The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-14
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses Good Men and True

A r one of tho regular weekly con.
"a ferenccu between Matt Pcasley,
Mr. skinned and Cappy Ricls. Mr.
Skinner who was gradually going
blind scrutinniuE the expense ac
count suggested that salaries raised
during tho war and Immediately
thereafter. owing 90 the rapidly
mounting coat OF living, should now
commence AN equally rapid slide 10
normulcy In view Of the lowered cost
~ living,
As MIR skinner rambled on, Cappy
gradually slld out 90 tho edge o. hi
swivel chair. lowered hls head nk,
AN angry little old billy.Eoat abou,
10 charge and gazed az Mr.. skinner
aitentivcly over the rims Of his spec.
taclez.
"Ahemm.ml Hum.m.m' lIarum
Iphh'hr' Cappy cleared his throat
when Mr skinner had finished hlr
exposition % tho salary question
And whenever Cappy cleared his
throat before speaking u was In
falliblc evidence that something had
stuck In his craw.
I Wen. skinner. my dear boy" ht
plptd presently. what you say ia al
very true. The Kicks enterprises are
certainly paying the highest salar
les In the wholesale lumber and ship
ping industry.
Il find that's one way 20 keep d
happy organization around us. and
q hadn't occurred 20 me that bust
ness has been 40 bad this year OF
that any or uA hlghcr.ups have been
40 crowded Tor ready money that IT,
necessary 10 assess our faithful en-
ployts 10 mee, the deficit In our per
sonai incomes.
However, skinner. II sou can get
away with Il and stlll hold on 10 our
good. loyal. faithful and efficient en-
ployes. why so 10 II. DO you think
you can put the deal over. skinner
I'm quite certain OF q. sir Mr.
skinner declared confidently.
U(NooD news, Let me Gee. now
VI You were getting ,i2. 900 a year
back IN 1915, and you've been
boosted to $4,000 year since. In
reorganiEinE tho payroll during this
war everybody from the Office boy
70 general manager got a whoop In
salary,
Now that We must rcorEanizs Il
downward We should begin al the
top, II you think you can slidt
cheerfuly to $4,000 a year. skinner
you have my permission TO go ths
limit with those under you"
Mr.. skinner flushed family and bl,
his neither lip. We'll. I must con
fcEs Il hadn't occurred 20 mo to cut
my own salary" he declared n
anything. my duties have increased
faster than my salary"
"Oh. know what you're after.
Cappy growied. Ever since lei
you buy some stock In the Kicks Los
cling LAUNDERING company and this
Blue Star Navigation company
you've had a yearning Tor bigger and
better dividends. You're perfectly
willing 20 cut overybody'H salary ex
capt your own. and YOU forget that
even II you could get away with q
20 pcy cent cut. that saving would
mean about one tenth Of one per cent
extra dividend for you.
Meanwhile everybody under yot
would have developed into an un
willing. careless servant: for that ono
tonth OF ono per cent extra dividend
you are willing 20 sacrifice 90 10 Y.
per cent loyalty in your organlza
ton. you are willing 10 dwell In Z
lcyulorama Of hate aud wear yourself
ito frlxrls checking up on work
you never had TO check up on Do
fore.
''poggone your picture. skinner
what you lack la Imagination. Yot
make a Deity OF Business. Business
which ought TO be any sane man'i
fun. means something solemn nnt
sacred 20 you. when you get int
your office you place yourself in IN,
mental attitude OF one IN a church.
9OECE you didn't want 10 permit
oour employees 70 smoke.
hacked you up in the matter OF Gig
arcts, because hate 'cm and q
snip OF boy ought to earn HIS righ'
to smoke the doggone things, bu
when you banned cigars and pipes
you lnterfcrcd with tho persona
liberties Of grown men.
You can know man 20 year.
and call him BY his first namo OF
Change. but your awe OF the Sacred
Bull Of Business dictates that wher
you write to him you call him 'Deai
Sir II you'd get human and cal
him Dear Friend George when yot
engaged In a scrappy correspondence
with him. his beiiicose veins woulc
simmer down and you could get to
gether and do business on mutua
give.and.take basis. Skinner. dear
boy. tell me why you take business
so seriously"
Business Is n serious matter, sir,
Mr.. skinner replied frigidly. II
people think you're easy and good
lnatured they arc quick TO take ad
vantage OF you"
skinner. do you think my business