The Paducah evening sun., 1907-08-13
Model Establishment of the
German Emperor
Tcuton War Lord ON His
Estate.
MOST VERSATILE MONARCH,

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not made the kaiser ruler. he would
have achieved great success in life as
q man of business"
That is an assertion that often has
been made by hard headed leaders of
commerce in this country, but con-
sidering that the speakers were Ger
mans 1t might have been suspected
that excess of loyalty had something
to do with the warmth of their ad-
miration for the kaiser as captain
OF industry"
But Andrew Carnegie and the other
American millionaires who recently
have been visiting Germany have no
such reason for soft soaplng" his
lmajesty, Wilhelm II. and there is lit
. tie doubt that the marked tributes to
the kaiser's efficiency as a practical
business man which have just been
paid by these authorities on the sub
ject were altogether spontaneous and
sincere. As the cables told. Mr.. Car
negie and his associates recently were
given an opportunity of inspecting
the great porcelain factory and farm
at Cadinen, in East Prussia. which
are owned and personally managed
by the kaiser, and as a result one and
all expressed themselves as deeply
impressed BY his majesty's evidentI
genius for practical business and his
abilities as a scientific agrlculturlst
II may be added moreover, that these
compliments are abundantly deserved
by the versatile monarch. whose ef-
forts in behalf OF German products
have lead him to be described as "theI
finest commercial traveller in the
world" and whose advocacy of "theI
dignity, of the trade" has had So
marked an effect on the younger mem
bers of Germanys rcigning families
kaiscr's Versatility.
The origin of the imperial pottery
works and farms at Cadnen is highly
Interesting and throws light on the
versatility OF the kaiser's character
Some years ago, after he had gained
public honors as ruler, diplomatist.
administrator, orator. military or
ganizcr, naval reformer. musical com
poser. artist, preacher. yachtsman,
designer of warships and in other ca
pacities too numerous TO mention,
the kaiser conceived the idea of turn
| ing his attention TO manufacturing
and trade. He branched out in this
| direction. partly to show that he
could gain success as plain-practi-
car trader, and partly because he felt
that personal experience as pro-
Ipriotor of manufacturing works
would give him a better insight into
many problems of modern statesman
ship such as the relations of capital
to labor, legislation with a view to
commercial interests. and so forth.
| The kaiser chose Cadinen as the
site of his business enterprises. and
there he erected model factories
where exquisite specimens of pottery
are now produced in large quantities.
William IL did not hold aloof from
the practical details of the business.
but plunged eagerly with all his won
derful enthusiasm into the work of
making his enterprise a striking sue
cess. Engaging a professional expert
as his adviser in regard to technical
, points, the emperor retained the
actual management OF the concern in
his own hands from the beginning.
He engaged the members OF the busi.
ness staff, selected the accountants
chose the clerks. and even picked out
the workmen of whom he personally
approved He gave orders what kinds
of pottery were to be made and in
many cases altered the designs sub.
mitted TO him with his own hands.
Owing to his initiation into all the
departments of the enterprise at the
outset. the kaiser has been able to re
tain the practical management of the
works in his hands ever since theil
Foundation. This fact was strikingll
demonstrated to the party of Ameri
can capitalists during their visit tC
Cadincn. autograph letters of instruc
ton from the emperor TO various
heads of departments being shown tC
them to illustrate his majestySs per
sonal supervision over the man,
branches of his business.
Has Residence Near Works.
To facilitate his control over Affairs
the kaiser erected a residence for hin
self alongside of the works at Cadi
men. This building where the Ameri
can party was entertained to lunch
Is simple villa, and here the kaiso
delights to sojourn as an employing
experimenting the operations of hi
factory hands The kaiser has beei
able to solve the difficult problem o
being "A humanitarian employer an'
at the same time of earning substan
tlal profits at his business. His work
men live In neat little cottages bull
for them by their imperial master
which they are enabled to occupy a
low rents. Each cottage has a gardei
and is constructed on the most ap