The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-07

"Yes. sir. people like to deal with
concerns that treat their men right
concluded the railroad man.
well this conversation all seems
very strange 20 me. gentlemen, and
very familiar" began the hat sales
mar strange because OF a coihci-
donce: familiar because last night
had a dream which win tell you.
salesman's Dream.
Il dreamed that two men came into
my room and said. Young man, We
have come here 70 ask you to 90 a
very strange thing We'll, what IS
lr2' I asked. we each wish 10 give
Won half a million dollars which you
shall use IN the way that will do the
most good I myself have given away
many millions Of dollars. have en-
dowed a few colleges and I have given
money 10 build a library in every com
munify where they have asked for H.
lsHll the newspapers say that am
hard man
''And l.. spoke up the other
strange visitor. have given away
many millions Of dollars for education
and yet these same newspapers say
that It IS tainted money Now, what
We wish you TO do is TO take this mil
lion dollars-here It is and do with
Il that thing which you decide VIII ac-
complish the greatest good Without
saving another word, the two strange
visitors left my room and closed the
door. leaving the million in twothou-
sand dollar bills upon my table.
This Is strange situation Tor
poor hustler like me to be IN
Thought. but here the money is LETT
with me. What shall I do with III |
can't build any libraries or endow any
universities that's a cinch-bocause
my two strange visitors have tried
this and are still roasted by the
newspapers. I don't exactly believe IL
voull be right 70 them OF fair 10 the
B noonle 10 whom ! gave II If | stood
down ON the street corner and hand
ed out a hundred OF thousand 10
d s,orvone who came along until II was
au gone. I'll start a big hat factory
IL said l. and I'm going 10 start II on this
basis:
Instead Of building a factory In
smoky city on a dusty, murky street.
ru 20 out 20 a suburban town and
build il where ] can have grass and
W trees around it. shall keep It clean
l and hang beautiful pictures on the
" walls that will inspire my workmen. !
e shall build hospital and a library and
a clubhouse. and homes for my work
~ men. shall see, too, that my workers
D are made happy by having something
nnli0lne TO DO during their hours OF leis-
'' nre do not see why some Of them may
i not be students and others teachers. !
ih do not see why they should not organize
FL lam orchestra and choral society, or
't the voung women study music and
% iearn 10 paint, and do other pleasant
things during the hours that they
mirht otherwise waste. And dreamed
Dr. chat an this could be done very easily
.o. "It seems TO me- thought, INA
nd would not De giving my worker
O their full and Just dues when | az
ln no.hing more than pay them thei
De- weekly wages. ! VIII, / resolved pa
.a- myself reasonable interest, four pc
%. cont. upon my million dollars. Then
he uul take the rest Of the earnings an
Ks divide it. will take half because m
oDHal Is worth something-capital be
ty inc accumulated labor-and the othe
ldt half I win distribute among those wh
ln. worked for me IN proportion 10 WA
ire each one has earned
lill His Vision Realized.
.a- , My dream dld not end here, for jas
s- bofore awoke. with the sun shlnin
.t9 - :, m, face I saw a little colony That
| had buit after I had been running m
''" s,ctory for ten years. Ny business M
.u crown so great that had built add
ro tom after addition 10 my plant N
o-s workers an had good, comiortaD
o, homes. they dressed well; were col
tented. intelligent, progressive az
,,o some Of them were accomplished. II
,e,s children skipping ropes in our lit
.,r, mark were clean and happy. few
slv the very old men, who had grown Z
s.5 old 10 work sat on benches looking
,n fhe little ones and speaking with gr'
7r,t ifude Of the pensions that made tae
,nst comfortable. Ivy vines grew ovef {
'bo trick walls Of my factory and big sic
hot. horses pulled heavy loads OF cases
ward the freight houses
While this one man had told
dream an those who sat around
The able looked straight at him, l1tenl
ball infenHy. For a moment after he b
not ouit speaking. al were quiet until
leh- hat manufacturer said 20 his salesm
ON .wen. let us hope that your dfe
on may come truel rs made Of the r'l
you stuff"