The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-23

0ne-third If the front of the remodel
ed factory was given over to offices be-
fitting such a distinguished set Of off,
GERS. Entering spacious vestibule In
Dutch tiling. one saw surrounding him
a number of beautiful glass doors lead
ing into the Office of the president in
white and gold, Of the vice president in
mahogany and ebony. of the second
vice president in rosewood and silver
birch. of the secretary in walnut and
xedar, of the treasurer in redwood and
birdseye maple. and of the manager In
plain oak. Besides these. there was an
arched and groined directors room,
which was a triumph in ceramic art;
a buffet stocked with more varieties of
liquids than a dyeshop. and small
boy. proud in so many gold buttons
that in the sunlight he was one solid
blaze. Behind all this there, was a
simple factory. with the shafting care
fully gilded and the betting t1uttering
with kaleidoscope ribbons; workmen.
grinning foolishly when unobserved, in
snow white uniforms. and the very
cleanest Of clean shavings scattered
everywhere. The officers of the COM
pany brought hosts and f1ocks and
bevies of women. some young and
some old, and all so beautiful by art
that nature. out Of pure spite, had
wasted no gifts upon them. These la
dies, taught carefully from infancy to
be charming. were charmed into costa
sizes by everything they saw without
discrimination. unless they discrimi
mated in favor of Wallingford himself,
whom they voted to be most charm
ing manager. as did the board Of d.
rectors next day at their first regular
meeting in the new quarters.
You see fellows" declared Hickey
Saunders. Its not only sportin', but
rippin, what this chap Wallingford's
done. He's made it possible for each
fellow to entertain in his own offices
with all the resources Of club and all
the privacy Of his own quarters. and
yet it doesn't need chaperonage be-
cause it's IL bloomin' factory Office.
Wonderful business man. call him.
Remarkable" agreed Benssy. II
never saw line of liquors and wines
selected with so nice discrimination.
Boy. tell Ike to make us another OF
those absinthe puffs."
"Yes. sir" said Toad Jessop.
II should say that we should vote to
increase our managers salary" sug-
gested Won Humperdinck, his little
pompadour bristling backward with
the happy thought.
impossible" declared Rnggold
Cash, rubbing his left hand with his
right as if he would rub off the black
spots. He has no salary. if you re-
member. but it would be perfectly
proper, think, to render him vote
of confidence" ....
This the board of directors did, and
Mr.. Wallingford. called in to receive
it, was gratified almost to death. he
was dressed that day with faultless
precision. and his costume bore in 1t
the combined traces Of social favor
ite-a business magnate and an effi-
cient maitre d'hotel.
"You cannot imagine, gentlemen.
how proud and pleased am,' he told
them, smoothing down his frock coat
over his more than we'll developed fg-
ure SO as to increase the impressive
breadth Of him. ut has been my am
bition to create for you a model fac
tory, one of such appointments that
gentlemen Of the finer instincts might
feel it not only profitable but pleasant
to be connected with it. and l think
that if the sordid aspects Of business
were kept tritle more in the back
ground more of our young men OF
means might be induced to bring their
needed taste and refinement into
trade"
Hear, hear!" interpolated the en-
thusiastic Hickey, and the others. fol-
lowing his lead. clapped their hands.
"Allow me now to turn to stern bust
ness and to lay before you a synopsis
of our progress during the two months
and half since we organized our COM
pany Our factory you have seen.
You have, think, seen the circulars
and catalogues mailed you from time
to time as they were received from the
printers. l now have the pleasure OF
presenting to you the most promising
of the replies l have had from our ad-
vcrtising. The first one of these, re-
questing us to make a price on 300 OF
the portable bungalows, is from a
: Michigan cranberry monopolist. who
expects to house his pickers right
where the picking is good. The next
one, from Ontario. wishes prices on
125, and this one, from Arkansas. asks
for quotation on 100 of the portable
bungalows. You will note, gentlemen
: that all these letters speak most en-
Enthusiastically of the Speckled Bass
portable bungalow, and l must confess
that if you can book the orders fol
these 525 bungalows at gross return
of over 100000 shall feel not only
encouraged. but fattered."
,, Hear, heart" shouted Hickey Saun