The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
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, slave to his business. He thought OF
nothing but It's expansion, Its growth
and Its greatness. His family had
ceased to interest him. Goodness had
come as a result Of complaints and
separation as a result of GOODNESS. He
welcomed the separation, but he be-
came a bit alarmed when a physician,
summoned to prescribe for a seeming
~ slight indisposition, told him his
health was endangered: that his ner-
vous system was In disorder and his
vitality impaired. It never had be-
CURED to Nettleton that his drafts on
nature would ave to be paid.
The news came to him as a shock,
but when he satisfied himself OF Its
truth he prepared, so far as he could,
to meet the condition and correct 1t.
He determined to relieve himself grad.
ually of his vast responsibilities ana
care for and safeguard his health al
he had his business.
"A trip abroad toned him up. but
when he returned he found h a things
had not gone we'll In his absence. Men
do not work with the precision OF ma
chimes, and Mr.. Nettleton always had
more trouble with men than With ma
chimes. He had acted partly from im-
pulse when he bought the Great De-
vice. He had acted on Impulse in many
affairs, so he acted on impulse now
He shook up the whole organization
discharging here, transferring there
and promoting in other places. linen ne
went away again. When he returned
ha was dissatisfied, so he put a net
lot Of men IN as heads OF departments
It did not matter that the business
continued to grow. The trouble was
that 1t did not grow SO fast as Nettle-
ton expected.
But now a new and surPrlsihs COW
EDITION developed to distress him. Va
rious of his ~lieutenants who had been
with him for years and had been dis
charged summarily had gone forth
and started in opposition to him. They
knew his business and the making and
marketing Of his device as we'll almost
as ne. They knew how to MAKE 9
new machine, different enough from
the original to escape infringement
of patents. and they We're &c
battle with him In the markets. OF the
world. But they did not Know Johr
Nettleton's fighting ability he en-
tered into the struggle With ferocity
The Standard Oil pursued It's rlva1s
men followed the salesmen&of the8op
position wherever they Went. Never
did the opposition make @ ale ina
one of Nettleton's men was not sur
to follow. They ridiculed h y
chaser. offered to show him now he
had been deceived, and when tneS
were permitted to open the. machlne
they cleverly fouled It and putt on
of working order, for they KneW !
as thoroughly as did the sple!
of Nettleton worked in the opposit.o
factories. in the opposition ONCE am
in the oppositaon selling force. f1Yeis
trick Of the law was sempioyea, to ~
to harass the opposition. Under TN
guise of the law machines of op,
position were seized, ruined and pilct
up in Nettleton's branch offices as nor
rible examples. THE opposition wa
crushed.
But there was little rest Tor Nettie
ton. Somehow heNcould not get smei
to ft exactly into his requirement.
His business had grown to colossa
proportions. He employed 5000 per
sons. His sales amounted Sl,oog,
900 a month. He was piltng up.a pit
fortune. He was generous and paI
we'll for every service, but altthouh
he could get any number ofa goo
operatives 1t was more diftlcult Y
get good managers. He m~ade5cha!ls
after change. No o wa Haots y
acting than he;f no one 3harder
please. Never did he get fa man J
meet all his requirements until Io 1
Templeton became general manager
Templeton had been an office 9 =
a branch office in the early days 9
the organization. Next he g peoom
a clerk, then a salesman, hen pranc
manager, He had8asgenlusg TOR selllnl
and a genius for managing. He low
the work. From ono branch to anoth
er he was sent, and wherever ne ven
the increase in business was startllnl
D Nettleton, who watched over eYeHS
thing. watched the young mar,
In due time, Templeton was brougn
to headquarters, First he WAS 3trae
sin one position and then IN anotAe'