The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-01-08

Bobhs- Merrill Company
| Not conspicuously so. The place
was here, and 1t served my purpose
very well. don't need much room.
you know. I'm not a Wall street
hero"
"Humph!" grunted Henley. still a
skeptic.
What" Mark asked, did you come
here for?"
Henley grunted again. Cordial, l
must say! came to restore your
sanity" He rose, hopping his, red
face with a silk handkerchief. Take
me out of this sur and III begin. l
hear you're pretty far gone"
Mark led him into a cool ofice-like
room pleasant enough-and made
him comfortable with a cigar and a
chair by a window from which a view
Of the valley was to be had.
Not sybaritic." Henley grudgingly
admitted, but good enough for a 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 It through"
81 do not know that" Mark an
swered quietly. This valley is we'll
situated with respect to the market.
Its transportation facilities are good.
Our fuel is here, and | a get ore
here cheaper than Quinby or Mac
Gregor. l can make steel cheaper
than anybody in America, and there's
no plant of its size hat can equal
mine in capacity. In ten years, with
a fair field
With a fair field. Exactly!-
You mean | won't have it?"
You won't have it"
Why"
For one thing-proits.-
IN make money here"
1T isn't a question of your profits
nor of profts alone, but the size of
profits. No." Henley shook his head
vigorously. you cant have it. I'm
uCIe To Tell you tudC
Well"
81 have no objection to your safety
appliances. They're practical. They'll
save twice their cost in damages ev-
cry year"
That's obvious"
IN agree to the baths. If the men
want to clean up alter work-why. Il
5000 INrL4--
habit
Mark smiled. The man will be
grateful"
I'm not Joking" Henley reminded
him sternly. an 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. l
wouldn't care if you gave them only
a nominal share. 1t would be useful
at frst-to get good men up here. Aft.
erward you could cut 1t out. But why,
in Gods name, give them half?"
because III meet 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
T plant? ] 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
D Mark smiled again at that. You
said you weren't Joking. | suppos
you aren't. That's the joke of IL. How
e ever, the point is. you forbid me tt
y conduct my own business in my owl
8 way. And your authority"
d The power" answered Henley qui
city, ito smash you-and the will
0 We've got labor where we want It il
this business and we propose to keel
1t there. What you propose would b.
g a dangerous precedent. II we let yo'
succeed, we'd have the men all owe
{ the country yammering for the sam
8 freak conditions. Therefore, we won
let you succeed"
Il see. And your"
u II? made you-have you forgot
ten that?-and I'm responsible for yor
I helped to put labor where It is, q
u some risk to myself, and l don't pre-
q pose to have a mar of my own mai
ing undo the biggest thing I've eve
done. Therefore, | won't let you SUE
ceed."
You are quite sure you can do IT.
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