The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-19
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corporations, railroad corporations In
particular" he said, but I can tell
you that In nine cases out OF tsn--Pll
60 a. far ~ to say In ninety-nlne cases
out Of q hundred-you have yourself
entirely to blame for any difficulty you
have with them. A corporation isn't
any worse than an individual a. far -
having q sense of Justice goes"
I've known. an individual to have .
good deal of sense Of Justice said
the man who had been speaking Of
rebates.
$50 have l." said the man with the
new headgear. Even in business.
That's what I am contending. You'll
md individuals who will respect your
rights and you'll ind corporations that
will. too, but you've got to let EN-
both know what your rights are. You
don't want to sit down and wait for
them to find ont. Then, whsa you've
asserted your rights. you want to in
sist on having them. Insist and keep
on insisting. Let EN- know that you
don't intend to be trined with. Adopt
. arm tone. Not necessarily q buster.
ing tone. but Arm one. Look at this
hat"
Il see It," said the other man. II
dou't like the brim 1t curls too much.
Otherwise It's fairly decent lid"
The c. & |. p. w. railroad paid for
that hat" said its wearer. Its six
dollar hat. The reason the railroad
company paid for It IL simply that II
spoiled my old one. got out OF the
train the other morning and started
to walk to the gate and just as /
passed the engine the engineer turned
. cock or touched the throttle valve
Or something and let out spout OF
steam and SCOT and lubricating oil that
absolutely ruined the hat was wear
ing. Simply ruined 1t.
Nov, what would you have done
In case like that? | know without
your telling me. You would have said
something in an undertone and that
would have been the last of il. You
would have gone away nursing q sense
Of injury and you would have let that
rankle In your breast forever. You
would have said to yourself; Wait till
they get me on a jury In 4 case In
which that railroad company IL Do
PENDANT But you wouldn't have "a.
serted your rights and given the COM
pany q chance to square itself with
yeu. You would have said. What's
the user Want to know what I
did!"
We'll. what did you do, I'll bite"
said his friend.
II walked right up to the general
oAacss and asked to be directed to the
claim department. Is the claim agent
I'm? I asked the young man at the
desk. In a Arm, decided tone Of voice
He quailed beneath the nrm look
gave him and took In my card In Z
few moments he returned and said
the agent would see ne. stepped
into the little room he indicated and
saw . man bending over his desk.
very much occupied to all appear.
ances. He waved me to chair with.
out looking up. but spoke right UP.
wasn't going to take any bluH. I
said"
TN q firm tone"
TN Arm tone. Kindly look At this
hat
He looked at It. I want you to tell
me what your company proposes y
Do about it, I said.
"T don't think the company con.
templates any action he said. Would
ysu nind telling ne ~ briefly ~ Dss-
sibls why the. dickens It shsxid Do
aaything!"
"T'u tell you with pleasure an.
swsred. An engineer In ysW employ
turned q geyser OF warm axle grease
and muddy water ON II A. was peace
ably going by him. 1t was the STA
train from Cedarbourne, where re-
side, and have three highly respected
fellow commuters to testify to the
truth Of my statement. don't want
any trouble, but II you invite II shall
not shrink from It. want you people
to buy me q new hat for the one that
you have spoiled. II you do II promptly
you will avoid a suit for damages
said this quietly, but very firmly.
HE looked at me q moment to see
II was in earnest. Then he said: Go
buy you a hat and send the bill to
this office and will see that II Is
paid. I'm busy now and haven't time
to inquire into the truth of your state
ment, but have no idea that you are
doing anything but trying to work u.s.
at object to that insinuation and
call upon you to withdraw It, I said.
firmly.
"'Anything you like, he said. I'll
withdraw II you will. I'm busy. Send
your bill and will see that It 10 paid.
Good day
80 I went and bought the hat, and
they paid the bill. and want to tell
you that what / have told you ID the
exact truth I haven't added to or
taken away . word from the converse
ton"
The other man looked enviously at
| the hat. II certainly had NO idea that
they were ~ easy as that" he said.
ITS standing up firmly for your
rights that counts" said the man with
the new hat. Another thing" he add
ed; II happened to know that claim
agent quite intimately"
His Foolish Fear.