Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-22

, HtSabphuS rom without come ana
gather the fruit? No"
But. Mr.. Ncttleton," was the reply
Of Tcmplcton. "thc similc does not fit
Because an orchardist, after years OF
toll, has brought trees To fruit in Il
desert IS no reason why no other man
shall be permitted to raise trees in
the desert Why not meet this COM
petition as it should be mct--on open,
fair business lines? we have every
advantage. 1t distresses me TO
conntenance the acts TO which we re-
sort"
But ii was useless to argue with Net
Teton on this point Every time Tenn
pleton raised II he WAS stoppcd. Ii Mr.
Netticton did not approve of his idcaS
IN this particular he did in all others.
lie went further. He showered faVors
on the young man such as no en-
pinyc ever had received before. As
every scmi-annual statement came.
showing greater and greater expansion
or the wonderful business. the salary
81 Iempleton was raised higher and
higher. 1t went to $50 900 year and
men to $4,000, Next it went to $685.
900 and then to $4,000.
This is Mr., Templcton, MY SIS 900
Office boy" was the way Mr.. Nettlc-
ton delighted in introducing the gen
cral manager.
Those We're pleasant days in the
great establishment. with cloudy
weather only when the naster, still
~ an elusive hunt for renewed health
ana Il return Of the energy Of old. an
peared suddenly to Introduce some
new idea for the benefit OF his 5000
employees. once he hurried over from
turoPc lirm In the belief that tho
clear. calm mental attitude OF Tic
British man Of business was duo to
the hanit Of taking afternoon tea. Tho
DAY of his arrival at hoadaunrtcrs
ordered were issued for all heads OF
departments, all clerks and ali ON
pioScs except those in the factories
proper 70 have tea thereafter Mt "A
speclfed hour. And Mr. Nc;tlctou
furnished the tea and the sugar. But
lherc was no cream, for he did not
think cream improved the tonic prop
nr'N o. INC tea. but rather ncutrali1cd
It's stimulating effect
once. after Il visit to Battle Creek
where he was much Impressed BY an
eminent physician, who believes II tx
little short Of q crime to eat meat
ne gave orders that thereafter meat
| should not be served In the mammoth
restaurant al which many OF the en-
| ploScS ate.
Once, after 81 conference with tho
rubber, he issued orders that ali worl;
should cease for five minutes in tho
| morning and five minutes in tho after
| noon while all employees indulrnd IN
mild calisthcnic exercises.
no less solicitous for tho physjcaj
we'l-o s,hS OF the little Industrial army
LIN NJ; Neitleton was the rubber.
| he watched the fat men kecnIv r.
note what progress they made toward
more moderate lines. and the thin men
70 see If they were assuming some
thinE approaching curves. For every
one ne had suggestions, If not advice.
put, strange as 1t may seem, some 10
"non lie gave his good offices an
trdiei 10 accept them ungraciously
no never failed to report tn Mr., Not.
Teton regarding those persons WIN
persisted III following unscien,inc ideas
ana at times Mr., TemDleton had Ia
employ his best talents to save the
wayward ones from dismissal
But the mighty. machine went for
ward smoothly, steadily. rapidly. DE-
cas'onaily II rumblcd over the opposi-
tioh, Tor the opposition, no matter how
often crushed. somehow lifted itself
anu got IN the way again. And SO often
Us me opposition appeared in the field
me old contention between the master
ana the general manager was renewed.
me rubber, patient watchful man
mat ne was, thought he saw signs OF
oVcrstfain, worry or maybe ovorwork
IN the face OF the general manager
and so reported. Mr. NcttIeton. fresh
! from an argument with Templeton on
me question they never could agree
upon. was sure, now that the rubber
mentioned It. that John was not look
ing well, So II came about thut tho
next day the rubber Informed this gen
cral manager that he had engaged
passage for Templcton to 70 to Europc
the next week. Nix. Nettleton would
would go by the same ship
MnNho the general manager did moi
appreciate the Kindness intended. Nav
be he was ovnrwrought ana overwork-
ed AT any rate, tho rubber, somewhat
perturbcd after the interview, went To
MI Nettlcton and reported there wns
no doubt that Mr.. Templcton. in his
present frame Of mind. was wholly
unit to conduct the great interests
coniided to his care.
Acting. as usual, on impulse. Mr..
Nettlcton summoned the general man
nger, repeated The report or the rubber
and told Tcmplcton he was discharged
do you really mean that am dis
charged after all my years of serv
icc2' asked the general manager.
Yes" was The reply. much as
care for you personally. must think
OF this great business first. Our phys
icnl director says you are on the verge
of a breakdown, You object to tho
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