The evening world., 1913-12-13

Of the Lake shore Win hoaduuaftfTs IN
Clev ela nd. From there was brought
To New YORK In 1907 In the New York
Central
Il have had only one maSim. summed
Up briefly. u was DO the best you can
Ny advice TO young man. ~ you
think I am competent To give any. 10
this: Make yourself invaluable to your
employer: study his interests In every
particular; apply yourself 10 your task
10 the best Of your ability. and your
merit 10 bound to be recognised.
The great trouble with young men -
that they get IN n ru'-get mechanicah
4 man TO he valuable 10 his employer
must have dear. lie must De able 10
think beyond the rules OF the ONCE or
the precedents and be able TO show
that he has taken into his heart the
solving successfully Of the business
problem with which he 10 associated.
80 many young men are content &c
draw n fairly good snlary-they have
% much for expenses. 90 much for
p,sasurs-and they work day In and
day ou, ~ machines. The work Ia not
even congenial and they work h the
face Of tho positive knowiet!ss that
there 10 no advancement for them"
TH,NoS THAT OTHERS SAY
ABOUT HIM.
50 much for the autobiography. Nov
fov some OF the things that other pso-
pie say about Alfred n. smith. His
Dominating Characteristic - snersy.
Cvas since be started out in overails
and rubber boots With the construction
cans hs has been On the job day. night
aoA Sunday. NothinS ever intsrfered
WITH HE settins into the very centre
oS action wherever Il happened. As An
operating manager ne was all over the
! section Of road he controlled. lie can
handle a shovel, . cro~bar or s'ease
alongside Of any husky section boss '"'
dAy.
A f>~ months ago Mr., smiths pr'va'e
car stcpped At Adrian. M.ch. LooNi"s
4 e,,t ef the window he saw the old STA
thea that ~ remembered In days ~ne.
he vas Q foreman OF constrecuon' 81
ssA,y needed . ooas OF paint
10 think OF the Adrian sseuon %
, ans allowed to lock like that! eA
nsimsd smith. "Its . rejection on I'M
, sel,ovs who came from THE town
rnsn he got Into ofhcial action sn<
the head Of the New York Central sys
tenn saw to II that the Adrian depo
had q Goa, Of nns paint put on II
, shortsst possible time.
!, In the oldsn days they used 20 CO
\ him Meteor" smith. because OF IN
a vav he tore through work and time
Back Of sli the personality that ma
|. characterized recent predicate OF IN
D New York Central systsm there 10 IN
!. indslIhis imprint Of Lake shore tre,n
4 ing. There 10 something about IN
. wonderful experience and schoo'ing me
. get IN the company's service that give
the ability and the opportunity 70 rio
q, to the top.
Old John NswaM. Its president "a
i many years. left on the Lake shor
% organization the stamp OF his ow
% marvellous individuality. vigor an
. strength. Il passed ~ . heritage
d william IL. Newman. vino later hecan
n President Of the New York Central ayi
A tenn.
Then came william C. Brown. u
was vice-Prssidsut and General MAJ
Aser OF the Lake shore. With Smith I
! his general superintendent. The Ne
r York Central brought Brown on
70 New York TO become general manag'
h. under Newman. and he brought Smil
V along.
In regular order thsy marched ri
n ward. Brown succeeded Newman I
= pesaidsnt and smith allsd In ~ gsnsr
!. manager Nc Brown has retired ~
~ smAth bsoom. prsstdeat. In John Ne'
- alrs day the president Of the 70,
% worked hsFdes and longer hours thi
ID any other smp,oyss. Thars what Smi
y. 0oSo to-Aay.