The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-16
The Center Pole Is
Not the Real Support
Of Ringlings' Circus
u 10 the HONESTY Of the Ring.
IInos az Business Men, Which
One Man Knew and Which
Once Came In Very
Handy.

t8I Handy. told-n days when they were
only dreaming Of the gigantic exhibit
II ton they bring today.
The spring of the season they ventud
one of the kind that has brought many under
Day after day aned making impossible give show and
waterproof in those days and people
get for the sake Of seeing circus The con
sequence was that treasury began get low
obligations that had be met from day to day
The grain dealers ocer had be
II the got of town.
Naturally decided that the who should be willing
wait for their money were those
began the and the host
Handling top day day driving circus
through muddy conducive the best Of spirits
these upon their salaries, the show lost
As with the ticket becoming excess
baggage on the show spirit rebellion hold the
hborer.
One of the performers heard that the were
about to seize the property.
getting them together and talked them
He told them they patience the show would pull 0u
right side up Almighty fit supply pleasant weather
He cited that the interests the towns visited
with which and beasts HAD be sat
fsAed first
HE TOLD THE MEN THEY WERE PART OF THE ENTERPRISE
THAT AS ENTERPRISE THEY SHOULD BE AS WILL
ING TO ASSUME SHARE OF PATIENCE IN THEIR EMPLOYERS
HARD LUCK THE WOULD SHARE THEIR EMPLOY
Frs GOOD LUCK TO EXTENT OF THEIR SALARIES
He told them Ringing brothers to be MEN OF THEIR
WORD and knew HONEST and that they would eventually
GET EVERY CENT THAT WAS DUE THEM
He told with the Of the show along m
rendering the brothers unable meet any OF then
. obliaatons them accepted this reasoning
The SUMO out
The tops went up flags flying with the band playing and al
the gold and spangles gstening
The men got their pay the big financial and
Ringing safely their road the fame that attaches the
name today
few years ago Rngngs showing in Michigan city Is
the performer who to their rescue that rainy
spring
Sickness the old circus and the trunks and
the pomps rusing the old circus box.
Word the Rngng made the nearest
performer travelled 10 miles to be the guest OF the
Ringing Bros circus and to spend the happest hours OF ms m IN
the entertainment Of the owners
This story properly belongs editorial column this
emphasizes points upon which dwelt this column
many times
THE INTEREST OF THE EMPL0YE BE THAT OF HIS EN-
PL0YER ON RAINY WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING
The interest employee socitude should be that in all
performer when he his employers interests threatened y
few who inpatient and dsgrunted
The next point is:
Employers should be that HONEST
HONESTY that loyal and faithful emoye the convictions
that will permit him to intercede for them.
things performer who pleaded with the
Rgngs be honest and his faith the Rngng proved have
Is whole lot laid by for a rainy day.
The circus proved history great exhibit
Detroit today dependent HONESTY 1T
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CENTER POLE.
institution dependent its HONESTY
but by the
the Rnggs did
great
the could be written of the big
quarters gravel
be fine there should be like those
like appe
by the big for those who
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