The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-21
THE GREAT
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By II. ii. WILKINSON
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- HIS FUN name was Henry
iAadore Darrell However. he dis
liked ~Henry." and so let IL become
known he was TO be addressed as
III L"
The more intimate of his asSocl-
ates called him HI which was 10
the great mans liking.
He had risen from the ranks
He was a typical self.made man.
At forty be vas head OF a great
textile plant. a plant In which -
years before. be bad served as bob
bin boy.
when the depression hii New
England the Darrell mill dld no;
discontinue operations
IL KEEP; going. employing n full
capacity % iaborerA
True. IN order 20 meet competl-
ton. u slashed prices. lcssened the
quality OF It's product And 20 OF.
set this reduction IN It's income
Il cut wages Cut them TO the bone.
Bot II kept going Full time Night
and day. Employing q fuil roster
OF men and women.
II was all due. they said. 20 the
ingenuity OF II. l.
II was bis brains that kept the
men at work.
other mills 10 other towns near.
BY went on half tlme. quarter time.
closed down entirely. But H. Is
great plant In Marunsvllle con
tnped TO operate
n. l. was very proud.
lie received the plaudlis OF the
people % MartinSslile with an ap
preclaiive little smile
He understood how they felt
He could place himself in their
position. For wasn't once he. the
Great H. /. bobtln boy IN the
mill which be DOW controlledl
II. l. worked night and day. ne
goiiating. dickeriug. quoting prices
And the orders continued 10 roll ln.
The looms were neyer Idle.
Fortunately. H. / had the fore
sight % surround himself with bril-.
liant men.
During his climb up the ladder
he bad the Ingenuity 10 benefit by
bis association with others And
when be reached the top be didn't
forget
lie studied the records OF the
men who had been employed at the
plant Tor years on end And be
eraftlly appointed these men 20 the
positions TO which they were most
rtfed. And when all the appoint
ments were completed. ii. l. looked
over bis little army OF executives
and was satisfied
And be. the Great II. l.. was the
head OF one OF the most powerful
industrial organizations In the coun-
try.
II. l.. Ike most folks. had anticl-
paied an early recovery from the
depression
lie was. In fact. quite astounded
when. In 1882. the good old United
States was wailowtng quite help
lessiy and quite q good deal deeper
In the muck OF inertia. But II. l.
didn't waste any time fretting or
complaining.
Instead be worked even harder
Frequently be took business trips
TO New York: more frequently he
stayed up half the night bending
over sheaves OF hgures-Quotatlons.
prices. discounts and what not
And II wasn't long before those
closely associated with the great
man and members OF his immediate
family began 20 perceive n change
In the textile king.
The strain OF overwork and too
late hours was beginning TO tell.
Dark circles appeared under bis
eyes.
Flesh fen away frpm bis body.
Hollows appeared In bis cheeks
A dullness came 10 his eyes.
In short. III. I. was beginning to
slow up.
He wasn't as quick as be once
had been. or as sure.
Maurice Barnstead. Fl. LIS chief
executive. suggested q rest II. L
looked at him In mingled anger and
puzziement.
"Restl- he Numbered Rest
Mel Don't be an idiot. Mauricei
Why. what would happen TO the
mill II | should 20 awayl What
would happen. ehT'
You can't ruin your health"
Maurice protested mildly.
"You can't 90 on forever. Wed
Just have TO struggle along with
out you"
"Bah, Who put this mill where
II Is today. eh7 Who besides the
great III. IL Talk sense. Maurice.
should I 90 away II would be the
end. The mill would close All
these good people would be out OF
work. Then what. chr"
But Maurice had read the hand
writing on the wall
Within a months time something
H.