Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30
THE LATE EDWARDP, HATCH
Memories of His Useful and
Thrifty Life.
Notices Remembered by the Men
Who Worked Under Him.---How
He Rescued q Fricnd.-A Fine
Country Place.
CFrom tho New York Post)


When the death Of Edward =. Hatch
was announced in the department-store
district this week. the head of one of the
largest business houses turned to his as
sociates and said:
Hatch was n pioneer In the uee of
tho trademark. He made tho name Of
his house his trademark. although IT
was n business founded before he came
To 1t. Hatch. too. spent his last active
years In training his assistants 10 con-
duct the business IN the future ns II has
been IN the past. The name will stand.
and the principles laid down by Hatch
will be followed fer generations"
Mr.. Hatch had n favorite story. which
is now known by heart by all tho e,n
ploTces. 1t Is printed and hung in n
frame. Mr.. Hatch told IL something Ike
this:
II orcc heard OF clerk In n dry goods
store who was smart and quick and n
splendid manager and all that: hut he
got uppity and bigoty.' and put on con-
sequental airs until he was very disa-
Grocahle. lie took occasion to say to his
associates that the concern couldn't pos.
silly get along without him. So the old
gentleman, who was tho senior partner.
said he:
Mr.. Jenkins. YOU have been very ef-
ficient and we appreciate your services.
but I hear that you have repeatedly as
serted TINT If YOU were to die the con
corn couldn't possibly survive It: and
this has worried IRE no little. fo~ Won.
like all men arc liable to die very ,Incx-
Tectcdir So we have concluded to ex-
pertinent while we are in health and see
u the concern will survive. So YOU will
please consider Yourself dead for year.
and We will Try IT, "
EARLY TRAINING SIMPLE AND
HARD.
Mr.. Hatch was one of the "old school"
business men. He came to New York
with the Uai,iing of New England
family and the severe apprenticeship o..
New England store. one of his first
tasks there was packing wool sacks
that was, jumping on the wool i'm the
hag as It was fed down from the TOP
After undergoing this exercise. he nd
mi-ed that. as Il boy he wasn't exact
~ delicate"
T'e had simple tastes and n desire for
work saved his money and his en-
ployer's money. He had faith in the
word OF an honest man, and believed
that honesty and fair dealing" were
the best advertisement for a business
houce. What he believed in himself he
demanded of his employees. He drew up
set of rules. sone OF which he ,aade
himself and some he borrowed. Here
| they are:
a WORD TO BOYS WHO WANT TO
BE GOOD BUSINESS MEN.
Don't make mistakes.
BE courteous always.
| Don't get in the way.
30 things You are paid for.
Work after hours II necessary.
| Re neat.
| study the office worl, when You have
| time.
| Ee the first to arrive in the morning
and the last to leave.
As his business. principles stuck to lin.
| SO did his simple habits of early life re-
main mild hobby" with him. too He
retired at nine o'clock except when he
attended the orcra. Of which he was
| quite fond. He ate carefully snd regu-
larly, and had a habit Of weighing him
self frequently. keeping close observa-
ton on his general feeling each day. But
! he was in no wav hypochondriac. He
was believer in out-of-door life and
! plain living as the best road to health.
SAVING AN OLD FRIEND.
These and other IDEAS were known to
only {. few of his immediate friends and
business associates, He was not given
TO preaching: nor WINS he the sort OF a
man who lacked sympathy and aid for
hose who led different lives.