Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

than fifty years: q Il nry Woodman
| Manufacturing Chemist 5sss$
The doctors father had established
the business fifty-two years ago, and
the son. who bore his fathers name,
had succeeded to its management on
MS death. which occurred Just after
the return of the younger man with
his victorious regiment from their last
campaign with Grant before Peters
burg and Appomattox.
He took Stuart's hand in his big.
crushing grip and handed him letter,
which he opened and read hastily:
- -. f.. No 60 Gramercy Park,
To DR.. Henry Woodman:
| Lear Slr-l must have an answer to the
proposition Of the American Chemical
company before noon tomorrow After
that hour the matter will be definitely
| closed JNO. c. CALHOUN BIVENS.
April 2. 1885, .-.,.
Still looking at the letter he asked:
"What does it mean?"
AN uitlmatum from the chemical
trust. I'll explain to you when you've
seen something Of my work tonight.
with me at the diSpensary."
Stuart's eye rested on the embossed
heading Of the letter. mo. 60 Gramer-
cy park" and be slowly crushed the
paper. 1t was the Primrose house,
Mans home. Her mother had sue
ceeded
Bivens, the new sensation in high
finance. she had established as her star
! boarder In Stuart's absence: Riyens.
his schoolmate at college; Bivens. the
little razorback scion of poor white
trash from the south who had sudden
~ become millionaire!
His blood boiled with rage. As he
turned and followed the doctor he
laughed with sudden fierce determina-
| ton.
The dispensary vas Woodman's hob
by. The old fashioned drug store stood
on corner OF the Rowery. and in the
rear extension. which opened on the
side street. he had esta blished what he
| laughingly called his life line free
| dlspensary where any man needing
medicine or doctors advice could
have it without charge If unable to
pay.
For two hours Stuart saw him min
lister with patience and skill to the
friendless and the poor; for each a
cheerful word and the warm grasp of
| his big hand with the prescription
The young lawyer watched with curl
GUS interest the quickened step with
which each one left. The medicine had
begun to work before the prescription
| was filed.
! When the last applicant had gone
Stuart turned to the doctor:
And what is the proposition which
the distinguished young head of the
chemical trust has made your
THAT sell my business to them at
their own valuation and come into the
trust or get off the EARTH"
"And you wish my advice?"
EYES,
| "What figure did he name?''
| "More than it's cash value"
'"Then you will accept. of course?''
II would If there were not some
| things that can't be reckoned in terms
| of dollars and cents. If | take stock
in the American Chemical company |
am party to their methods. an heir to
their frauds"
''Yet isn't the old regime of the small
| manufacturer and the retailer doom
ed? Isn't combination the new order
Of modern life? Will it pay you to
fight q losing battle? Bivens is not a
man of broad culture. but he is very
smooth young gentleman"-
"He's a conremptible little scampv'
snapped the older man. "When | took
him into my drug store six years ago
he didn't have change of clothes
Now he's millionaire. How did he
get it? He stole a formula | had used
to relieve nervous headaches. mixed it
in water with a little poisonous color.
ing matter. pushed it into the soda
fountain trade. made his first half mil
lion. organized the American Chemical
company and bloSsomed into mag
nate. And now this little soda foun-
tain pip threatens ME with ruin unless
l join his gang and help him rob my
peighbors 1t happens that l like my
neighbors. My business is to heal the
sick, not merely to make money. Thou
sands of children die at my very door
every summer who could be sa we'd by a
single prescription If they could get it.
That's the thought that grips me when
! begin to figure the profits in this
trade I'm making fair living. |
don't want any more out of my neigh.
bors. I've shown you some of them
tonight"
s e.