The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-16
CHAPTER /.
"AYO: I'll not give EN- a raise Of :
III cents an hour nor of a cent
an hour: nary raise. un

TO: Ill not give 'em raise OF I
III cents an hour nor of cent
an hour: nary raise. un
derstand And | don't want
you TO come here thinking you can
bulldoze me. because you'll hnd mighty
quick you're mistaken. II any nlan
thinks he can do that want to see
him."
The words. uttered In wrathfu
below. came through the closed door
Of the presidents room aud were
heard by every employee and visitor
in the main Office OF the Latin.Ameri
can Steamship company. which occu
pied an entire door Of a biz building
in Bowling Green. New York city.
some ~ the employees smiled and
passed thu rrinark that the boss -hac
'em bad that day. but the smile
were Of the sickly. apprehensiye order
for the fact that he was In execrabIt
humor was perfectly well known e
each and an. having been impressed
upon them svery forcibly al intervals
from the minute the great man hac
made bis appearance with his unvary
ing punctuality as the clock struck s
a. N. Others scowled and kept theii
reflections TO themselves
The voices Of the other parties &C
the conversation were not audible &c
the listeners. but that Of the president
With its an penetrating roar. burst
forth again:
Il don't give Tin whistle what you
or your unions do. understand. Let
'em strike. strike and be id Put
you tell 'em this from me-ihaf ans
man who's fool enough 10 throw W
his job does 80 for soOd and ~ Hell
never work again for the I.aiin.Ameri
can Steamship company 10 this or ans
other porr. III take care Of that III
show 'em who and what am u tbey
don't know
The door opened. and two white
faced. infimidated men emerged. car
IN hand They were rough lookin.
men. evidently laborer, Injured 20 the
hardest kipd % work. They shufiied
quickly past the neatly dressed CLERKS
and did not breathe freely until they
found themselves iD the cross streams
OF hurrying passersby on the street
There. as they mopped their br0ws
and looked around for saloon. some
thing Of the arrogant incidence with
which they had demanded audience Of
The head or the company and which
bad been speedily cowed out Of then
by that formidable and choIeric per
sonage returned 10 them
Meanwhile az the open door OF the
room 10 which they bad been through
the ordeal OF their Interview Captain
Amos williams. president and genera
manager OF the line. glarpd after biz
departing visitors and round the 81
Gee. There was dead silence aud ev
cry employee. from the highest 10 the
Office boys. impudent and irrepressibi
there. as everywhere else. save wher
Captain williams was nigh. became
deeply eDgrossed 10 bis work
-call up SIR. Smith and tell him !
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70 no one 10 particular. Then be re-
entered bis room and slammed The
door.
In a few minutes. however. bis DeIi
rang. and o boy responded to Il witt
an sIacrity not customary 10 any otbei
Office 10 al New York
tell Mr. Brooks TO come here was
the order BE- received.
The boy hurried out and approached
one Of the men bebind The brass lat
tice SCREENS
",ir Brooks. the captain wants you
be announced.
Mr. Brooks did not reply. but he goi
down kisurcly aud With bid grses
from his sDOl aid moved With rtua
deIiberation 20 %. presidents rtum
Brooks. has Fernandez 4 49,. that
fernamburu firm lapp heafd ffvf
YETI denarhsf BIZ employer
-cbeck came today" was the Ia
comic reply
"p'uiI smou.sT"