I take pleasure In my ~
bors. I take pleasure In ACCOMPLISH
know that you can call Il the same Joy
that one obtains at grand opera or al
diplomatic receptions. but II 10 pleas
ure TO know that your mind has been
active In the solution OF some problem
or some commercial treaty and that
success has attended your efforts.
Why Idle When World preersssss7'
Why should spend my time In idle
ness when this great progressive coun-
try 10 moving on with giant boundsr I
can do good by working. My business
interests might continue without me.
but not to my way OF thinking. Thou
sands OF men and women are depend
ing u-on my energies for their bread
and butter. How can one retire and
suspend operations that mean 90 much.
TO those whose future he controlsf t.
would be criminal. Perhaps home have
thought me avaricious. intent only on
making money. II 70 q faiiacy COM
mon with those who do not understand
the plans and projects Of those whose
money IN interested In great enter
prise.
Zone 10 not content to cit IDLY By
and be OF no use while the world moves
on. Suppose could free myself from
business cares and devote my time to
thisf As IL IL. my money accomplishes
something.
1T requires capital. and lots OF IL.
TO extend commercial operations. Hut
IL IL doing somebody some good and
II In doing the country some good.
Money makes Il possible for man 20
s sometn,ns for the benefit OK
Ing richer every day. for instance. be-
cause Of the money which has made
the opening up OF new railroads pos.
sible. IL n the developing and carry
Ing out OF these projects which inter-.
ests me. I never give the monetary
question consideration.
These affairs are part OF my life
work. All commercial plans are not
productive OF gain. Some OF them
must fail. IL In making them success
full that exuits me with the importance
OF making use of my time and money
at this tir2e. and hope I may continue
for many years"
Hetty Green and the Parable.
An interviewer once asked OF the
richest woman In the worid-Mrs. Het-
~ Green-why with her education and
social qualities she kept on working.
IL In because l enjoy being In the
thick OF things" she said. Il like to
have n part In the great movements OF
the world. and especially OF this coun-
try. like TO deal with big things and
with whom the world calls big men.
would rather do X than 20 play bridge
whist. which In what no many women
affect. Indeed. my work In my amuse-
ment. and I believe II also In my duty.
You remember the parable OF the tall
ents. The fortune which was left me
have always looked upon an such q
increase. and not TO hide I'm a napkin"
Mrs. Green's well known aim OF maxi
Ing her son one OF the richest men In
the world In akin 10 the less known
reason advanced by Thomas Dolan for
that untiring industry which makes
him the dependence OF partners who
spend more or less time In going OF on
vacations. When asked why he did not
stop work through the summer. he re-
piled: II have 20 work hard In order
10 give my boys a vacation. One In a
family who In willing TO work hard 10
enough, and am satisfied TO be that
one"