The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-07
By T. b. LINTON

IN moment he bad control of bis rlsluG
anger. and, turning to his cashier, said
't1om. make me M statement of the re
ceipis and expenditures of the Office for the
last SIX wears, showing comparison OF the
last three years with the three years pre-.
vious.'
''All right, Mr.. Davis - replied the cashier.
'sT'l have it for YOU in half an hour.
Later in the Iav. with the statement IN his
pocket. Davis left for Cincinnati to have an
interview with the superintendent.
"Now Mr. Brown said Davis TO the su.
perintendeni. after showing him the state
ment Of the receipts and expenses of the Of
fee for six years ''that is my record, AS you
see. the receipts of the Office have been
doubled in the last three years
But the receipts this year are less than
last year How do YOU explain that'
Last year was an exceptionally good year,
The brokers and manufacturers dll An en-
tensive telegraph business. aud ] secured
number of new customers. This year they are
not doing SO much business.
''Well. why have YOU not decreased your
expenses proportiouately:
81 am increasing the efficiency OF the serV.
ice. You will note that the receipts of the
Office have doubled since | became manager.
That s the result of good service ~
Yes, that's good as far as it goes; but
policy is TO reduce expenses, Now, Mr.,
Davis I have nothing against You personally,
but nv instructions are to discharge every
man who does not cooperate with us in cut
ting expenses Your record is good. II you
will cut some salaries in your Office and get
YOUR expenses lower will recall my request
for
cashier He is getting more
But he is good man and NAV leave US
You cap get plenty of men to take his
place; we have stacks of applications -
''He has helped build up the business and
it's hard to find man that will put the on
thusiasm that he has into the work, Besides,
he stood by me-
''well. your chief operator, His salary is
higher
"He is a better chief than the average.
His experience makes bim valuable man.
fiI'ben look at your messenger boys, They
get too much
sEWhy. Mr.. Brown. have the best nesseu-
ger force in the country. You ought TO see
them hustle for message. They work over
time. and there ism It anything they won't do
for me-
"Well. Mr.. Davis. where will You reduce
cxpensesf''
'fYou will pardon me. Mr.. Brown, when
state that ! know the conditions In my of.
fee and city better than YOU do. | have
gained. and am holding. some Of our biggest
customers by giving them the best service
they have ever had. 7 know that to reduce
expenses. and thereby impair the service
would mean big loss of business to the
company
SIT seems unnecessary TO discuss this mat
ter further. understand. then, that YOU will
not reduce expenses.
81 will not. Good ds.Y Mr. Brown
When Davis arrived at his office next morn
lug. hib 6rst act was 10 write formal resig-
nation and forward it to the superintendent
He went through bis mail. dicated replies,
ana cleared up his desk
10 the evening he called all his employees
into his office, and, after thanking them for
their loval support aud efficient service. told
them that at the request OF the supcriutcnd.
ent he had resigned.
There were exclamations Of surprise and in
dignaton Ono Of the operators proposed
that they all strike. There were rumors OF
assent.