The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-01
NJ Vauclain Rise From Wage Garner Captain of ndstr,
Genial, Democr attic and Master Or
ganizer, He Gives Full Credit to the
Thousands of Men Under His
Guidance-Declares None Can
Win Who Lacks Decision

about 1t at home and in church and
whens he. comes back to work. The
way to relieve yourself Of that anxiety
is to leave your salary to the judgment
OF those who are beyond you, ana to
concentrate your efforts upon advance
ment. Have that decision that Is
necessaryNto push yourself ahead and
wages will follow"
Eugality and economy in saving a
portion OF every earned wage is a vi
tai consideration In the makeup of a
successful man, according to President
Vauclain. On this point he tells this
story:
"one Of our young men came to
me and said, Mr.. VaucIain, won't you
recommend a raise in my salary?'
Il said: How much are you maxi
ing? He told me. asked him how
much he was saving. He said: oh, I
can't save anything-I am just scratch
ing along al the time to make both
ends meet
raise in your salary. II It comes I'D
will have to vote against it
WELL The said. I thought you were
u 1rlend or mlne.'
II said: I certainly am your friend.
but we have thousands Of men who
do not get third Of what you get and
they save money. You may 20 and
look at the savings fund and you will
find they have large Accommodations.
IL / were to go and look for your name
on the savings fund would not find
1t, and 1t would be just the same II we
paid you twice as much, because you
lack decision in your affairs, and man
! who lacks decision in his own. affairs
cannot decide for us. He will be
wabbly. If you can decide to save 10
or 20 per cent. of your salary and put
IL by and live on the rest, then would
recommend a salary increase for you,
but until that time I will not do It, q"
Work IL His Only Hobby.
Work is the one and only hobby Of
Mr.. Nauclain. Every day, rain or
shine, he is to be found in the big locoe
motive shops a few squares north from
City Hall. or in the Eddystone plant
at Chester, along the Delaware Rieer,
his thatch of white hair showing un-
i der his straw hat. He has very little
time for amusements OF the theatre
or society or the horse show. although
| he is very fond OF horses and his
daughters show fine thoroughbreds in
the blue ribbon classes all over the
country
At 63 years of age he finds it not at
all necessary to play golf to keep in
| trim" But he is Observation-Disclosures
Spartan--in his habits. Every day he
Is up at half past and very often at
his Office before o'clock in the morn
ing. Very often ii is 6 or I in the eve-
| ming when he leaves. On inspection
/ tours he misses no detail and keeps
every one in his party on the qui vive
as he hustles about from place to
| place.
This was the man to whom the
! whole world OF democracy turned in a
| great crisis. Here was the man in
whom Great Britain, France. Belgium,
Italy and the allies found their savior
when the dark spell OF Prussianism
hung heavy over Europe. Munitions
more and more-an endless stream
was the cry OF the Entente nations
| back in 1915 when the Hun hordes
were smashing through toward Paris
and London.
When in the summer OF 1915 1t was
decided that the Baldwin Locomotive
Works should turn to the manufacture
OF munitions it was Samuel NJ. Vau-
claim who jumped into the breach-the
same man under whose direction the
Baldwin Locomotive Works had as
founded the engineering world by at
tanning a record OF building seven
complete locomotives every twenty
four hours.
Up with the birds one morning Mr.
Vauclain, after a dash through his
mail, laid aside the old straw hat, took
down the derby and hied himself from
Philadelphia to New York. There he
arranged contracts and drew up leases
for two companies hastily created to
manufacture army rifles and shells OF
a hitherto undreamed OF scale.
1T can't be DONE" said many-but
they reckoned without Sam Vauclain.
In August OF 1915 Mr. Vauclain him
self turned the FIRST spadeful OF earth
on the Delaware riverside COW pasture,