Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-29

thoroughness, a lofty spirit of scru-
+ pulous dealing distinguished Mr.. Man
nesmann's business life.
He and his brothers had, ana the
brothers stll have, vast interests in
Morocco of both a mining and an ag-
ricultural nature. The dubious poll
tics and the oriental evasions charac-
/ terlstic OF public and commercial life
IN that country sometimes involved
/ the operations of the Mannesmanns
/ In eXasperating delays-delays. no
/ doubt which high handed dealing on
certain occasions ana the giving of
yelled brides on others would have
obviated.
Highly Thought of in Morocco.
In this kind Of maneuvering the
| Nannesmann would never engage
Their agents engineers and mining
experts always received the most pos
tive instructions to conduct negotla-
tons with the native chiefs and land
owners on the same basis of open and
scrupulous dealing which had given
the firm its great name on the conti-
nent Of Europe
These representatives were also in
formod-and the warning was often
reterated-that any deviation from
these principles of business would re-
suit in their instant dismissal from the
service of the company. The. result
was that the people of Morocco We're
tynpl VauIt 10
Of Mannesmann-M ulag - such was
the firm name-than they were to,
trust certain governments.
1t was because Mannesmann inter
ests in northern Africa were imperled
that Germany and France were nearly
involved In war two years ago. Mr.
Mannesmann more than once told
me that it was only the pacific and
Conciliatory attitude of the emperor
which prevented an outbreak of hos
uIitIes at that time.
Great Lover of Children.
Though Mr. Mannesmann was UNI /
married he was essentially n family I
man on the numerous children Of !
his brothers, and indeed, upon every
body's children, he lavshed great ten
derness, and children in turn adored /
him
wen remember how the house
rang with delighted cries when, on !
the trip from Aachen to Berlin, we 4
reached the villa of one of his broth
ers in Rescheid, where the Names
mann tube works are located.
I
has comet rang through the great
house, which contains the finest coll
lection of Moroccan antiquities and
landicraft in the world, and for half
an hour there was whirl OF frolic
md endearment
Again, when we stopped in Hanover
'or a bite of luncheon, he gathered |
lp groups of wide-eyed German
ichool children who had collected in
he street to look at the little cars
or the wounded, which they regarded
IS some new Kind of war toy, and he
oaded them into the cars for a ride |
oward the outskirts of the town.
Anxious as he was to reach the war |
ffice, and full as his mind was of
'lans for the service of his country,
e had time for this pretty deed. II
As we glided down the street with
ur train of happy children he leaned |
ack in the car and listened to their il
lueals of excitement and pleasure
nth look of utter content, and
hail never forget how he said.
'Ah, how little it costs to give hap
mess Ina this uorllfn II
simple. Gentle and Gallant.
He was a great inventor and a great II
IAN of business, hut he was essen
ally simple. ! have heard him give II
rders with lightning like rapidity to II
iree people at once, and have seen
is crisp, autocratic ways when there
as business To be pushed forward
And Vet there was blended with the
IAN Of business the quaint, gallant
avs of ar old world beau lie al
avs kiss the hands of the ladies
meetiuy and parting and his man
En- towers them, as toward children.
rs beautifully gentle
One y his contentious, which he l.