The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-11-22
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100000 in the same quarter a year
ago. This was equal to $2.10 per
share as against the higher figure
of 1924 in the 1850 period."-News
item.
"You had a great year." the har-
raised stakeholder said to the cor
poration head, quoting the above
figures.
eyes indeed" he replied sadly.
"Our business Is increasing by such
leaps and bounds that we are rapid
ly reaching the stage at which we
can hardly hold our own"
"Your prospects for next year are
for even more business, aren':
they?" asked the stakeholder ner-
vously.
"That's the trouble" said the
company head, knee-deep in tax
forms, with a sigh. ~ tell you 1t
takes courage these days to e
our business grow, realizing
that it can ultimately ruin us"
Il used to think" said the stock.
holder, that it was shrewd to in
vest in a growing corporation"
Didn't we ALL" exclaimed the
company chief. 1T seems only yes.
terday that a man could have his
savings in a highly successful bust
ness corporation and be pleased by
a report of growth and progress"
How did your company do ten
years ago?" asked the shareholder.
I'VE had a very good year a dec.
ade back, but then trouble set in"
Just how"
"Our customers increased.
Orders began to double and
treble. Our gross hit new highs
every year. At first we weren't
terribly alarmed, even with tax
es what they rel that far
back. But for the past few years
we couldn't hear of another ses-
sion of Congress without know
ding that continued success in
business might mean the end of
everything"
But when you see that the COM
pany is going to have a very fine
year, isn't there something you can
do to avert it," pleaded the stock
holder.
Its very difficult" said the
corporation head. There have been
several solutions suggested. One
was that we base Jul advertising
campaigns on a drive for less bust
ness and fewer customers. It was
even thought we might urge the
public to patronize some other
company, but that would be a dirty
trick to play on a competitor"
How trueI" moaned the stock.
holder. But is management so
short Of brains that it can't find
men capable of solving a situation
where a company is face to face
with record SUGGEST"
"Only a few executives are that
capable" was the reply. Their
training has been all wrong. They
came up in a school which thought
more customers, bigger sales and
a higher net were desirable. This
is a fallacy."
You're telling mel" groaned the
stockholder. II have been selling
my shares in some top corpora
lions. They're much too successful.
Could you give me any advice as to
whether to hold my stocks in your
company or not?"
The corporation head was a
candid man. II want to be on
the level" he said sternly.
Naturally 1 prefer not to say
yes or no. But this is one Of the
most successful corporations in
America and the world. The de-
mand for our product is enor-
nous. Next year we may gross
twice what we did this year.
Need I say more?"
Certainly not!" cried the stock
holder, making a mad rush to sell
all, stop trying to figure things and
60 clam-digging.
Jesse Jones says that the late
President Roosevelt tried to get
him, as RFC head, to buy the EN-.
pire State Building. Yet in those
days everybody was away up in the
air trying to get down! -
Elmer TwitcheIl, student Of world
events, says the fight for the Suez
Canal nay be due to the fact every
body is trying to get a ''cut" these
days. '@'2f. = -
"Mr. Stoneham of the Giants said
ne hadn't heard of any proposal by
the Coogans to sell the Polo
Grounds."-News item: just a
Coogan's bluff, he may think. Z,
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Torrance due.
Fiery Trail Very hot
Tap Reader Ups and downs.
BLOCK THAT LEGEND!"
Yale University was named after
Elihu Yale and we always supposed