Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-09
HIGHFLYERS
CLYDE GRADUATES AND TOM
GETS A NEW PUPIL,
ny MRS. EVA LEONARD.


well, my pupil has graduated" an
nouneed Tom pompously as he strobe
in to dinner. Il have another one to
instruct now"
What do you mean?" asked Mar
jory, wonderingly.
II told you Clyde was only going to
Stay in my office till he had an insight
into the books"
Il know about him. What does the
second pupil mean?" interrupted Mar
jory.
Il hope 1t means a successor to my
job" Toms nod was cheerful but sig
nificant.
"A successor" echoed the wife in
dazed tone.
Don't get alarmed. 1 told you that
hoped I was in line for promotion to
the shipping department. l have
bunch that this new fellow Is to re-
lieve me of the bookkeeping and so
give me time for the work that l am
crazy to do"
Marjory's eyes shone. rs he a new
fellow to the business?" she asked
"Oh, he is being fitted for promotion
just as I am. It's the way Jaynes has
and it is very fair way. too. l think.
II he sees fellow trying his best and
showing capacity to learn he shov9s
him right ahead. That is why / am
hopeful for promotion"
Marjory grinned. Well do not
mind saying to you what believe, that
am no fool and that have the maxi
ing of a good business man in me-"
blurted out Tom.
~.
last one to doubt it," was the warm
response.
"A fellow that has worked for Jaynes
for years told me this story and it
illustrates his methods. When he first
opend up the beet factory he sent for
man who had been superintendent of
factory for years and put him at the
head Of the works. Jaynes did not
understand all the ins and outs of the
business at first and so the fellow was
given free hand. But 1t did not take
him long to know everything about it.
He never manages anything by turning
| 1t over bodily to someone else, and
| paying no more attention to 1t. The
man placed next in authority to this
| superintendent was a quiet plodder.
| BY plodder l do not mean that he was
short in brains, far from it, but he
had his work in mind all the time. He
never lost an opportunity to learn
something. The other fellow, Joslrl,
| was ready enough to let anyone do
things for him to make his own job
easier and so gave his assistant, Fow-
| Ter, many lifts in the way of knowl-
edge. Jaynes never appeared to notice
anything, but nothing got by him new
| ertheless. The second year the plant
was nearly doubled and instead of
making Joslin lord over it all, he
jumped Fowler into place as his equal
over the other half He gave the inn
portant one a chance to wake up and
get busy, but he kept right on with his
easy course and the second year che
new half of the works had surpassed
the old under Fowler's mana cement.
Jaynes called the men to his office and
showed them the figures Everything
had been kept separate, of course, so he
could He told Joslin that he must
bring his division of the factory up to
that of the new part or he would put
Fowler in charge of it all"
Did Joslin resign?" asked Marjory.
No; 1t took the wind out of his
sails, but being put on his metal that
way it was a race the next year be-
tween the two divisions, and although
he did not quite equal the new part he
| had improved so radically that he was
retained. He set them competing 10
the low cost of production and as lie
was past master in management, the
thing was a big success"
"He must be a genius" remarked
Marjory.
He is a genius in knowing how to
get the best that is in a fellow out Of
him. All his men are loyal to him.
He has never had strike. He is 50
fair he does not ask anyone to do any,
thing for nothing, but If he pays for a
mans time he wants all that he pays
for. A man feels that he is being APP
preciated when he gets raise without
asking for it. His theory is that he is
the best judge of what man is worth to
him and he is not niggardly in reward
ing good work"
well. l shall look for a raise for
you soon then, for you certainly are
putting in full hours and concentrated
effort" said Marjory.
ITO be continued)