The Indianapolis times., 1927-09-30

MORAY TELLS HIS LIFE STORY
Reveals His Inmost Thoughts for World to Heed

How that resolution was kept
and how my fondest dreams came
true can be answered by the record
made on Orchard Lake Stock
Farm.
Hereford history was. made by
the herd maintained. there for a
period of seventeen years, by
Prime Lad bulls and the king of
Hereford sires," Perfection Fair
fax, for twelve years supreme as
the head of the herd.
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E-1IERE is no bush so small
4 but that it casts a shadow,
and no breeder of livestock
can afford to overlook the small
boys who show an inclination to-
ward animal life. In their eager
minds there may be seed sown,
which in the aftermath may take
root and blossom into full power.
The record of Orchard Lake is of
such recent date that most cattle
men know it. In addition to the
fortunate selection of the breeding
stock, its success was built up by
giving every man who was a GUS
toner, either at my sales or at
private treatey, asquare deal. In
every business in which I have
ever been engaged I have had for
a slogan, "Once a customer, always
a customer" That slogan was
made good.
My good father used to say,
When in doubt over any con-
troverSy, get over in the other
mans shoes and view things from
his standpoint for a while, and see
how they then look"
This was but another adoption
Of the principles embodied in the
Golden Rule, given to the world by
the lowly Nazarene for the guild
ance of men in their dealings with
each other.
I endeavored to apply this rule
in all my cattle dealings, and, If
anything, I went farther than I
would expect others to go in my
desire to satisfy.
MADE mistakes. And who
does not? But the big
A gest mistake that made
was that I was too lenient with
those who were in my debt. Out
of my confidence in them, and
from my faith i'll the values Of
the vast holdings I had in land
and cattle, which I loved with an
inordinate fondness, and which
all at once became positively I'M
salable, and moreover, great
burden to carry, I was forced to
extend my credit to meet the an
nual deficit.
I did not realize the unpara-
lelled and devastating shrinkage
that had taken place in all the
commodities in which the accu-
mutations of a long life of inces-
SAINT toll and frugality we're in
vested.
Still having faith that a coun-
try that was as prosperous as this
in every other line could not long
see. its basic industry, lie pros
trate and helpless, L continued to
go ahead.
I knew better than any one
else that every dollar that I had.
and every piece of property that
I owned, was behind every dollar
that I had obligated myself for,
whether there remained anything
for my wife and myself or not.
I could not believe that all the
vast equities that had in the
property up to and including the
years 1919 and 1920, had dwindled
away until they were not ample
security for all those kind enough
to extend me credit.
THE burden of the duties of
the position with which I
IL was honored were so exact
ing that 1 was forced to neglect
my private affairs just at time
when they demanded my personal
attention more than ever before.
This played an important part in
the events which followed and
which constitute one of the sad
dest chapters that has even been
written about the life of any man.
1t has been said that adversely
has its uses. This is undoubtedly
true, though the lessons taught