The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-16
7H[ FINER SPIRIT
IN BUSINESS LIFE
,+s Dominating W IS Seen
~ n Countless Ways and
Phases
sons Magazine.)

81 VI hey had no vision the peo-
'becd"oou nerish." The history of
plo If he great nations or
man iba truth of his inspired words.
pao.r ms been no great work. no real
il ~ work. thath as not proceeded
i%SSn, , vision. an ideal. a model exist
n 49, onN in imagination. we OF the
business world have a vision, a bigger,
pusader finer vision, h inspiration
- . few leaders made q living, a
,f.aI ideal for the world. |
IN ths story of the evils of the
' ""@ the shame Of a~dulteration, the
nettv mcanness of shoddy goods, it
pr,ayy, Soon that there is no such fine
mty ~ business life. But there is
sf,rh r. spirit, and a brief. honest
.udv al the business world of to-
dow will evidence its presence and it's
dominating power in countless ways
and phases. Courtesy, as a requisite,
k demanded as never before; fair
ness seems 10 be taken for granted:
true service makes the satisfying Of
a customer Of greater import than
the mere making of a sale, and better
methods are attaing the maximum of
result at "A minimum expense of time,
none, and mercy.
The relation Of labor and capital is
u subject If grave. earnest thought;
there IS 4 new finer spirit of confer
ence. consultation, ana cooperation to
secure and to preserve the best in
fereSts of both. not the conquest of
either ly the other. There is a full
or. deeper recognition that the evils
arising uetween the two can be set
lied only by juStice,-not the justice
If law courts to correct evils after
-. s.. q
"a finer human brotherhood to fore
stall and TO prevent the evils from
arising. Proft-sharing, employers
liability. welfare work, shorter hours,
vocational schools, and other modern
elements Of progress, that will COME
naturally 70 the mind of every reader,
are >ieuitcant of the trend toward
better lhiuss in the world of com
MERGE.
When a city. a nation, or a PEG
pie Condemns il gives expression to its
sentiment; it means the voice of pub
Tie opinion; il is q confession Of
ideals. Of the vision that inspires
Ccuduct even though conouct has a.
yet merely walked stumblingly alons
the road of attainment. 1t is no long,
81 deemed just hat an individual OF
& corporation should monopoliZe an,
natural advantage to the detriment o
q people; it is not considered cIevel
~ come Just within the technicalit,
81 me law; Caveat emptor. let tn
BUYER beware" is not a phrase tina
Would naturally originate today a
CHARACTERISTIC Of our contemporar
civilization.
~" have not reached the millennium
sac IN business; there are great evil
20 "e met and mastered, better law
ana better nhCpryon NaS of aWc ar
IMPERATIVE, yet we must realize tina
,Ee sun Of higher ideals has alread
ud"ned, and is Illuminating many c
lH' 1lm, dusky and dark places. LIZ
rs not fall to be heartened by tn
rtai]aion that we have a real visio
~ me higher, better things and tina
d a. people, we are increasingly liz
,H- IN harmony with it. Every revt
,au"h Of a better way, every vision {
HiShef things, carries with il tn
"''0, The duty and the privilege I
S'"Alng 70 realize that vision.
me spirit of modern business WI
I'''h Us highest and best phases on
inspires, guides and dominate
"~'Ftduals. No business in the wOr
- microscopic nor none so coloss
- escape the need of following tn
SpHll + 1t would attain greatness
''i sreatness hen once attained
ih" building trades with all the
H,i interests, as in other lines
.iTS activity, there are evils 81
"n"sSes hat are slowly evolvil
h'tter things. The wonders of t
'I'"Ing advance in our great citi
are sfh-evident. New methods, NJ
"d''rlais, new inventions and enth
>i"9Ht "a every department have Civ
h'" impetus to artistic design, Ut
economy, efficiency, comfort, a
p,'ui\ resulting in satisfaction u
''7"n and impossible in the past.
'A" progress has not been t
81 any one individual or fir
o'. ne united efforts of high earne
Uu-''ed NJ loyal leaders throught
country. The progress has be
treat that it cannot be question
INV. y IS only by courageously SCI
y raise business standards a
Gus still higher that they will 81
orf''ely reach and realize contil
higher ideals.
Inn tilh such a vision the world