Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-29
Alcohol in Modern Business.

A vacancy occurred in a great
New York banking house. The
salary was large and the position
very important. a young man from
an inland city with influential
friends was suggested as the proper
person to fill the place. A number
of influential persons united in the
warmest commendations of his
character and ability. Letters recon-
mending him were sent to the bank,
and he received request to call
and see the president.
He was received with affability
and after a few minutes conversa-
tion was told that other arrange
ments had been made and the place
had been filled, or was about to be
given to another man. He was
shocked beyond measure and went
home greatly disappointed.
An intimate friend of the presi-
dent, who had warmly commended
him, wrote inquiring why the place
had been given to another man. The
answer came back we never en-
ploy men in our bank who come to
us with alcoholic breath" Then it
dawned on him that, feeling ner-
vous before calling on the president,
the young man had taken a glass of
wine, supposing that it would
steady his nerves and make MIN
more presentable.
A famous surgeon was called to
perform an operation on the son of
a wealthy manufacturer. He reach
ed the house after midnight. AS the
night was cold and he had to get
in a bus some miles From the rail-.
road station, he took a glass of
whiskey. When he reached the
house his breath indicated what he
had drunk.
The manufacturer received him
in the parlor, and after few min
utes conversation, said, Il have
been in business over forty years
and have large number of men in
my employ. l never allow any man
to do important work for me, who
has an alcoholic breath. must ad.
here TO my custom, pay you your
fee, and have some other doctor do
the work.
The physician retired with a new
light and conception that the
business world had a far clearer no.
tion of the effects of alcohol than
be had.
A third instance. The president
of large railroad accidentally step
ped into the office of the train dis
patcher on one division of the road.
The dispatcher had been in the SER
vice many years and was considered
very reliable, and yet that day he
had an alcoholic breath. After
few moments conversation the
president called the superintendent
.ad told him to replace that man at
once, no matter what his excuse
might be. Then he left orders that
every man with an alcoholic breath
should be dropped from the rolls Of
the company.
A man of wealth came from the
west to New York to close a most
important business agreement. On
the invitation of a friend he went
into one of the big clubs 10 dinner.
AT the table not far away he MOTTO
ed two men dining and drinking
freely from bottle of whiskey.
That afternoon, to his astonish-
ment, both of these men appeared
as principals in the b usiness ar
rangements be was about to make.
To the surprise Of all he fatty re-
fused to go on, saying that he had
changed his mind. The next day be
declared to confidential friend
that he would have no dealings
with any man who felt it necessary
to use spirits at meals or otherwise;
that in his life he had suffered more
from contact with moderate drink
ers than with fools and knaves.
These instances may be dupllcat-
ed in business circles, and show
clearly that business men recognize
total abstinence as one of the essen
tials for good work in all tn: de-
partments.
The best brains, the clearest in
tellect and the most perfect COM
mand of all the faculties are re-
quired in the work to-day, and
anything less than this is inviting