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THE OLD MAN
He had outlived his days of useful
ness, everybody said. Younger, quick
er, more progressive men were to be
had for the taking by the firm that
employed John Watson. The man him
self heard the talk that was current
in the machine room, and because of
his very desire to prove that he was
not superannuated, grew nervous,
made mistakes, although no one in
the whole shop was a better master of
his trade, or knew more about the bus
iness in which he had grown old.
Watson did not consider himself dis
qualified by age to serve the sons of
the man whose employ he had enter
ed when he was younger than these
“boy” manufacturers were today; but
he could not fail to understand the im
patience at his slowness manifested
by his younger fellow employes, men
whose ability to turn off work he
knew was valuable to the firm.
And so every day he grew more and
more nervous and clumsy, waiting for
tne summons to the office, where he
would be told that his services were
no longer required.
Possibly the sons and successors of
the founder of the - business noticed
the strain under w’hich the old man
was seeking to perform his work, for
at last the summons came.
A significant look ran around the
machine room when the message was
delivered; a smile of relief on the
part of some, but tinged with pity as
the men saw the white, aged face be
come ghastly during the old man’s
preparation for meeting the “young
bosses.” But he, perceiving the eyes
that were upon him, straightened him
self and left the room with quiet dig
nity.
As he entered the office, the broth
ers who had sent for him, and in
whose hands his future lay, glanced
significantly at each other. They had
not realized before how old the man
was. Then tne eider brother spoke:
“Mr. Watson, you have been with
the firm a long time, and —” The old
men lifted his head apprehensively,
but the other continued: “We know
that you are very familiar with the
business. We are young men —you
used to trot us on your knees, I dare
say, if you ever found time to spare
from your work —and we have de
cided to ask you to accept a position
where your experience will be of much
service to us. We want to give you a
desk in the outer office, but you are
to feel free to go anywhere in the
factory and see what is going on.
Then when any suggestion or idea
comes to your mind you will jot it
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down, and submit it to us in writing.
Does the plan meet your approval?”
The old man tried to speak grew
faint, and clutched at his throat.
The younger brother poured a glass
of water for him.
“One thing my brother did not men
tion,” he said, when the old man’s
faintness had worn away. ‘ The salary
connected with your new work will,
of course, be somewhat more than you
have been receiving. It’s near quit
ting time now, so you needn’t go back
to Le shop, but you can report at
your desk in the morning. We hope
you will be able to give us a good
many suggestions. Good afternoon,
Mr. Watson!”
Straight and erect, the old man
walked away, his pulse beating high
with pride and happiness. The
“bosses” considered his years an
asset!
For six months the old man gave
himself faithfully and enthusiasti
cally to his new task, and although
of course, he made no suggestions
that were revolutionary or absolutely
vital, yet on the whole, he brought to
the notice of the young men of the
firm a great many things which it was
well and profiable for them to know,
and which they never would have
known but for him.
Then one morning the employers
found the desk unoccupied when they
came in. The younger broker took a
car which carried him to the old
man’s home. An old lady answered
his knock, her eyes bright with un
shed tears.
“He went at midnight, sir,” she said
divining who her caller was. “He
felt so sorry to leave you in the lurch.
When he found he was going he
didn’t have time to say much, only
that; but he said he did not doubt
you’d get along somehow, and he
was glad he’d been able to advise you
as long as he had. It’s a great com
fort to know you've been able to help
folks.”
The young man walked back to the
factory. He felt that he did not wish
to ride, but rather to be by himself.
At the office he repeated the old
wife’s story to his brother, and the
elder man said, “Well, Hal, it is a
comfort to know you've been able to
help folks. I’m glad we did it.”
HAD ENOUGH FOR THE PRESENT.
The deck steward approached the
sick man in a steamer chair on the
deck.
“Excuse me, sir,” he said, “do you
wish your dinner to come up?”
■'Good heavens, no, man,” said the
sick one; “my breakfast came up just
a few moments ago.”
The Golden Age for July 16, 1908.
It’s trouble enough to make money
without having to worry about saving
it.
Life would be much simplified if
each one of us lived so as to merit
our own approbation.
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PETITION FOR INCORPORATION.
State of Georgia,
Fulton County.
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of C. D. Center, of Ful
ton county, Georgia, W. M. Warren, of
Turner county, Georgia, and A. C. Mc-
Daniel, of Lincoln county, Tennessee,
respectfully shows:
1. That they desire for themselves,
their associaties, and successors, to be
incorporated and made a body politic
under the name and style of “CON
SOLIDATED COAL AND BROKER
AGE COMPANY” for the period of 20
years.
2. The principal office of said com
pany shall be in the city of East
Point, state and county aforesaid, but
petitioners desire the right to estab
lish branch offices within this state or
elsewhere whenever the holders of a
majority of the stock may so deter
mine.
3. The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to itself and stockhold
ers.
4. The business to be carried on by
said corporation is to buy and sell coal,
minerals and mineral product.-., fuel of
all kinds, grain and its various prod
ucts, farm produce, feed, farm imple
ments, machinery, wagons, buggies,
harness, merchandise, do a warehouse
and storage business, to buy and sell
lumber and manufacture and sell its
various products, to buy and sell real
estate, and do a general brokerage bus
iness.
5. The capital stock of said corpora
tion shall be fifteen hundred ($1,500)
dollars, with the privilege of increas
ing same to ten thousand ($10,000)
dollars by a majority vote of the stock
holders; said stock to be divided into
shares of one hundred ($100) dollars
each. The capital stock to be em
ployed by them has actually been
paid in full.
6. The petitioners desire the right
to sue and be sued, to plead and be
impleaded, to have and use a common
seal, to make all necessary by-laws
and regulations, and do all other
things that may be necessary for the
successful carrying on of said busi
ness, including the right to buy, nold.
and sell real estate and personal prop
erty suitable to the purposes of the
corporation, and to execute notes and
bonds as evidences of indebtedness in
curred, or which may be incurred, in
the conduct of the affairs of the cor
poration and to secure the same by
mortgage, security deed or other form
of lien, under existing laws.
7. They desire for said corporation
the power and authority to apply for
and accept amendments to its charter
of either form or substance by a vote
of a majority of its stock outstanding
at the time. They also ask authority
for said corporation to wind up its
affairs, liquidate and discontinue its
business at any time it may determine
to do so by a vote of two-thirds of its
stock outstanding at the time.
8. They desire for said corporation
the right of renewal when and as pro
vided by the laws of Georgia, and that
it have all and such other rights,
powers, privileges and immunities as
are incident to like corporations or
permissible under the laws of Georgia.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name and
style aforesaid with the powers,
privileges and immunities heroin
set forth, and as are now, or
may hereafter be, allowed a corpora
tion of similar character under the
laws of Georgia.
J. A. DRAKE,
Attorney at Law.
Filed in office June 22, 1908.
ARNOLD BROYLES, Clerk.
State of Georgia Fulton County.
I, Arnold Broyles, Clerk of the Su
perior Court of said county, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the application for
charter of “CONSOLIDATED COAL
AND BROKERAGE COMPANY” as
the same appears on file in my office.
Witness my official signature and
seal of said county, this, 22nd day of
June, 1908.
(SEAL) ARNOLD BROYLES.
Clerk Superior Court, Fulton Co , Ga.
This 22nd day of June, 1908.
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