New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-23
HONOR WATCHWORD
OF BUSINESS TODAY
Quality Production Essential TO
Success Of Manufacturers

Mere money making does no
amount TO q hill of beans, II a per
son were compelled TO spend tel
hours a day. 0 days week. for TWEEN
~ years. In the same spot. doinl
nothing but hand out nickels fol
dimes AZ fast as he possibly could
his Job to say the least, would be
rather n monotonous one. But few
Ieopie would envy him.
II the profit on each exchange OF
nickel for a dime were his own
he would speedily become wealthy
then many unthinking people would
envy him. He would be money
maker"-but In short space OF time.
he would become n very inefficient.
unhealthy and joyless persona mere
machine. Life to him would become
the meanest drugery--he would lose
ali perspective; he would become an
object for our contempt or pity; he
would have no friends except those
with an axe to grind whose simulated
friendship would be valueless.
II the amount of each transaction
.. were greater: II In other words were
hi doomed to give quarters In ex-
change for dollar bills as fast as the
dizziness of his fingers would permit.
he would become relatively still
richer-but he would remain precise
~ the same useless drag upon society:
an unhappy parasite piling up great
wealth but piling up, at the same
time, still larger mountain of hope
less misery that would eventually
crush him and. in all probability.
drive him insane.
Also, not only would he have no
friends but. on the other hand, he
would gather about him a full quota
OF active enemies Long before the
end of his enforced servitude he
would have lost all capacity for using
his wealth as benefit to himself. or
others.
Those who get the greatest benefit
out of life and become the most well
come and useful members Of society
are those who are engaged IN usefui
constructive service. shoebiack,
shining shoes. at a dime throw, Is
infinitely better off, happier and more
useful than the meie money maker.
For the shoeblack, or any other per-
son giving service in any capacity or
degree, there is always hope and
trust in, what the future will bring.
And today, on which the future is
built, he is buoyed up with the zest
and priceless JOY Of service. He is,
or should be, happy man. Real
success, with its attendant satisfac-
tion. does not center around the ex-
.crcise of mere ambition to become
rich-it revolvcs around service.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said with
startling and truthful emphasis; If
q man can write better book, preach
a better sermon. or make better
mouse trap than his neighbor, though Il
,he build his house in the woods. the
world will make beaten path to his
door"
Henry Ford. reputed to be the rich
est man in the world, never bothered
himself about money making. He just
took off his coat and hat and worked
with an unquenchable ambition to
make serviceable motor ! car at
popular price. The world appreciated
the sincerity of his purpose. used his
cars and tipped its money into his
hat.
A noticeable feature in business to-
day, is an ever-growing appreciation
Of right business motives. Business
men whose only motive and obsossion
be first and last. the amassing OF
wealth, are drifting out of date. With
progress and change, there
Is no place in the world for them.
hey must at last give place to the
business man of good principles and
honorable practice, whose service to
the community is founded upon a
higher and better conception of busi-
ness responsibility. II
Various organizations. clubs and II
societies have been formed to give II
expression to these growing ideals in
business; they all have a very useful il
mission to perform. Reading through II
he pages of the magazines and news II
papers of the country one is i'm III