The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25

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q about to buy. II
A. $500 g there were any per-
sons who were influenced not to buy
at the inflated quotations, then ruiz
ing, they could now, IL they want TO
change their mind, get five shares for
abusive letters are now sending them
them to a different name and address.
Harvard is now prepared to give q
course in public utilities. No other
industry in the whole country Is grow
E ing faster.
Did you notice that the latest big
8 Rockefeller gift, 81, 1888 1874 to the Union
Theological seminary, New York, came,
not from the veteran head of the Rock
efeller family but from his son, John
d. Rockefeller, Jr.
This tends to confirm deduction
5 drew some time ago, namely, that the
*S5-year-old John d. Is no longer the
bulk of his huge fortune has been
turned over to young John ID. In the
hands OF John D., Jr., the Rockefeller
millions will not be squandered. They
will probably continue to be used along
4 the sensible lines followed by the elder
Rockefeller. John D.. Jr.,. has never
allowed himself to become immersed
s in money making. He is more inter
ested in the intelligent giving away of
money than In scheming to make more.
Although the automobile industry is
not half the age Of the telephone. there
are already more automobiles than
there are telephones in the United
Most Of us like compliments better
mott. H. Rossbottom, vice president
and general manager Of our govern
Iment-owned United States lines.
TELL me what compliments you
hear" was Mr.. Rossbottom's greetings
to a friend who had just returned on
the Leviathan. II did hear some kicks
but heard. more compliments, came
the reply.
Forget the compliments and tell
me what the passengers complained
about and what they want that we
are not supplying. That is what am
interested in. No matter how trivial
may be the complaint, want to know
lt. I want to study 1t and see II we
can't meet the passengers desires,
explained Mr.. Rossbottom.
An appointment was made. Mr.. Ross
bottom, pen in hand, jotted down each
complaint as 1t was mentioned. All
were trivial. All that can be remedied,
will be. Some of the most trivial re-
Elected the individual ideas OF passen-
gers as to what he or she would do or
4lkG uOuS, IN CetL6luA circumstances
T. am told that the only complaint a
couple OF ladies' travelling together had
against the Leviathan's service was that
Captain Hartley struck them as too
young to be given such responsibility.
They did not know that be Is fifty
fully so years and on that voyage he
was completing his 751st crossing Of the
Atlantic.
It was suggested to Mr.. Rossbottom
that IL such information was made
available to passengers. it would do
much to ease the anxieties of those who
imagine, that only. men wearing beaNds
or worried expressions, can have abil-
Mr.. Rossbottom incidentally, was the
man mainly responsible for all-one-class
passenger service on American govern
ment ships. 1t has proved most sue
cessful. Americans do not like to
play second fiddle to anybody. There
are more .thOusandaires" than million
aires in America, Mr.. Rossbottom wise
" reasoned.
Perhaps we can be of service in
helping you to select a birthday gift
for Bruce" is the opening sentence of
a letter Uah came from a notably sue
.cessful New York store few days
young hopefuls. Does this little illus
tration of the concerns enterprise and
lnoughtfuiness throw light on its sue
cess2 Does it CONAN a suggestion for
other merchants?
shortly after Secretary Mellon brought
out his tax cutting plan, he indicated to
me that he would rather have Con-
gress accept or reject 1t, as a whole,
than tear it to pieces and pass some
half baked, hodge-podge label led tax
reform"
You will be safe in accepting as cor
rect, think, newspaper dispatches
which hint that Mr.. Mellon is advising
President Coolidge to veto the measure
passed by Congress. / think, however,
that the majority Of the business men
would rather have the bill adopted
than rejected, now that the publicity
clause and the penalizing of corpora
tions for not dissipating reserves have
been eliminated, Practical men usually
reason that half loaf is better than
no bread-even though the half loaf
tastes rather sour.
Despite the passage of the bonus bill
stocks have more than held their own
this week. Bears have not been able to
NAY fat fOr poYoa tiFnG-r