Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
The Girard=
Hawkins Plant
How II Was Saved
From Ruin
By BARBARA PHlPPS

/ organized FOR the erection and opera
| ton of large manufacturing plant
| Edward Girard. son of the head of the
/ firm. soon after the work was begun
went abroad fer tour previous to set
| thing down 10 l,is nfe's career On his
! return be WAS TO enter the service of
the Girard- Hawkins company He had
| not been awas long when his father
died suddenly. After several cable
grams between Edward and his moth
er it was decided that he should finish
his tour. Mr.. Hawkins was abundant
ly able to supervise the erection of the
factory and to start Its operation
Six months later Edward received a
letter from his mother announcing the
death of Mr.. Hawkins just as the
works were flashed and were about to
be operated. Mrs. Girari was much
worried as to the further development
of the Girard- Ha wilkins company. 1t
was impossible to find a good business
man with experience IN the same line
to take an interest In 1t and run it
But Hawkins share had fallen to his
only child. Isabel. who was still a
minor. She was under the control OF
her guardian. brother of her father.
who seemed bound to wreck the enter
prise. He had failed at numerous
business efforts and was now bent on
establishing himself as full manager OF
the irard-Hawkins company. This
Mrs. Girard believed would bring the
company to grief. and she would not
consent TO 1t. The consequence was a
deadlock. with the prospect OF a fore
closure under mortgage on the prop
erty
From an irresponsible gadabout Ned
Girard suddenly found himself called
upon to extricate a valuable property
from ruin. Many a man has been de-
veloped by such a situation. and young
Girard had In him the makings Of
successful man. Realizing that he had
suddenly been plunged into a great re
sponsibility, he sat himself down to
think what he should do.
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ulty OF diving into questions and TAX
ing out the meat while others are look
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nut in this instance; One-half OF II
was In himself. the half owner with
his mother. What constituted the 9th
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looked beyond him and straight at
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