The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

look as though you had not eaten
breakfast"
This was the fact. Bennett sent
the boy away with a card to the
head waiter at the Astor Hoase, tell
ing him that he should be a. his best
whenever he saw anybody. At the
end Of hearty breakfast Farquhar
asked for his bill, and the head waiter
told him that it was Mr.. Benefits
treat. Nor would Bennett accept
payment '"The important thing for
you to know" said Bennett, sis that
you must bank up a health account
am never sick. 1 never take a
vacation But always try to be in
bed early enough to get a good
nights Sleep" Farquhar found it
good advice.
A. T. Stewart was harder 10 get at,
but FarQuhar managed it, with the
advice Of one of the merchants en-
ployees. by following Mr.. Stewart
from his house to a bus and taking
seat beside him. Stewart looked
cold, stern and unapproachable,"
but of course he fell before the Mary
lander's impetuous charge. Farqu-
| har asked Stewart if it we're true
that in selecting assistants he pre-
ferred men who had failee. in bust
ness, and Stewart replied: at is a
great advantage for an employer to
have men who have been liz business
for themselves and who have failed.
The mere fact that they start in
business shows that they have initia-
tive and ambition, which are very
valuable qualities. The fact that
they fail on their own account DEM
onstrates to them that their best
interest lies in casting their lot with
those who know more about business
than they do. OF course these men
must have failed honestly"
Stewart was the only man Far
quhar met that day who looked and
acted the rich mans part. But the
others. like Stewart, were the heads
of one-man concerns.
They were despots, absolute
rulers, and they were inclined to
be paternal. All of them gave
orders where the modern execu-
tive gives suggestions. They
were, as compare them with
men OF similar caliber to-day,
more arbitrary and in their bust
ness affairs more self-centered.
They worked with things while
the man Of to-day works with
people. The type of big man to-
day Is more interested in HUI
| mainly and thinks considerably
less of himself and more of those
about him.
| About twenty-five years ago Mr..
Farquhar, who had then run his
million to earth, was talking with
Andrew Carnegie and told the steel
master Of his practice of reaching
the office at o'clock in the morning.
You must be lazy man." said Car
negie with a laugh, IF it takes you
ten hours to do days work. 1 get
good men and never give them or
ders. My directions seldom go be-
yond suggestions. Here in the morn
ing get reports from them. Within
an hour have disposed of every
thing, the days work is done and ]
am ready to go out and enjoy my
self" Carnegie, Mr.. Farquhar COM
ments. was manager; the elder
captains were individualists.
Mr.. Farquhar was rising young
business man in York when the civil
war broke out. Being married, he
joined the home guard cavalry. After
Charlottesville Gen. Lee pushed
northward so vigorously that late in
June. 1868, it became apparent that
York would be taken and perhaps
sacked. Farquhar rode out and saw
Gen. Gordon, who agreed that York
would be spared if the townspeople
furnished certain supplies. Gordon
and Early rode into York the next
day and presented their demands.
which included 1ss barrels of flour.