The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-17
SEEING AMERICA FIRST.
Nv FRED c. KELLY
tCovyright, 1915. by Fred c. Kellyl

From diary: ,,,h
am richer for having got acquainted WIFE
one Prank A Miller OF Riverside. Cal
Miller e. a hotel proprietor. And he runs one
Of the most delightfully."- unusual notes IN lns
country II il a hotel for example wnefe healy
sverv room has a large private sleeping porch
in eonnection-and IL that isn't making progress
in hotel accommodations. then what Is!
Running n distinctive hotel Il, however. only
one phase Of Miller He is philosopher ne
has ideas about things One OF nis 'nsors s,e,
Of his work, he viii stand good chance OF not
getting any fun at all
4 have been dealing with rich folks so long
st my boarding house. says Miner-ne Mw 49,,
refers TO his elegant big hotel as boarding
house. that have found out some things worm
knowing about riches and rich people ! have
found that the average rich man u not happy.
or n he IL IL Is due TO some other reason y
is not possible TO buy fun or pleasure or health
by the thousand dollars worth. The only real
substantial fun Is that which comes from work
ing from accomplishing For that reason use
man feel sorriest for II the fellow who doesn
like hts lob. His one chance OF enjoying lie 10
gone.
Il run my hotel In a way that gives pleasure
10 me as well as TO my guests, and II the time
ever comes that do net get my main pleasure
out OF my business. III change my me 81 DUST
ness
Another OF Mller's theories is that CONNER
ciaiism IN this country has throttied sentiment
And right there he says. is'vhere we are geuing
m had the making OF the laws for this ma
ton declares Miller. Il would require every
man to stay home and celebrate his wedding an
niyersary each year. and TO celebrate the birth
DAYS OF every one OF his children. IL he didn't
do IL I would fine him We need more senti-
ment all along the line What events can equal
the importance In the family OF ones marriage
and the coming OF ones childrenf Yet we are
likely TO let those days pass almost unnoticed
while. on the other hand. we get ourselves all
gigged up and parade the streets TO commemor-
ate some date OF significance TO the lodge we
belong TO.
Il would insist, IL had the authority. on such
celebration OF the red letter days In ones own
family that each member would have sort Of
sentimental rounding up every 30 often The
coming of the first child. IL seems TO me, Is
Just as important day to remember as the date
of the signing Of the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence"
Some years ago a great sorrow came into MI.
ler's life. He was bitter and resentful toward
his Creator
Then" says he, zone day got to thinking
reflected that this life is drawn in a way that
a great many people must necessarily mees with
trouble. There IL no way out OF II. Why. then
I asked myself should be singled out 10 miss
that which may come to anybody j went over
20 the mirror. looked myself In the eye and said
TO myself: Miller, you're a squealer. Then
took q brace and determined that squealer
was the last thing would want the father OF my
children TO be. found II a big help just to re
gard life a game and myself player who
had hollered when he was hurt
Every now and then some friend of Miller
backs him off 20 one side and suggests to him
that he ought 20 make his hotel more like other
hotels. The great trouble witt lie average man
is that he thinks things should be done just as
they have always been done before.
THE guests might like the hotel just as well
IL II were like every other hotel says Miller,
but wouldn't and as have only one little old
life 10 lead I've got TO think about myself well
as my customers. II can give a man his
moneys worth in food and sleeping quarters, why
should he begrudge me the fun OF selling II 10
him in way that gives me pleasure"