Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-09
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
BY THE EAvEsDRGPPER
LIKES AMERICAN METHODS !
BETTER THAN EUROPEAN

A. Francois Zoeller, son of a mil
lionaire steel manufacturer of Paris,
France. arrived at the Alexandria yes
terday from Mexico, where he went to
look over the field with view to es-
tablishing steel plant there.
The young Frenchman has spent
much time in America studying the
manufacture of steel and also the
American methods of conducting busi-
ness. When he finished his education
in Paris he was sent to London and
later to America. He says he is now
less a European than anything else.
European methods are too slow
after American methods. 1 like the
way people do business across the
water" said he. "Of course every
thing over here is done on much
larger scale, but will not admit that
you can surpass us in the quality of
your steel.
1--WE can afford to produce a more
finished and higher class product be-
cause labor is so much cheaper. A
skilled man and his helpers will re-
ceive $12 to SIS day in America, and
we can secure them for that many
francs in France
THE electric furnace which we use
now also aids us in producing the high
grade steel. That has not been tried
in America yet, but Prof. Heroult has
recently built one for the Canadian
government and 1T has been tried with
great success.
Mexico is bigger industrial coun-
try than most people think, and 1 be-
lieve it would be splendid place for
large steel company. There is plen-
ty of raw material there and also a
market, two of the chief factors in
making steel plant pay The only
plant is at Monterey and that would
offer very little competition, as it is al
most at a standstill."
Speaking of Americans and Ameri-
can ways, Mr.. Zoeller said:
"The Americans are a wonderful peo-
pie. They have the push and go that
we lack, but 1 really do believe they
might be little more civil.
mot to strangers, understand me,
but among themselves. They are al
ways delightful to us foreigners, and
we could not complain at all, but they
never seem to have time to be polite
to each other
1.-The American women are charming.
/ have seen no other women like them
in any other part of the world, but
they, too, are apt to forget to be civil.
can hardly think they forget, for they
seem to think they don't have to be.
am afraid they are little bit spoiled.
lhSJ NaAS NNNi JNAAiiA6 AA5hN'
When a man steps aside to let a wo-
man pass in America, she makes no
sign, does not even say thank you.
When he takes off his hat in an ele-
vator she also forgets to thank him
and likewise If you give her your seat
in a car OF course there are some
women who observe these courtesies,
but 1 am speaking OF the majority.
"They are the things which make
a man think life is a little worth while
They do not harm woman and they
make a man feel much better. The
American woman is beautiful wo-
man. She has better figure than the
woman of any other country and her
physique is much better. She Is also
witty and charming to talk to. She
is better educated than the women
Of the other countries and much more
quick than the English woman. / am
afraid that she Is a little bit merce-
nary and she always has a big dollar
mark in her mind. She does not know
the difference between man who Il
! a gentleman and one who Is not. or II