The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-19
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THE BUSINESS MAN.

worry, the effort to meet competitors
and vet keep conscience clear by not |
putting more on the label than Is In
the can / thought as walked mp the
street how little help business men as |
class have got from one pulpit
know Here are men trending path
ways six days week out Of seven.
and the ministry sometimes acts as II
it's way We're so tainted with some
dread miasma that 1t would poison the
sacred atmosphere of the church to
Introduce such topics. Meanwhile the
business world pretty nearly controls
that which now is. We live in its age.
and that is far in advance Of the mark
edly barbaric occupation of hunting.
fishing and fighting. Stagnation In the
business world would mean lessening
of libraries, museums, colleges and
churches. Wars. strikes. political cam
paigns. are dreaded lest they should
lower the barometer of trade. The
first question asked is. Will 1t hurt
business?
The Pace That Kills.
the worry and care that men In bust
ness have. not even those Of my own
profession. Stand at the great -four
corners" OF your town-nOte the faces
Twenty-Five years ago the business
man was bale and hearty: He had
hours Of moderation and composure:
trade was gradual. spontaneous
growth: it left some hours for leisure.
home and sleep. Today he Is smaller
in avoirdupois, face thinner. eyes more
restless He is under constant excite
ment and restless activity. with an un
eonquerabIe passion for immediate sue
cess and wealth. He totally sacrifices
domestic comfort and personal ease.
which his father would not have
dreamed of. Go to shop in Germany
at noon and the sturdy old fellow will
not bulge to wait OH you till he has
finished his dinner and filed his pipe.
The American business man has gone
around to the quick aunch >place-"will
be back in five minutes" ] know men
who are carrying their stores on their
backs They are dashing out their
lives against their safes: their life
blood stains their cashbook and ledger.
| Say. brother. stop IL moment: take
| long breath. God never intended you
| to be pack horse You brought moth
| ing into this world: you can take moth
| ing out.
The Modern Colossus.
1t is considered clever to belittle our
| day as given mp to money making.
| Cold hearted commercialism is said to
be destroying our finer selves. AS a
matter of fact. business is the most
civilized occupation the race ever took
up. 1t has ended slavery, lessened
war. limited monarchies and helped
the church toward Il practical working
basis But business has in the end
| to play fair or it will ruin itself. Some
day when we are better educated we
will sell fair. divide profits and make
common the interests Of all and not
the fortune Of the few. As 1t Is you
are part Of that system that now rules
| the world bow my head In ac-
acknowledgement that the real colossus
| that presides over cabinets and sways
fleets and armies is your profession.
The great questions Of state in the
worlds diplomacy are determined by
private capitalists. Kings, presidents.
ministers and cabinets before they
| commence acts that will make history
| await the nod of banker. The sun.
moon and stars In the political sky
make their bow to u ruler that sits not
/. on Capitol hill. but on Trade street.
The time is coming when the cotton
mill will be stronger than an arsenal
and the man behind the counter than
the man behind the gun.
Your Silent Partner.
Who can understand your tempta-
items? Some day yon waken to find
the ledger tells profits are small. col
lections slow. expenses large. You
say: Here goes. It's make or break.
I'll borrow money and invest big If
lose won't be any worse off. A thou.
sand from nothing. nothing remains. :
The boat that couldn't float in the little
stream goes out I'll the breakers The
lanterns Of right and wrong are easily
confused. Health sacrificed is n great
temptation. Fifty per cent of the
merchants know have been wrecked
: physically" says Americas greatest
merchant. One pays price. too. intel
lectually. The tendency OF trade is tt
cr;lmp Il man. How rare to read any
thing but the newspaper! We read M
books. hate music. make no visits. so
i ciety is Il bore. We know nothing Of
nature. only that the day is rainy. ho
+ Or cold. How about spiritual duties
No man has 4 right to be engaged ii
things purely secular as to have nj
lime for Cod You need partner
) His name need not be over your door
He need have no money invested
! Simply the deciding factor in you
business. Let him be your Silent Part
ner. After the last store has closed
! the last blink bars its door. utter you
last account is closed. may you hea
him say. well doner'