Evening star., 1928-03-04
IDA GILBERT MYERS.

THE industrial expansion of this
country following the Civil War
gave rise to a new kind Of great
man in the United States.
Prior to this time it was states
...anShp or one OF the professions OF
war itself that had delivered distinction
10 this important figure or that one
The absorbing business of this new era
was the building Of railroads out into
The Middle West and on across the
Rockies, was the opening OF prairie
lands to new settlers from the East,
was starting water power out on us
notable career. was mining the eartn
for coal and iron and oil. 1t was THESE
new activities spreading across the
continent that set the pattern OF the
new man, who In no very long time was
TO bear the name Captain OF Indus
try" This is exactly what the ne"
man was. Later. some deliberately
manufactured obloquy came to rest
upon the name-and that is no new
thing either In the rapid spread and
reach of industry this new kind OF man
was an inevitable development a nat
ural sequence. For soon local actiVitlcS
of the same kind began to unite a
gesture of sheer economy. These
unions grew and multiplied. From THIS
process emerged finally the great idea
of organization--that combination and
arrangement of parts. Of allied parts. In
perfect cooperation whose aim Is
production at It's highest with waste OF
material and lest motion reduced to a
minimum A complex thing is organ
ization. So it has proved. Men have
devoted their lives to its study and still
are doing so. 1t Is this modern inst!tu-
ton however. that has given rise to
the great men" OF modern industry
1t is here that with many others in
a growing band stand the Garys and
the Fricks, the MELONS and the Nor
gans and the Rockcfellers.
We talk a great deal. in a spirit OF
quite justifiable pride, Of our education
so free and SO widespread. Gathered
up in its essence of purpose. this educa-
tion consists in large part Of the clta-
ton Of worthy examples for youthful
emulation. AS matter OF fact. cdu-
cation lags too far behind the pro-
cCssion of life itself. The time TO make
an example most effective is 10 catch
the identity Of its service with some
outstanding part OF the immediate pres
cnt. For this reason there Is no better
time for young men and women 10
study the life of great industrial lead
crs than the present time. No better
time for the general reader TO ferret
out the truth about these leaders than
the present time. Here Is one oppor-
tunity to do just this thing:
HENRY CLAY FRICK: The Man BY
George Harvey. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
4 VIRILE man here takes up robust
! subject. This IS combination that
carries promise to readers. And the
promise is fulfilled. Clearly. the writer
is enthusiastic over his theme. And
that too. is a fine point for the out
come. since there is man studying a
+ nan Following the usual Geographic
formula. Mr. Harvey frees 1t from any
| effect Of routine since the backward
| search into ancestry Is for the avowed
I and sustained purpose Of tracing the
| sources of Henry Clay Frick's power o!
public service. It Is from such course
that many a turn In the character OF
the Young and ambitious man becomes
the logical and expected turn. rather
than whimsical and crratic one. The
story as a whole Is the story Of industry
In this country under The hand Of a
master organizer. In such general
scope the story covers the career o!
/ many an American OF the past so years
1 and less. Here Is. in substance. the
story Of organized industry as whole
no matter what special name II may
carry or under what particular leader
ship II may have progressed, As such
given In fairness as we'll as In full un-
dnrs anding. It Is an invaluable story
for both students and readers who need
20 know this subject, rs every American
needs 10 know 1t. But, in addition &c
such conception and treatment. here Is
the story of a kindly and loyable man
Here Is a man ready 10 do a good turn
TO fellow man. man who loved his
family and folks roundabout A man
/ who had passion for looking at pic
/ lures and who. In the course OF time
came To have seasoned and eXperi
knowledge about art And when money
came he began to buy pictures. famous
ones. old ONES. priceless ones. AT the
/ back ot this story OF Henry Cia" Frics
! Is n lis. OF pictures owned by him that
tell story Of their own about this
captain of industry" This story goes
back into Mr. Frick's feelings toward
beauty and worth. toward unhappincSs
and suffering. recalling many IL page In
this book where these feelings took
effect In acts of substantial kindness
and understanding A worthy subject.
/ one 10 make Americans feel proud and
glad Is here given n consideration that
/ measures up 10 a clear competency of
performance. and deep appreciation ot
Henry Clay Frick by his biographcr
George Harvey
CAMEI+S. BY Daniel w sStretter. author
Of "Denaturcd Africa" Illustrated
New York @ p puinamS Sons,
THE back OF tbs cover shouted
"CanN!s," just below stood The
name "Strcetcr." Said |, IF this Is
Dan Sireeter I'm going along on that
camel cruise" II was, ] went Not
quite SO hastily. however as this sounds,
No, l made good study Of the map.
pasted fast on the inside lid as IL
should have been A map as is a
map. too. this one pictures in place
Of wooden words Toward the top Of
II sketch of the latest thing In
goloshes italy. Below. acrosS span
Of sea, The pyramids and near by the
Sphinx, as calmly riddline as she has
been for many centuries now, Tents
here and there, Bedouins Armed
groups mounted. out for blood and
plunder, more BedouinS A lion ramp
Ing through the sands. A barn
OF All elephant booking with dreamy
eyes into the face ot man around
whose neck her trunk Is softly en-
twined, In an excess VI passion. so
the story runs she Is likely TO pull
the mans head clean OF, This Is
sstreeter story by the way, Over
toward the East "A gorgeous caravan
setting North toward Jerusalem. Sheha
on her way to find out II the man
Solomon Is really all that he Is
cracked up to be Oh, this Is Africa
and the desert, all right, and We are