The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-31

than to be the blue.rihbon grubber. X.
4. Dun,sen tells this Illustrative story
in the Workers Magazine:
Goodwin and McArale bagan CONNER.
cial life at the same time and in the
same capa ity, as clerks in the whole
sale provision house of John Brown 4
Co. They had attended common and
high school together, and on graduation
had discovered that their diplomas were
ef no practical value in securing employ
ment.
Both, however viewed this in a philo.
sophieal light. Their joint ambition
was to make good in business and
being short on cash and each dependent
upon his own resources, they set out to
find work in the same house. being luc.
Ky enough to land berths at wage OF
sl0 per week to begin
Goodwin was taciture individual.
whose main object in life was to com.
plete his days work and return to his
house where he had fitted up small
hbomtory, and was eontinuallv eN-
perimenting in an endeayor to turn to
use number of ideas which he felt
assured would be developed into inyen.
tions Of such merit as to make him de.
pendent.
On the other hand, McArdle was of u
sociable turn OF mind, and spent his
evenings in the gayety of youth. He
had large acquaintance, and on his
small income was alweys in debt, while
Goodwin managed to save from his me.
asre salary several dollars each week.
Goodwin frequently was called upon to
act as McArdle's banker, the latter sur.
rendering TO his friend the sum neees.
sary to carry him over the week. which
the other would dole out each day.
In course of time, as is usual in such
houses, a vacancy arose, and one of the
clerks was to be chosen to till the impor.
tant position of "outsiAe man" for the
firm-that is, he was to act as general
oyerseer of shipments, see that no con.
signments were allowed to remain over
time untruckei and to look out for short
weights, both incoming and outgoing.
The general manager. Page, who had
spent years in the business, moved slow
ly in selecting the man for the place.
There were Is or 20 clerks in his employ,
any one of whom would have been able
to perform the duties OF the Job.
Taking lot Of the eligibles, he check
ed them off, as he sat in his office lust
after the lunch hour, on Saturday. At
last his choice narrowed down to two
men, Goodwin and McArdle, either of
whom he thought would make good at
the place on the strength of his pre-.
vous. work. Both were good clerks,
they had secured enough practical edu-
cation along with the brief veneer of the
cAss-rooms to hold better positions. And
their making good was apparent, as each
In the short space of year had been
advanced from $40 to $l4 per week.
Still undecided, Page closed his office
door, after dismissing the stenogra piers
Tor the half holiday, and started to leave
The building. 1t was well on to | o'clock
md the entire force of the bookkeeping
department. had gone. At least, so he
thought until he saw hat and coat
hanging in the doorway. =
Surprised at such an evidence of in.
Iustry, Page went into the rear room
nd found Goodwin, completely engros. ,
ed in bis books and making entries with
III speed. Inquiring the cause for his
ate stay, he learned that some invoices :
4 goods had arrived just az the force !
7as dismissed and that Goodwin had
oiunteered to enter them up before
'aving. The latter took the proceed
lg as a matter of course and within a
ew minutes completed his self.imposed
AK, closed the ledgers with slam. c
nd donning his coat as he stepped brisk. il
from the store, caught trolley car p
". home. t,a fH va h
Rage was lover of outdoor sports Il
nd there was a league baseball game .,
lat day SO he proceeded to the ball {,
ark and sought his favorite position. :,
here he could watch the breaks of the !"
Ills and not miss any detail of the en-
lgement between the rival mines He SC
I'd about made up his mind that Good di
in was the man for the vacant posi. pt
on and was pleased at the thought that st
dustry of the sort he had seen would fr
rewarded.
Near him at the game sat two custo-
ers Of the house, leading green gro
RS Of the city, but several tiers of seats !.
low his position He noticed that ~
ey were in animated discussion of the w.
ative merits Of certain ball PLAYERS W.
d then, to his surprise, saw McArdle OF
ke a chair by their side. mt
The others Immediately turned to the rel
TX as an authority, and appealed to rec
n to act as umpire Of the question in Go