New-York tribune., 1908-08-02


can scarcely be excelIed havo always felt syn-
pathetic toward the clerks who badly paid
and ground down Come upstairs and IN
show you some pictures Of our new buildnxS-
PICTURES OF PR0TEGES.
He led the way to breezy study all windows
looking on apple trees and a modest Itcis car
riage house and the eastward sunny valley
quaint desk with hosptable box OF cigars faced
a round reading table beside window, with
chair and divan on either side But Mr. SchraSs.
! was enthusiastic to call attention TO the largo
photographs OF happy children and babies tina.
made a frieze for the long. narrow study. Thsss
were his proteges getting the benefits Of fresh air
and country life at the temporary rest home with
their mothers. There were also photographs ot
the buildings in various states OF construction
One Of them showed the foundation work Of ths
rest home being carried under shelter in mid
winter.
~ simply couldn't wait to have that work
stopped all winter" said Mr.. SchradeT- So
had them build shed over the whole thins-vs
put in eight stoves and never lost a day
count of the weather The extra cost was praet-
caIIv nothing Yes. have been very eager
TO see the job done and in the right waE In
fact. 1 have delayed my trip TO Europe Just on
acco,7nt of IL Look at those babies! Aren't
thav fine? Yes. l visit Europe quite regu-
larIy especially AldershOt and the cavalry na-
noe1vres on the Continent Always fond OF horses
and horsemanship. That doesn't disregard music.
Munich.
that to Industrial conditions
NV father founded the business in 1SA.' Mr..
Schrader said. and We We're always aUsotllely
independent Yes. the young man at tas
office are trained not to give out information "a
added with twinkIing eye 1t was our policy N
protect our processes and patents as well as ths
business of customers once man Hoh
Bradstreet's called and asked for information e
give US a rating Can't give You any informal
ton we said. Then how We rate you
Don't care Look here. you put down fOn
so much so many years ago Your plant Is iafss-i
lv increased you must be doing much slea's-1
business You don't want the same figure to-day
His argument didn't interest A rating - HS
use except to creditors. and We always dr5coints-
our bills Sometimes a customer asked in1oTns-
ton about another customers order. We told hins
No. Would you like to have the amount OF yoar
order known to the other fellow 1t was con-
fdeutiai relation
There was only one strike in the history OF ths
concern-that was in 1855. when the brass founders
came and said they had Joined the union ana
would have 20 quit at Saturday, haan
received what L considered decent nouce-Just
circular in 1-cent envelope It made me iseN
hurt the way those men went about H. men Vno
had been with us twenty-five or thirty years Bus
the trouble quickly settled. was always
close to the men. worked among them and re-
ceived their complaints from the office boy UPS
face to face. I wanted to do the square thlns oy
them 1t touched me when I began to come u
the office less frequently TO hear man say NJ
Schrader. the men miss you They want 70 hno"
if anything is the matter that you don't CONS
down regular any more The relation between
men and corporations has always seemed 70 M
unsatisfactory, unbearable- l could not tolers'
the corporation idea myself. I would not give "
my independence at any price"
Suppose economic laws compelled you