American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-09-21
CHAPTER v-ContInued.

Nt1tNP En- v0OOnLIntS0.
Il know little about the social obi
cations of the world to which you re-
fer. 1t has not been my privilege to
have In entrance therein"
Merely a matter of choice on your
deprecatingly.
Possibly" was the cool reply. Il
have not hitherto been greatly inter
ested in effecting an entrance with
In the charmed circle, nor am / es-
pecially now. saving your presence Of
course and meaning not the slightest
offense in the world"
None whatever is taken, and I
pray you to proceed. You interest
me exceedingly"
Tn my I~-siness, Mr.. Haldane, and
] have no doubt that the experience
is your own, l have found that what
/ supervise myself is we'll done, and
what I delegate to others is frequently
Ill done. and sometimes not done at
all"
1.-THE remark Is as old as Ben Frank
lin" laughed Haldane, "and the prin-
ciple is older still" But surely" he
went on, 'in a great business such
as yours is, you can't attend personal
ly to every detail yourself"
"By no MEANS" returned the other.
II have succeeded in surrounding my
self with a very capable corps of SUBJ
ordinates-perhaps l had better call
them assistants-who have been tried
and tested, and upon whom l have de-
volved responsibilities commensurate
with their capacities, and from whom
l expect results. But I supervise ev-
cry department Of the business myself.
l am In possession of frequent reports
concerning 1T even in its details. 1
make regular and rigid inspections.
In short, so far as n man can do
30, l have 1t all in my W hands.
certainly in my own mind"
my own practise, Mr.. Gormly, with
my affairs, which are somewhat large
and extensive. is similar to yours"
81 take it, SIR" was the answer.
that we are in line with all successful
men In that"
It irked Haldane a little to be sc
calmly included in the same category
with Gormly; for he had never been
in trade and had acquired much Of the
old world prejudice against the keep
ing Of a store. However. 1t was not
worth quarreling about Not that
Haldane had the slightest objections
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contrary, he would have enjoyed It
immensely, and indeed intended In
one way or another to do that very
thing before he got through with him;
but It would be bad policy to do 1t
without more preparation for victory,
and 1t would be in e~xecrable taste to
precipitate antagonism in the enjoy
ment of his hospitality. Therefore he
swallowed his dislike and proceeded
as follows:
Even the best of subordinates
make mistakes once in q while"
"They are no more immune from
that" was the swift rejoinder. than
the ablest of employers"
Haldane laughed. 1t was exceed
llRly well QOHC. ~ tA0
even deceived his acute companion.
He smoke with an air Of the utmos:
frankness.
II have no personal concern, OF
course, in the matter. but I have
been greatly interested in the remark
able series of articles that have APP
reared under your name. ! suppose
Won were betrayed into this unforsu-
nate position through some erro. on
the part of n of you subordireSes.
NO" said Gormly, that was Il mis-
take of NV own, one of those employ
er's errors to which we alluded a mo
ment since"
at is like to cost you dear, | fancy
hefore you get through. The o
nam Freight Traction company, which
7 hear is an Immensely strong
financial organisation and is nat
ural,y relentless and inexorable IN
matters of business, is apt to exact
compliance with its demands. OF
leave your warehouses. as 1t were' /"
the air" uh
~ have never credited them Win
any other intent"
arhen | suppose in the end you VIII
,,,r medicine. as the young men