Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-17
FAMOUS GOLDEN
RULE MERCHANT
T0SPEAK HERE

Arthur Nash who II tu speak during
the Panhandle 'iains chamber ~ Com.
mcrce Convention II On. ~ tho most
widely known business men In the
world today. He rose from poverty In
wealth IN an incredibly short time. aud
al the ZANE time he ros. 10 wealth h.
carried his employees along with him
To comparative ease.
The famous Golden Rule merchant OF
Cincinnati. Ohio. VIII speak here Sep
tember ~. His subject n fright Human
Relationships.
Her. IN the story In brief ~ Arthur
Nash ~ Iclatcd In the New York World:
Born In log cabin. the son Of "A
poor man. % seventh Day AdvcnilFi. ho
was sent To DctIcii TO study Cor the
ministry. Dlsagrcclng with his tccahcrs,
lac left school and took Co the road as
an atheist. Later he returned to tho
ministry In the Christian Church. from
which he resigned following "a disagree.
in.nt with his parish. lie became cloth
ing business man and In 1899 started u
business In columbus. where he mids
clothing and sold direct Ia the public.
Wiped out by the flood. he came 10 en-
cinnnil In 1919 and established himself
In III, same line. In 1916 he lncorpoa,.
ed hia present company. BY 1915 u had
Gene $4,000 worth OF business with a
,loss ~ s<o.e a. s~us -<asn'saT- 80, - u
~ its work Ia various small contract
shops and was operating no shop Of US
own nj the time.
An Austrian with whom the firm did
business wanted 10 So bnck Ia his cu,in'
try 20 see his mother and sister. 80 Mr.
Nash bought tbs factory aud With u the
payrull. u was the biggest illustiutiui
af not living the Golden Rule. MIR Nash
mys. that he has ever seen. Women
we're paid nom : ato : week men 40
to si.--thla In 1918. just after the arm
ixilce Running at loss nj the time ans
believing he woaid 40 bankrupt " h'
increased the payroll. Mr. Nash dctcIin
incd TO close cut the business to pay
decent wages so long as the shop wal
operated.
II did no, know what the work wa
worth" he said. Il did know that th"s'
wages were disgrace ana was goinf
60 give these pcoi,l" q fair living wag"
pressers aud skilled workers w.r'
missed Ia So an inor,ps" uf 30 iicr cent
Will, others were raised 900 i'er cent.
from 81 io sis. To make lung siur'
short the business lid not 81 on th'
rvcks On thu contrary u pitHpefcd hr
yund the eomIanyH widest dreams
During the first iNu mouths ~ 1911
under the new wage saile they did lhrn
lnnes an much business ~ had bsi
aena IN thu san,- lrngih ol iln" al ih
,nd ~ 1915. There had ls#n no ui
shines added and nils unr rev Nulhv
hired"
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