The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21

quiry, had abandoned the case. Mrs.
Carteret,, employed from s \. NJ. to-
G p NJ. had no time to grieve, even
If SO disposed She missed him. but
was rather surprised that she could
think of him without a twinge of sor
row. Possibly some letters she found
in his desk made her resentfui. Pos
sibly the remembrance of some of the
cruel things he, had done in their few
years of married life had not faded
AT any rate, she found plenty to en-
gage her thoughts in her business. At
night she read for an hour or two
or reviewed the operations of the day,
and then outlined. so far as she could.
what would be the program for the
following day.
For year she went on in this
fashion. The books showed a fair
margin of profit, and Mrs. cartcret had
come to be considered real business
woman. There was not a department
of the concern that she was not thor
; oughly familiar with. rho shops knew
her just as we'll as the office. She
always was dainty in her attire. She
! might go to the office in beautiful
dress. but when SHE went into the
| shops she wore linen buster over II
and overshOcs covered her low t
| shoes. She he'd como TO know the
| capa biltics and limitations of all her
l subordina,es. and Hopkins had far
| more respect for her than he ever had
| for her husband.
| 1t was less than a year and a half
after she took charge of the plant that
Mrs. Carteret decided upon a radical
move She had read so much that she
| became dissatisfied with conditions
| about her She believed she was not
and she was determined on a change.
(. Size had gone TO the works supposing
| her husband was a master of the ma :
/ chinery business. She had learned
4! enough by this time 10 know he was
not. He knew less after all his years
OF experience than she knew.
One day there came to the works a
! sharp-yed, trinity built man. who intro.
| duced himself to Mrs. Carteret as from
far-famcd New York firm. Mrs Car
teret. who was expecting him. was
glad TO see him, took him about the
esta blishment and explained TO all her
associates that any and all information
the gentleman desired was TO be given
freely. and that he was to have the
NAMED nearly month. When he de-
parted ne made a report that Mrs
Carteret read with care. She was pay
/ ing what seemed to her TO be lot
of money for the Information II con-
i, tanned. but when she had studied &,
over -Silt DtilcNeU every. uOlldT was Wei
spent. The man was an expert in fac
tory management. who analyzed the
Weaknesses in various lines and suG
Gested reforms. In his report to Mrs
Carteret he planned a sweeping change
OF equipment In the works and {
thorough reorganization in her ofIic,
methods. Before she could do all Ii,
suggested IL was necessary fpr her e
consult the banker He agreed heart
lily with what she had done and wha
II the exnert planned and told her TO &,
II q head and not to worry about tn
. financial part Of 1t. Then Hopkins AM
.fthc others in the factory we're startle,
TO learn that multiple drills. radia
drills. travelling crane and n variet!
, of ether labor-savcrs We're TO be IN
, stalled. Not only that. but eiectricit!
, was TO take the place of steam. In tn
office the force there learned that tn
, latest and most improved Of office ap
/ planes were 10 be employed and tina
the most thorough system of filine
/ indeNirR ana recording was to be in
F, troduced.
The Carieret shops from being con
servativc. slow-goinE and conventions
soon hlossomed into one of the mos
III to-date in Brooklyn. Business In
, creased rapidly Hopkins and IA FEY
!, o. the others who shook their head
, when they. heard what the new equip
+, nicnt was costing had no Idea what a
, economy was going to result. The nc'