The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-18
THE BURDEN BEARERS.

IHE Blu RDEN BEARERS.
It's about time for somebody to write
something about the cares and ankle
ties of the mon at the head of great en-
terprises Recent literature has dwelt
heart brokenly on the sorrows of tie
downtrodden farmer. the woes Of the
workingman and the white slavery of
the rest of humanity hut me men who
carry the burden of directing great in
dustries have been overlooked appar-
emily because they are supposed to need
no sympathy.
As a matter of fact things even UP
pretty we'll in this world. TIE man who
has much is usually driven to the limit
OF endurance by the demands ON his
time and energies The manager of any
enterprise. even such as deal with COM
paratively few people. pays for any
prominence or profit he gets out of his
position. The general manager Of rail
road, with all the emoluments of his po-
sitioh. pays the price exactly in proper
tion to what he gets; and the owner OF
any great fortune unless he inherited
it. probably has had to sacrifice all it
is worth TO get it.
Take the case of Louis Cassier, who
was killed in the railroa4 wreck at Sal
isbury, England. He was the founder
of Casters Magazine and an electrical
engineering journal. Although COM
paratively young, he had gone without
vacations for years, worked hard. borne
the brunt of a hard battle for success.
He had VOL his fight and thought him
self entitled to a rest and was on a va
cation when death came. Cassier had
seen others work just as hard as he did
and fail. In his publishing business he
had struggled against competition, sac
Iificed his rest and peace of mind, de-
voted himself TO the difficult problems
of business when he needed rest, and
probably put in more hours at real
labor than any man who worked for
him. OF course, his success was enjoy
able. but he earned it. Wssn't he en-
titled TO the sympathy of men just as
much as the man who did less and re-
ceived less?
Whether a man is foreman in a nia-
chine shop. conductor of a train or
general manager of railroad. his Dur-
den increases exactly in proportion to
his reward. though some would like to
believe the rewards are distributed IN
fairly. Choose any man of great prOmi-
nence i'm commercial or Industrial activ-
ity today and, with rare accidental eX-
ceptions, he has to toll and work. and
study and work for all he gets. his
mode of living may seem more comfort
able. his luxuries more desirable, his
prominence to be envied, but the
chances are he is putting in more hours,
suffering more privation in denial of
the things he would like To enjoy, and is
doing more for his money than ninety
nine in a hundred of those who envy his
position.
Every executive knows that his actual
office hours furnish only small part
of his working time. If he is interest
ed. if he is to hold his place, he has
hardly waking hour of rest. Wherever
he may be, the responsibilities Of his
burden are with him. At home ct
abroad his mind is engaged with the
work on hand If things are running
smoothly. he is planning ahead for
greater things: If difficulties harass
him. he must think out way TO over
come them. In most eases he IS Tespon-
sibls not only for his own welfare, but
for the prosperity OF an army of en-
Moves whoitoo often fail 20 realize how
much he feels his part in their lives,
how much ne plans for their future. Men
in his position have 90 fight out the
hattie alone. and whether they win or
lose they get little sympathy from the
outside public The penalties for sue
cess sre almost as great as the penalties
for failure.
Wealth and high position and the
command OF great industrial forces may
ceem enyiable. but 1t is safe to say that
e,Arv man who has them comes 20 a
time in life when he would gladly lay
down the burdens if he could and seek
the nuiet and freedom from care which
belong TO the man of small means and
small responsibilities. The law OF conf
pensation is just as immutable now as
it has ever been.
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