The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-29
MOST CONSCIENTIOUS
CORPORATION MAN
IN WALL STREET


i. IN WALL STREE
I'm the Interesting People" depart
: ment OF the February American Maga
zine appears an account of James Far
4 rell, president of the billion-and-a
p half-dollar Steel Corporation. and sal
f. 10 be the most conscientious corpora
ton official in Wall street. Following
is an extract nom the article:
The most conscientious corporation
official in Wall street." Thus on,
man.
Jimmy Farrell on, he used 1.
load scrap in & wire mill Thus an
other.
Put these two remarks together and
YOU get in tabloid form the character
and history Of James A. Farrell. presi-
dent of the billion-and-a-ha half dollar
United States steel Corporation.
Let as take another tabloid and
here quote Farrell himself 4 work
fourteen hours "a day Notice the
tense. This was the reason why the
head Of The steel trust amazed AN who
heard him testify in the corporation $
defense To the governments suit for
It's dissolution recently. When Farrell
began life he worked twelve hours "A
day in the mills. lie does not work
twelve hours today hut more His
idea of the duties of The presidency of
the biggest company in the world is
that additional responsibility entails
additional work.
Il remember how on ON" occasion
had been trying for several weeks ~
obtain an interview with Mr.. Farrell:
but mo- matter at what hour arrived
at his office he was busy ana unable
TO see me. Eventually / gained al.
mittance. This was At the time when
there was good deal Of agitation !
over the twelye-hour a day shit in |
the steel mills, and rcformers were de-
an cight-hour working day |
Farrelrs FIRST remark rs entered was
Sorry ! could not see YOU before, but
YOU see have 10 work more than T.
hours a dav.'
But Farrell is the type OF man who
.hrives on work. y big man. physi-
'aliy a swell as mentally. he stands
well over six feet, Notwithstanding the
slight stoop of the shoulders, which is
he only remaining sign of his carly
lays of labor in the mills-a stoop of
strength, not of weakness. His rca-
ures are large ana bold and his hands
ire those of the docr the organizer.
ears of hard work and responsibility
ave silvcred the hair, but his face
otherwise is young. Perhaps the most
triking thing about the mans appear
nee, however is his dircctncss. His
yes are clear and steady, his whole
manner straightforward and open.
What of Farrell the man? Perhaps
lis most striking characteristic is his
mate sense of morality. particularly ,
BUSINESS morality. This it was that
ept him as shown by letters produc-
d ON the occasion of his testimony.
rom taking part i'm pools i'm which !
early ell steel men at one time or
mother participated, and which pools
id not tend 10 benefit the consumer.
ARIEL refused 20 permit himself t. c
ecome Identified with these pools. and {
ven after the corporation was formed, s
nj it was suggested To him that his [
pposition 20 such gIecments might I
@ against the interests of the COM /
any, hr steadfastly refused to coun- ]
nance them. l
"A year or So ago Farrell was ON "a |
line inspection trip and arrived at I
No mine to learn that there had just
zen caye-in ana that men were at 7
ork snoring up the falling walls
ARIEL entered the mine cage and gave !,
he signal for the operator To send him !.
pwn. But the foreman mterfered: :
on mustn't go down there Mr.. Far :
II, it's as much as your life is worth a
" our men are working down there, -
en't they" demanded Farrell impa- .
entity. And again he turned To- the a
'cratur: Lower away"