The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-21

proposition. 1t was new it was daring and specula-
tive but it did appear though it would mean
him material reward in shorter time
than he had dreamed was possible. He also
with the natural pride Of the efficient that it
would enable him widen the of better spears
than ordinarily procurable. Furthermore. he k-
eG his competing spear maker, even though the man
less efficient and he felt he could help him to be-
proficient in their and than
under the conditions then existing
One of the inefficient mans spears was lying near
hand and the efficient spear maker examined it
closely Though undeniably the shaft little un-
and the workmanship the flint head below
grade. he surprised to find the method employed
in joining the better and stronger than his
A thought struck the efficient spear maker and he
went to another member OF the tribe. who also be-
onged the spearmaking fraternity and asked leave
TO examine sample of his product. This spear had
the best flint head he had but the joining
work and the shaft wretched. He went to still
another maker and examined a newly finished
specimen this mans The shaft remark
ably and we'll balanced but the joining work and
the head poor.
The efficient spear maker returned to his own
and spears that day. His brow
wrnkled with his efforts at mind concentration as
lie pondered a daring and original thought that
had occurred to him the result of the dreamers visit
and proposition and of his examination of his fell
low-craftsmen's handwork That night in his cave
home finally he solved his problem and closed his
eyes in sleep.
The morning he called the other spear max
ers to council and made to them this proposition:
Because am the best spear maker in the tribe
paid beaver skin for every spear Be-
cause your in the estimation OF the tribe
not good mine you paid only third OF
beaver skin for each you individually produce"
Il find, however, that one of you excels in making
flint heads and that another leads in making true well
balanced shafts, and that the third does good
Joining work. have friend who has agreed to take
and sell moro spears than can produce individually
and need your help in order to increase output OF
spears.
IF you three men will work under my direction
will guarantee each Of you return of half beaver
skin for every spear turned by your efforts. In
stead, however, of each turning out complete spear.
the best in each the three necessary steps good
making shall specialize in that which he
does best"
The a half beaver skin instead Of a third
and accepted tho proposition of the efficient spear
maker More quickly than before in the history
Of spear making was the dreamer supplied with his
hundred and sent his dispose of them
to other tribes Then the efficient maker found
another problem his hands. On account of his in
creased output his surplus stock ping at an
alarming rate and furthermore. he had but few beav
skins left with which to pay the wages of the
who working for him. In his dilemma he decided
to 90 to the chief of the tribe.
This chief mighty and protected the
tribe from foreign aggression. In peace he
tower Of strength in preventing internal dissensions
among the tr1besmen. AS in he sometimes used
laid aside the policemans club and brought two
reling ribesmen together by clever scheme In fact
he considered scheming the most efficient method
by which to gain point. 1t always seemed to him it
saved a useless expenditure of energy-work
The efficient told the chief all the ms and
outs Of the plan for producing good and Of
his troubles due to The chief asked
him where the dreamertrader had gone and the reply
was. ITO the north" The efficient spear maker
then dismissed and told return the next day. The
matter overnight
and said he thought he could hit scheme by
which the difficulty could be surrounded
The efficient his business troubles to bed
with him that night his sleep fitful and dis
turbed. Next morning the chief seepyeyed but
he had scheme. He told the efficient he person
ally would advance sufficient beaver skins the
could be met, provided they would be paid
back from the earnings OF the business at the end of
thirteen and that in addition he should receive
for the of hundred skins during that time
six skins Furthermore, he stated he would take off
the efficient mans hands his overproducton of
and would send three of his own with them into
the undeveoped territory covered by the other three
cardinal points AS fast as the spears could be made
ready would take two hundred at the of
seventy beaver skins hundred and would then de-
part the trading journey. The efficient man &C.
copied the with of gratitude in his
great chief had saved his business and his reputa
ton.
The chief hired three other spear makers and set
them to work along the plan the efficient man had
outlined him, in secret glade in the forest His
next declare that the tribes flint deposit
which the only known in all the countryside,
had become valuable to the tribe that it have
special protection This he guaranteed to give and
acted in return that anyone taking away piece of
flint for an arrow spear head pay him
a skin for his trouble in guaranteeing
tho tribe its peaceful possession of the precious deposit
The three of the chief had set off their
respective journeys The dreamer-trader, however,
had yet returned and the efficient
maker found himself embarrassed by increasing
stock of spears. Once he went to the chief and
explained situation. The chief suggested that,