The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-29

is one fellow that can't quit That
\ tho fellow that makes the ghost wall
When ship puts cut from Singa
} pore for London. il is six months o
the way, through typhoon, breakers
storms and shadows. When the shi
\ reaches London and the captain goe
~ 10 make his report. there is only on
question asked OF him-'Did YOU brini
her into porte Ie can't SIT dow
when the hurricane blows and tail
about resigning. lie has go, TO sta!
ami night it out.
Four Sources Of Wealth.
There are four sources Of wealth
Wealth is plowed out of the prairie
out OF the forest. dug ont of the mines
or caught in the seine. Adam Smith
said-All wealth is a result of labor
applied To land | would suggest one
change-'All wealth is the result OF
| intelligent labor applied TO land And
YOU might add loving labor. The wealth
Of the world is not on account of the
soldier reformer preacher, agtator
poet or lecturer but it Is on account of
work
There is the German idea that every
man is damn fool five minutes every
day. When we see a man making 4
| damn fool Of himself we don't initiate
him. We know that our five minutes
IS coming. Some Of US use up our al
lotnent In the aggregate at one stretch,
while others spread it cut. But man is
only nj .,,,1..
part Of the time. Man is a process,
not a creation. Not all of the six days
allotted To this END have been used up"
Hubbard continued by pointing out
that the big men of New York and
other cities are not OF the cities. bur
the boys of the country, of the middle
west, of Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois
and Iowa.
Refers to Ford Plan.
Referring to the plan of Henry Ford
of the Ford automobile works, who two
or three weeks ago announced he
would double the wages and reduce
the working hours of the men in his
employ, Hubbard said: 1T gave us all
courage Business picked up" The
sage did not want To be understood :
endorsing the plan entirely, for he said
he rad some men in his employ at East
Aurora, who were getting $40 per
day, and after they receive their
checks on Saturday night are often
unable TO be at work Monday morning |
If they received IS per day Hubbard |
they would not be able to
return to work until "Wednesday.
Hubbard drew "A lesson from a visit |
10 the home OF James j. Hill He re-
ferred to the fact that Hill is going |
through life with one blind eye, but |
said he saw more with his one good |
Tungsten than most men see with |
two.
The Fra" humorously referred to
his visit to the office OF Mr.. Hill. He
had hardly introduced himself when
he great railroader asked him if he
was fond of art. Hubbard replied he
ioted on it. Then the lnancier sum-
noned a messenger To take Hubbard
10 his home that he might inspect the
Hill art treasures Il came to realize"
'aid Hubbard, that art gallery has a
Use the public doesn't fully appreciate.
Is great gift the socially inclined
'lace the ability to get rid of man
Who has no right calling on him and
tin retains his good will" The Roy
roftcr pointed TO the growth of Jim
Hill and the gradual expansion of his
abroad. He also drew a lesson from
he fact that Hill is still hard work
r, sticks to the work hours of his
'outh and is the first man on the job
II the morning.
Il would like to see the United II
;tatcs q commission form of govern
1Cnt," declared Mr.. Hubbard why II
ot. Not it is a scramble for votes and
he presidents care no more for truth
nd right than the doctor does for the
ealth of his patient or the lawyer for
he enforcement of the law.
The Trend Of the Times.
For eight years, ! have written
hree editorials weekly for William
nough, Hearst puts them under his
wn name ana pays me double. ! have
cen criticised for writing for that
beet by those who claim it is rotten.
always reply, it is MOI half as rotten,
$ il would be if | didn't write for it.
For ten years Hearst knocked big
usiness. Now he devotes two days
or week to UNFOLDING organization. 1t
nows the trend of the times.
when you make war on the payroll
Gu don't hurt the man who runs the
usincss. You do hurt the man who
etJ the pay envelope. and kick his
lie and cuff his children"
Euloeizes Governor Ferris.
~ believe ! said that Thomas JEFF
risen was the ono and only Demo-
'at. Now | want to make an cXcep-
on to il. ! want TO include also Gov