Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-24
SHOULD A MAN RETIRE AT SO
AND WORK FOR PUBLIC GOOD?
by United Press.)

= IN
ions, pro and con.
Addressing luncheon in Philadelphia Box, who
himself Quit as editor of the Ladies' Home journal re-
Gently after 81 years of service sad People
me and say, are you well?' Then they look at me
curiosity for retiring. That is what should do.
They should wait until they old they cannot
co any more Get out Of business in time and become
a civic asset to your community.
/ There are forty men in Philadelphia who should
do as have done. Then interesting themselves in civic
work, what power they would be in aiding mayor
n making city what it ought to be-"
To determine whether successful men and women in
ether cities shared Boks views the United Press has
asked prominent persons Chicago, Boston, San Fran
csco ST. Louis and Cleveland what they thought of the
iCea. Several declared the idea would be workable
while others asserted it unwise policy which would
suit in overbaancing endeavor and cause, as one man
expressed it, "a rule by the ancients."
How the Pros View 1t.
The pros" expressed their opinions as follows:
Thomas Lovelace, under so, assistant secretary of
he st. Louis chamber of "Mr Boks plan
would result in greater country and better conditions
livery man. before and after he reaches So should de-
vote part Of his time to civic usefulness 1t is
good advertising, and if done from the standpoint
ii unseSh service the community, it should be done
from commercial and selfish standpoint, for adver-
Using betters mans business and gives him better
ewpont. Everyone should devote part of his time
to civic aid no matter what his degree of
cess in life"
James Jackson, under so, former vce-presen of the
State Street Trust Co., Boston: "a good part Of the in
dustral problems today might have been averted if sue
cessful had devoted their time to the good of the
immunity and played the part of good leaders Men
financially able ought to retire, Mr. Box suggested
at SO and start young possible at civic work or
clean politics. AS things go now-wen business men
give most of their time to their affairs politics and
welfare work fall into the hands of apathet selfish and
indifferent leaders There's too much of the spirit of
the let's sit back and let somebody else run
things
Mrs. Annette Adams Klaus, 80 SanFrancisco attor.
ney: when men and women have comfortable incomes
at so old the nation would beneft they would dc
vote their time to it's affairs instead of trying make
more money. If 1 financially able when I read So
will consider it privilege to retire from business and
try my hand at helping in civic affairs. The best quail
fed men and too often shirk their duty when
they decline to participate in their counys ctys af
fairs.
Albert P. Langtry, above 5O former successful bus
mess and just reelected secretary of for the
third term: For three years have made addresses al
most daily before business men, civic organizations and
clubs, pleading and advocating the very thing Mr. Box
advised. Leaders of men needed more than |
over particularly is needed the successful independent
man who devote his time to the good of the public
Right now am taking every opportunity can in my
position secretary of to carry on civic work and
to urge others to do so.'
Those Who Believe Box Is Wrong
Those who believed Box wrong in his advice gave
the following opinions:
Robert Dollar 76 president of the Robert Dollar Co
San Francisco largest shippers on the Pacific coast
ThereN be no retiring for until l am dead I am
more valuable in my business of developing the
worlds foreign trade than before. wouldn't
quit for anything will keep working to the very
last know nothing about civic work, anyway, and |
would be failure at it, To make success at that
as at anything else, requires lifetime of endeavor"
M. L. Wilkinson, above so, president of Scruggs- |
Vandewoot-Barney, department store, St. Louis: ~
would feel sorry for both civic work and business if all
successful retired at so. 1t would fatally overbal
&nce htings, taking everything from and putting |
It into the other At that age the aority of big men
are just beginning to settle down to business and getting
ii position to do things a big scale"
c. F. Freiboln, 40, referee in bankruptcy Cleve-
land: why should man wait until he is so to work
for the public good? 1t is much better devote part
Of ones life as one lives it to public work. rather than
wait to do it all at advanced age. The first plan will
give society advantage of all the reactions of all ages
while the latter would rule by the ancients"
Arthur T. Adds, above so millionaire real estate OPP
orator, Chicago: eff retres at so he is much
more likely to devote his time to imaginary ills than to
2vic work Civic work, in my opinion, be done more
effectively if handled along with ones business. lit
e letting up perhaps, is advisable when man reaches
80, but by no means Should person quit"
Jacob NJ. Loeb, former president of the Chicago board
4 education, and wealthy insurance man. 1.-THE whole
dea of attempting to set down rule of that kind is sill
y. Some dead long before they are so SO
ar usefulness is concerned business man should
lot wait until he is so to take up public work. and
he doesn't need to give up his business
he most valuable public servants those who render
service to the state without giving up their business
In his address at Philadelphia before the City Club
3ok said: "Give the younger men chance There are
hree periods in mans life: First education; second