The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-09-28
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Oat5oas q ~ world to which you 70
~. It has noe bssn my privilege TO
have IN sntraaes therein"
Merely Q natAsr q choice o. your
DaFt, ! Am sure" narmured Haldans
Asprscatingly.
Possibly" vas ~ 0oei reply. Z
Asvs not hitherto bssa greatly inter
osesd n efRecting an entrance with
u tAs charmed circle, nor aA ~
Dssially now. saving your Drsesaos Of
essrss and meaning not tAs GlloAtsst
o6eass In the world"
7soas whatever 10 taken. aAA I
nv you to proceed. You intsesse
- exceedingly"
In my business. Mr.. Haldans. anA
] have no doubt that the experience
= your own. l have found that what
I supervise myself 10 we'll done. and
Wat delegate to others 10 frequently
m done. and sometimes not done At
N"
TIE remark 10 - old a. Bon Frank
tfn." laughed Haldans, "and the prin-
. e1pls b older still" But surely" he
I vent On, in . great business such
- yours ID. you can't attend personal
" 70 every detail yourself"
by NO means" returned the other.
Il have succeeded in surrounding my
esn with = very capable corps Of sub
ordinates-perhaps had better call
them assistants-who have been tried
and tested. and upon whom have de-
voived responsibilities commensurate
With their capacities. and from whom
] expsct results. But I supervise ev-
sey department Of the business myself
I am in possession Of frequent reports
ooacerning It even in its details. I
make regular and rigid Inspections.
In short, 20 far a. one man can do
%. I have It all In my own hands.
certainly in my own mind"
my own practise. Mr.. Gormly. With
ny Affairs, which are somewhat large
and extensive. IL similar to yours"
II take 1t, SIR" was the answer,
stAat We are in line with all successful
men in that"
n irked Haldane . little TO b %
calmly included in the same category
With Gormly; for he had never been
b trade and had acquired much Of the
old world prejudice against the keep
ing Of . store. However. It was not
worth qoarreling about Not that
Haldans had the slightest objections
b quarrsiing with Gormly: on the
sootrary. he would have enjoyed It
Immensely. and indeed intended IN
sas' way or another to do that very
tAing before hs got through with him:
J hut II would b bad policy to do 1t
S11thout more preparation for victory.
and It would b In sxecrable taste 70
precipitate antagoaism in the enjoy
nsnt Of his hospitality. Therefore he
swallowed his dislike and proceeded
- follows:
Even the bsst Of subordinatss
make mistakes oaos n . WHILE"
They Are NO more immune from
ehat." was the swift rejoindsr. than
the ablsst Of employer"
Haldane laughed. It was exceed
lngly we'll done. For the moment It
even deceived HE acute companion.
He spoke with an air of the utmost
franknsss.
Il have no personal concern. Of
course. in the matter, but have
been greatly interested in the remark.
able series Of articles that have ap-
psared under your name. I suppose
you were betrayed into this >unfortu-
nate position through some error ON
he part Of one Of your subordineses. -
NO." said Gormly, that was = mis-
take Of my own, one Of thoso employ
sr's errors to which We alluded . mo
ment since"
1T 10 IKE to cost you dear, I fancy.
before you get through. The Cor
ham Freight Traction company. which
I hear II An immensely strong
Anancial Organization and 10 nat
orally relentless and insxorabls IN
matters Of business. is apt to exact
compliance with its demands, q
Isays your warehouses. ~ Il were. IN
tAs air"
T have never credited them WIN
eny other intent"
Then l suppose IN the end you vill
DAke your medicine, ~ the young ms1