The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
The NeWtcWn!. Bee.
 Newtown. Friday, July 2, 1909,
INTEGRITY IN BUSINESS NO BARRIER TO SUCCESS A Humanitarian Industry and its Half Century of Development. From The New York Observer.
 By John A, offord.

lennysoh llne, betler Nity years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay," is a poetically expressed appreciation of the benefits of modern civilization and an assertion that comparatively short period of active life under conditions which accompany it is better than a long existence apart from its advantages. It is with half a century or there abouts of development in one line of business, with its natural extension into cognats branches, that this arti- cle has to do-a business which has grown from a small beginning into its present vast proportions, with headquarters in the city of New York, where it is not hard to find
 remarkable examples of industrial expansion. There are someAlines of commercial activity which by reason of service rendered to humanity at large awaken more than passing interest, and a study of them re- veals their intimate relation to the daily welfare of men, women and children. Happily, even under the influence of the present day stren- uous existence, there is scarcely any
 one unwilling to listen to propo- sition involving especial benefit to the children. Such "a touch of Nna- ture makes the whole world kin."
 He who plays upon the chords of sentiment involving the good of the little ones can successfully command hearing, and for that reason read CTS of this paper may confidently be expected to peruse with interest what is here set forth. The subject inded possesses an important human itarian, and consequently a highly moral significance, entftling it to ex- ceptional attention. Somewhat more that 50 years ago Gail Borden, whose indomitable character had already made an impression, but whose name was, neverthless, known 0nly to a comparatively limited circle, by many of whom he was looked upon as dreamer, determined to waste other peoples money, as well as his own, sought to prosecute an invention for preserving milk. Absurd" said the hard headed practical men of his day, for did not everybody knew that milk of all articles of diet is the most susceptible to changes of tenn perature, surrounding conditions and the like? Not the least of the diff ] culties with which Gail Borden had to contend was the unwillingness of the Patent Office to issue patent on his invention. The officials could not see that the evaporation of milk "in vacuo" was of any special im- portance-so at least declared Patent Commissioner Mason in May, 1856. Dsspits this rebuff, However, Borden managed to array such a number of scientific and chemical proofs of the value of his proposed plan that even the entrenched forces of the Patent Office were compelled to yield, and in August of the same year the patent was issued. In this connection it is interesting to note
 that, notwithstanding riyal claims,
 it was conceded by so high an au- thority as the Encyclopedia Britann-
 ica, that to Gail Borden belongs the
 credit of originating the industry of
 condensing milk. Thus the story of
 the first important step is recorded in the musty files of the Patent Office. That of succeeding steps
 along the pathway to success is written in enduring letters on the
 hard rock of New York business life. 1 Gail Borden's early life on the
 frontier in Texas we'll fitted him for
 the building up piece by piece of
 that lasting monument of his good
 judgment and unwearing patience
 the business that to-day is the
 largest of its kind in the world. Over the. great continents and the
 islands of the sea, actually from pole
 to pole and belting the globe, Eagle Brand" Condensed Milk &C., companies the march of progress. It , is a product of keen insight and skill practically applied to the needs of humanity. The little can, with it's businesslike label, holds the
 precious, although not costly, con.
 tents, in perfect condition to the very last-contents worth, under
 certain circumstances, more thar
 their weight in gold. So, indeed
 often have they proved for infants
 for the soldier on the march, tht
 pioneer in the lonely forest or on thu
 mountain trail and for the dauntles
 explorer of the ice-bound seas of tn, ], far north, or for him who seeks ; , pathway across the shifting deser