Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28


Il an hour; nary raise, un-
derstand- And I don't want
you 20 come here thinking you can
bulldoze me. because youU find mighty
quick you're mistaken. II any man
thinks he can DO that want 70 see
him
The words. uttered in a wrathful
below, came through the closed door
OF the presidents room and were
heard by every employee and visitor
IN the main Office Of the I-atin-Ameri-
can Steamship company. which occu-
pied an entire floor OF a big building
81 Bowling Green. New York city.
Some OF the employees smiled and
passed the remark that the boss had
'em bad" that day. but the smiles
were OF the sickly. apprehensive order.
for the fact that be was in execrable
humor was perfectly wen known 70
each and all. having been impressed
upon them very forcibly at intervals
from the minute the great man bad
made his appearance with his unvsry-
Ing punctuality as the clock struck 8
a N. Others scowled and kept their
reflections 20 themselves.
The voices OF the other parties 10
the conversation were not audible 10
the listeners but that OF the president,
with its an penetrating roar. burst
forth again:
Il don't give n tin whistle what you
or your unions do, understand. Let
'em strike: strike and be ID. But
you tell EN- this from me-that any
man who's fool enough 20 throw up
his job does so for good and all Hell
never work again for the Iatin-Aneri
can Steamship company in this or any
other port IN take care OF that. tn
show EN- W DO and what am II they
don't know"
The door opened. and two white
faced. inundated men emerged. cap
IN hand. They were rough looking
men. evidently laborers Injured 20 the
hardest kind OF work They shuded
quickly past the neatly dressed clerks
and did not breathe freely until they
found themselves IN the cross streams
Of hurrying passersby on the street
There. as they mopped their brows
and looked around for a saloon, some
thing Of the arrogant insolence with
which they had demanded audience
OF the head OF the company aud which
had been speedily cowed out OF them
by that formidable and choleric per
sOnage returned 10 them.
Meanwhile at the open doc- OF the
room in which they had been through
the ordeal Of their interview Captain
Amos Williams. president and general
manager Of the line. glared after his
departing visitors and round the Of
fice. There was dead silence. and ev-
cry employee. from the highest TO the
Office boys. impudent and irrepressible
there. as every where else. save when
Captain Williams was nigh. became
deeply engrossed in his work.
call mp Mr.. Smith and tell him ]
want TO see him at once" he growIed
TO no one in particular. Then he re
entered his room and slammed the
door
10 few minutes. however. his bell
rang. and a boy responded 10 Il with
an alacrity not customary in any other
office in all New York.
Tell Mr. Brooks 70 come here" was
the order be received.
The boy hurried out and approached
tice screens
p mr.. Brooks, the captain wants you"
he announced.
Mr.. Brooks did not reply, but he got
down leisureiy and with bad grace
from bis stool and moved with equal
elaboration 20 the presidents room.
BROOKS. has Fernandez & Co., that
PeTnambuco firm, been heard from
YETI demanded his employer.
Check came today" was the Ia
comic reply
"Full auountT"
Yes, four thousand eight hundred
and seventy-hve."
"An right That's all"
Brooks went out, closing the door
behind him. and returned to his desk
he was in bad temper himself and
made no effort to conceal it, for a sui
len scowi marred his handsome and
usually genial face. Not only was
Joseph Brooks handsome. but a rather
distinguished looking young fellow.