The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
copyright. 1913. by The BObbs-Merrin Company

Bobbs-M Merrill Company
Not conspicuously 80. The place
was here, and 1t served my purpose
very we'll. l don't need much room,
you know. I'm not a Wall street
hero"
"Humph!" grunted Henley, still
skeptic.
What" Mark asked, did you come
here for?"
Henley grunted again. Cordial, ]
must say! l came to restore your
sanity" He rose, hopping his red
face with a silk handkerchief. Take
me out of this sun and I'll begin. l
hear you're pretty far gone"
Mark led him into a cool office-like
room - pleasant enough-and made
him comfortable with a cigar and a
chair by a window from which view
Of the valley was to be had.
Not sybaritic," Henley grudgingly
admitted, but good enough for man
who has no women Now tell me
what you're trying TO do here"
And Mark began, simply, without
enthusiasm or sentimentalizing, TO set
forth his idea.
The explanation came to an end.
Mark awaited his auditors comment.
"Of course, you know" Henley said,
with an easiness that was outward
only, you won't put 1t through"
II do not know that" Mark an
swered quietly. This valley is we'll
situated with respect to the market.
It's transportation facilities are good.
Our fuel is here, and l can get ore
here cheaper than Quinby or Mac
Gregor. can make steel cheaper
than anybody in America, and there's
no plant of its size that can equal
mine in capacity. In ten years, with
a fair field"
With fair field. Exactly"
you mean won't have it?"
You won't have it."
WHY"
For one thing-profts.-
"Ill make money here"
ut isn't a question OF your profits
nor of profits alone, but the size of
profits. No." Henley shook his head
vigorously, you can't have it I'm
here to tell you that"
"Well?"
Il have no objection to your safety
appliances. They're practical. They'll
save twice their cost In damages ev-
cry year."
That's obvious"
'T'll agree to the baths. II the men
want to clean up after work-why,
regard bathing as a very proper
habit"
Mark smiled. The man will be
grateful"
I'm not Joking" Henley reminded
him sternly. I'll go as far as to
agree to their eight-hour shift-as an
experiment I'd like to see 1t tried
out"
"Yes?"
Your company stores, company gar
dens and company homes are we'll
enough. They can be made profitable
properly handled. But your profit
sharing plan Is all wrong and"-Hen-
ley leaned forward and raped on the
arm of his chair to emphasize each
woodland you can't have 1t.
wouldn't care If you gave them only
a nominal share. II would be useful
at first-to get good men UP here Aft
erward you could cut 1t out. But why,
In Gods name, give them half?"
Because I'll need the other half for
some things I'm planning"
I'm not Joking" Henley repeated.
why give them half?"
"Oh, that's an approximation. 1t
seems to me a pretty fair division Of
the spoils. l don't insist on It's accu-
racy. However, that's not the point"
Mark Strengthened up in his seat by
the desk. facing Henley squarely.
Have you forgotten that my money
and mine only is invested in this
plant? l can quote good authority,
yourself, that a man ought to be al
lowed to run his own business to suit
himself"
"As long as he hurts no one else. "
Mark smiled again at that. you
said you weren't joking. suppose
you aren't That's the joke of 1t. How
ever, the point is, you forbid me to
conduct my own business In my own
way. And your authority"
The power" answered Henley quiz
city, Ito smash you-and the will.
We've got labor where we want It in
this business and we propose to keep
1t there. What you propose would be
dangerous precedent. II we let you
succeed, we'd have the men all over
the country yammering for the same
freak conditions. Therefore, we won't
let you succeed"
IL see. And your"
81? l made you-have you forgot
ten that?-and I'm responsible for you
/ helped to put labor where II is, at
some risk to myself. and l don't pro
pose to have man OF my own max
ing undo the biggest thing I've ever
done. Therefore, won't let you sue
ceed."
You are quite sure you can do it
smash me?"
"Truitt, every steel company in the
country will make II its business &c