The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-04
RICH MEN, LIKE
 OTHERS, DIFFER
What Would You Do If Millions Came Pouring Into Your
 Lap? Asks Forbes
sy .. c. FoRsrs,

lars came pouring into yonr lap:
 A lot of men in America have had this experience. How different the ef- feet upon some of these. They hold on to every dollar. Others go in for spending extravagantly upon them selves and in adopting an ostentatious style of living. Others become more un- selfish and constantly hand out money to help out other people.
 The other day 1 had long talk with a self-made millionaire, man still in his fOrties. He was born poor, had little schooling, but early developed am bition and threw himself into the hard est of hard work.
 Il cant begin to spend the salary l draw and, of course, don't need-can [ spend a cent of my enormous income, v he confided to me not at all in a boast ing tone.
 We are hearing much today abo ut certain millionaires having handed out money freely to friends. l, for one, am not convinced that Doheny was prompt ed by corrupt motives when he let his old time prospecting chum, Albert Fall. have $1OO,0O0, although this at- titude may be inconceivable to those who have not long known Doheny.
 What do you think the self-made millionaire 1 have just mentioned said to me as 1 was leaving?
 "If you should ever need money to Eelp you in your business or for any thing else you may want it for, l wish you would let me know. If you can't come and see me, just send me wire at any hour of the day or night and will be delighted to help you out"
 And this, please note, was the first time l had ever met the man.
 l well recall another youngish man who had also earned fortune, assur- ing me Oftener than once that if things ever went badly for me, just let me know and l will see you through
 This may sound unbelievable to those who have never had the opportunity to handle any considerable amount of money. But it is the gospel truth and l could go on reciting similar expe- riences. All rich men who handed out money freely are not corruptionists.
 The man who can handle men is going to be in keener demand than ever before.
 Large sealed business is becoming more and more problem of handling men successfully.
 Here's an incident which illustrates how results can sometimes be achieved.
 The newspapers have. been printing announcements that the Buick Motor company has been breaking all pre- viOus records for production and sales.
 The executive who runs this remark able company is Harry Bassett. At one time he discovered that 6 certain group of men in the factory were dis satisfied. There were hints of impend- ing trouble.
 Harry, as most of the workers call him, immediately went right into the shop. called the men together and mounted an empty box so that they could see him better-he isn't exastly giant physically.
 What's the matter boys. I hear you are not satisfied" he told them. They explained that a certain change in their operations had cut down their earning pOwer-they were all piece workers. What did he stios- After listening to their whole story he told them he agreed with them absolutely. He ex- plained, however, that by the 18th of hhV PlOuuCtkOh hOulu DC coming along at rate which would enable them to earn quite as much as ever before and, he rather thought, even more. He admitted that the tenn upOrary decrease in their earnings was not due to any fault of the men, but to certain changes introduced by the management.
 Therefore he would make up the shortage in their earnings until the 18th of the next month and if by that time everything wasn't coming along satisfactory to them, he would get to- gether with them again.
 Sure enough by the 18th the men were earning fully as much. as ever before. and everybody, was happy.
 Often it is incorrectly said that all business. all industry, consists of cap ital and labor. Management is just as essential to prosperity. And manage ment, as already said, is going to con- ist more and more of managing men.
 w. H. Hearst is probably the largest individual employer in America. He is the sole owner and acting directing head of more San 50 enterprises, large ly, but by no means exclusively, com panies publishing newspapers and pe- riOdicals. The companies average more than 1000 employees each. One of his close associates gave me this in teresting sideliglrt on Mir. Hearst this week:
 MT. Hearst can grasp in flash what you want to lay before him. The moment he sees your point, he can shut his ears and his mind absolutely to your further talk, and although he ap- pears to be listening attentively to what you. are saying, his mind is busily at work on some other matter wholly unconnected with what you keep on telling him. He has so many things to attend to and has to see so many peo- pie that he has schOoled himself into being able to make prompt decisions and, as l say, into letting useless talk not interfere in the slightest with his thinking process.
 A. Paginini, head of the gigantic bank of Italy, in California, told me some time ago that he had developed this same faculty.
 Wouldn't some of the rest of us give q lot to be able to prevent bores from boring their way into our minds!
 By the time this column appeafs in print the writer will be on the first leg of an extensive tour of leading in dustrial centers throughout the south. The trip will include such centers as Jacksonville, Tampa and other places in Florida; New Orleans, Houston, Fort Worth. Dallas. Memphis. Bir- mingham, Atlanta. Charlotte. Greens bcro. etc. The new south can boast of much that should interest the rest of the country.
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