The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-02
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william Ken1n0es0 lat ~ Arm
vixen - W. sDv1n1san ysaD ~ ana
went 70 tho city. He ~ sst s.s tAea
to gst rich . bock = ths esuntry
and give dis oid father and usssber ".
cry comfort.
Remington was q NATURAL hugttsr, 1
man Of remarkable concentration. For
the first few years OF his business life
Il was work. work, work. and s1ye,
ave. save. He wrote regularly to bic
parents. Occasionally be would ask
them II they needed q little money.
The reply was that they were doing
we'll enough: he was not to worry
about them. bat get himself estab.
iished He would then write back
that he was straining every nerve. saw
Ing every cent. to get together some
capital. Az soop - be could Use CAPT
tai himself he cosAA help them much
6etter than now.
They wrote him every summer to
make them visit. but he replied that
b never took vacation: be was too
busy. But he was forging ahead. be-
Ing promoped rap11ly. Ono 1ay he re-
ceived q letter from his mother ask
ing n there was suythinE the matter
with him they had not heard from
him for two months. Remington was
sstonished He had not written for
two months he had been 80 busy
that he had forgotten to write DC
! wrote at once, and very penitently. ex-
planning that all his time was required
to open new field In the business and
It had absorbed all his attention BE
promised that IL should not occur
again.
When Remington was twenty five h.
had succeeded IN two lines. He had
| saved money and made himself vaIu.
able. He was worth more than his
! money The concern he was with Of
fered to pay hin each year Eve times
the amount al his savings. He &C.
cepted and remained with IT.
Remington sent his parents remit
tances from this time forward. But
he never went to see them. he waa
too busy at first he mailed tue checks
himself with an affectionate letter, bu,
finally. having turned over his priv it,
matters to his clerk. they were n
ways mailed by him On the FIRST Of thu,
month with no letter at all.
The members Of the firm were tdy-
ing III. and Remington after awhile
became managing partner. He was
now so busy that he had no time what
lever to write to his parents and never
did So; But his clerk sent the remit
tanoes regularly. One day q man ask
ed him something about his mother
he looked at the questioner. dazed
| For an instant he did not seem quite
sure he had mother The next mo
ment panied expression passed over
his face. But three men were waiting
to ask instructions on some point per
tanning to the business. and his atten
Non was diverted.
| Remington would not permit any
one except himself to decide any ques
ton Of great or small importance. II
was not long before the other part
ners-they were now all juniors-dis
covered that his health was breaking
down under the strain Of too much
work.
whats the matter with him?" ask
ed one of them Of doctor.
! Hes a slave to detail. same n
some one to liquor or drugs"
They demonstrated with the man
aging partner. but he would not listen
to them. Something must be done.
One Sunday morning in early spring
when Remington couldn't very we'll GO
to business one of his junior partner .
prevailed anon him to kill time till be
might recninnence the weeks drive
by going for a sail on Il vacn..
| Remington did not get off thar zach.
for six weeks He had been kid
mapped. He swore. he fumed, he
threatened, all TO no purpose Th,
yacht was headed for the island 0"
Madeira. and he couldn't get asnor.
Finally he gave himself up to tn.
pleasant lazy surroundings. and the
nervous Juror that had been driving
him on began to wear of when be
reached Madeira and went into its
tropical gardens fllled with perfume
exhaling plants. There he luxuriat q,
In q sort Of coDvalescence He wa
ready to listen to reason. he signeu
Z bond with 100000 forfeit. agreeing;
- divide the business into Idepa ri
1ents. appointing a manager for excl
end solen1nly pIedRine his word "
hozor not to interfere With any rnan
aGer IN any particular.
| After week spent Waiting the a.
teFent, parts o. the. tslaAd The party
returned TO America.
! There was nothing to do In arrans.
ing the business IN accordance With
| the new plan. for 1t was 10 arranged
already. What was necessary was
for Remington to leave each depart
ment to its manager. Therefore OF,
his return. finding the business going
On just as well as it had been unde.
his personal supervision. he started to
visit his father and mother.
He found Two old people who did
not recognize him when he entered