Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-08-27
(From the Philadelphia Public Ledger

(From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
corporation officer suggests there is lesson of pro-
found importance the American business in what
Henry Ford has done with the Detroit Toledo and Ironon
railroad lie catalogues Mr. Ford's achievements in this
instance under five headings
First Turned deficit into a surplus during the hard
period of the first six months of 1921.
Second Reduced the train schedule two hours
Third Took private away from operating officials.
Fourth Handled maximum of / 200 cars in twelve
hours whereas the had been 200 twenty -four
hours
Fifth Rejected union labor working conditions and
pay scale and established better working conditions and
higher pay scale OF his without recognition of the
CLOSED shop"
The corporation official is right There is an impress
veesson in what Ford has done with this railroad There
also is great lesson in what he has instances
But with all the evidence the Detroit furnishes the
American business is inclined consider him
what of freak Clever? Yes extraordinarily clever
whose methods could not be applied generally the
infinite variety OF industries in this country
Men inclined believe their successful fellows
have been favord with luck circumstances. They may
say Ford was lucky in hitting type of that met
wide public favor But it something other than luck
that kept him Of Wall street. where all the others of his
line landed and something than luck that has
kept him the head OF OF the major industries for fiji
More than money is requisite succeed.The greatest
banking house America embarked elaborate
ing enterprise That unusual adventure for money
princes and much expected of it. Little or nothing
has been heard of for the few years the reports
that the disappointing to the bankers
Fords in the railroad field as we'll as the auto
mobile field may be ascrbed to plain and
attention to business He isn't genius genius
does make money.
., Look the facts There was just as much traffic
possible for the Detroit Toledo Ironton to obtain be-
fore Ford bought the property today fact there was
But the road did get the traffic because did
not go afterit Five OF the seven gentlemen who contro
ed the road lived in New York the property
Absentee landordship isn't the best business
Why, if those ION the job" couldn't they
have done what Ford has done The road as
to rails and ties and locomotives as it was wear
two years ago. ,.eas
Ford gives to it all the traffic he controls but the
road OF him today its managers if they were
KEEN could have made OF him years ago and COM
manded his freight Under its old management it lost
from $1,000 to $1,000 day and verge of fnan-
cial collapse when Ford took Now it has an oper
atng profit of approximately $4,000 day. 1t is true
Ford put lot OF money into the property improve it's
physical condition But the revolutionary thing of
all was his act of establishing the union wage
scale and minimum wage of So day. That to most
railroad operators would appear be folly But in this
case has increased the service production OF the men
remarkably
Il far more important for improve their bust
ness rnan improve their, golf
They might do both
Oh the two it would be preferable first to study Ford
lie typihes simple, common-sense methods
And those methods apply to golf
The wastes in American business especially in d;stri
button are great They have to be corrected Ford is
marvel in eliminating Laugh at him YOU will but
study him. There few like him in the world 1t would
be well if there were MANY