About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1925)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 24, 1925 Too Much Efficiency The president of the E. and E. corporation tilted his chin aggres sively and poised a finger under the nose of his caller. “Running a household is a busi ness, isn’t it?” he demanded. “It’s not even a recreation,” mut tered the hardware king. “I amagine, if you run at all, it’s a gift.” “Rot; it’s a business! It must be Everything is a business. Eating is a business; so is sleeping. It’s a business when you breathe. It's a business when you talk. Why, think ing a business!” Mr. Brooke shook his head weari ly- “What’s your household invest-; ment?” snapped Sherwood suddenly. “Oh, I don’t know. A big bunch of money and three children, I guess.” “What are the annual expenses?” “God knows!” Mr. Sherwood gasped and turned pale. “It’s unbelievable!” he explained. “A man runs a household and he doesn’t even know what it cost!Rot ten business! What does its pro duce?” “Worry?” “Can you sell that?” “Can’t give it away,” sighed Mr. Brooke. “Amazing!” blurted the E. and E. man. “Never dreamed of such a thing in my life. Why, it’s criminal! It’s an offense against law and ord er. Who runs this household of yours?” “Everybody in it. Connie, mostly; and the servants some.” “Who’s Connie?” “My daughter Constance.” “And there’s no system? No ac counting?” “No system I ever discovered, ex cept handing me the bills and telling SALARY INCREASE COMES WITH PROMOTION CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—After a ca r eful survev of the entire labor situation extending from office hoy to president, indications are that positions showing increases in sal aries require experienced help. Consulting the president of one of our largest industries, the writ er inquired regarding the rapid success of a certain young man who had become general manager, and who a few years ago was but office boy; his answer was, Brown start ed as office boy, the lowest salaried position in our office, he was am bitious and managed to purchase a typewriter on small monthly pay ments and after three weeks of practice at home he was promoted to bill clerk, which position gave him knowledge of the selling price of all merchandise. His next ad vance was that of typist, which taught him the numerous forms of letter-writing and enabled him to hold a stenographic position, giv ing him complete knowledge of let ter-writing. He was then made sec retary, bringing him into contact with all business details and quali fied him for the general manager’s office at ten thousand per year. The same opportunity awaits ev ery young man and woman. Educa tion or age have nothing to do with operating so simple a machine as the type writer. We are informed that a great piece of benevolent work is being carried on by a large Chicago mail order house in fur nishing typewriters to people wor thy o’ credit, by selling on small monthly installments, so low as to average about eight cents per day and actually teaching theL- custom ers how to use and operate any tpe writer in about three weeks’ time. You can get other information by writing the International Type writer E'xchange, 184 W. Lake St., Chicago, Illinois.—(adv.) We M/dJ,3GIII• We Carry Invite only You • Quality To Visit High Q Ua iit y Groceries iMEKW ' Our Piggly Wiggly at Store , . . Low Prices Low Prices Americus, Ga. ii iiiUj r ill Map ll jSw lU ' ■-! I ?U? ; 'JL Mim ex v > ®n® n\ wl ■ M \\\ i I /14) Jll , IF IVI / l-s —~”' !'l r ImH Z<l "~'*vZ* af! ' ||Sfc ~ 1 i i '^i^KsSflahiL'' f; ~ - 14 ' ~Ai ■'wW- ! f JSfrn ■ . 5?. o '' hZi 1 ' © "I’ve got a man who can teach a hen how to save time and money laying an egg.” me to look pleasant.” “And you’ve never even tried to get at the cost?” “Oh, I started adding up the check stubs once, but I got scared,” said Mr. Brooke sheepishly. “I had too many other things to think about.” The E. and E. president leaned back in his chair and regarded his caller with pity. “Worst case I ever heard of,” he commented with a shake of his head. “Fierce! What, do you propose to do about it?” “I wasn’t figuring to do anything about it. What can I?” “Everything. You can’t go on for ever this way. Why, it’ll ruin your character if it doesn’t bust your bank account. You’ve simply got to stop it.” Mr. Brooke made a helpless ges ture and recorded a mental note of regret that he had introduced the subject. “Well, I haven’t time to bother about it now. I’ve got to go away on a trip. Although it does worry me about leaving the youngsters. I’m a widower, you see. Connie is supposed to be the boss home, but— well, it all comes pretty high. sup pose I’ll have to stand it.” President Sherwood glared indig nantly. “Stand nothing!” he declared. “When are you going away?” “I’d get away this afternoon if I could. It’s a sudden trip.” “For how long?” “Haven’t figured exactly. I can tell you in few minutes.” ’ “Never mind now. We’ll get to that later. Do you want this house- TABLEWARE We have just added two new patterns in Sterling Silver— The Louis XIV and the Carpathia. Both of these patterns are very attractive. Come in and ask to see them- THOS. L. BELL, Inc. See Our Window Display hold of yours managed while you’re away?” Mr. Brooke looked doubtful. “And reformed?” The man who financed the house hold was curious. “Reorganized, put on its feet, wastage eliminated, economies effect ed, efficiency installed, time saved, success assured.” Mr. Sherwood rat tled it off briskly like a candidate with one speech. The hdw. ma nwas obviously in terested and not a little startled. He wrinkled his forehead into verti cal folds between the eyes and de voted a few seconds to thought. “But if you never run a house hold,” he ventured, “how—” “I never ran lead-pencil factory until I saved two-fifths of a cent a gross,” interrupted Mr. Sherwood sharply. “I never ran a hardware business untill I saved over two hundred thousand dollars a year. Man, I can run anything!” Mr. Brooke’s eyes betrayed scepti cism. “Anything!” repeated Mr. Sher wood belligerently. “Anything from the war in Europe to shoveling snow. I could run the government if they’d let me.” “A brownstone front and three children are different from those things.” commented Mr. Brooke. “But the eternal principles of economy and efficiency are immut able,” declared Mr. Sherwood, pound ing his desk. “They can be applied to anything. This corporation em ploys experts in every line. I’ve got a man who can teach a hen how to save time and money laying an egg. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER Now, while I say I can do anything, when it comes to applying scientific business principles, I’ll admit that I never did run a household. Just for that very reason, I want to. I’ll do it cheap. I'll make you a low rate. I’ll guarantee you results—big re sults.” “Don’t tease me,” chided Mr. Brooke. “I’m serious. You’ve just suggest ed a field to me that opens wonder ful possibilities. Why, I’d almost take the job for nothing; I would except that it would violate th e prin ciples of efficient managament.” Mr. Brooke pondered briefly. “I’ve a good mind to talk to Con nie about it,” he said. • “Don’t!” “What do you mean?” „ “Don’t talk to anybody about it except me. If you get to talking you won’t do it. Decide now! The golden chance is right here. You're going away. Fine! That clears the desks for my man. Mr. Brooke, if you’ll give my company full authority in this matter when you return I'll guarantee to turn over to you a household so thoroughly efficient that it’ll pay you money to run it You’ll be able to capitalize it and sell the stock. The hardware magnate hesitated. “I’m very fond of my children; I guess I’m indulgent,” he confessed. “Indulgent? Does it help your child to be indulgent toward it? You should be kind, of course; reasonable, affectionate, and all that. But in dulgence is another thing. How much better if you did not hav e to be in dulgent; how much more staisfac tory to have an efficient, economical child who does not need to be in dulged?” "Big talk,” observed Mr. Brooke, shaking his head. “Big talk means big results with me. This company never fails. It Can’t, because it simply applies right principles in the right way. What we do is really very simple—when you know how.” I “While I wouldn’t expect too much,” said the hardware man slow ly, “if would be a great comfort for me to knoww, seeing that ’m going away, that things would be in chare of somebody who—” “I see we are going to do busi ness,” interrupted Mr. Sherwood. “Oh, I didn’t say so. But I was just thinking—” Mr. Brooke flatered and looked guilty. “We’ll get this on paper at once,” said the E. and E. president. He pushed three buttons on the edge of his desk. One operated a silent signal in front of the stenog rapher with the dark hair and pink cheeks. She arose quietly and approached with book in hand. The second but ton caused the immediate appear ance of a clerk carrying a set of legal papers. The third button actu ated the electrice office-boy, Who shot noiselessly into the room and came to a stop at Mr. Sherwood’s el- Fine Mules We received today two car loads Kentucky and Tennessee Mules—all mare mules. These mules were bought right and will be sold right. You will always find a large lot of mules in our stable to select from. CASH OR CREDIT G. A. & W. G. Turpin LUKEMN DESIGNS ARE APPROVED Great Sculptor’s Plans Are En dorsed By Comander-in-Chief Virginia U. C. V. ATLANTA, Ga., 2-. —Endorse- ments of the design of Augustus Lukeman, the noted sculptor, for the central group of the Stone Moun tain Confederate Memorial by Gen eral W. B. Freeman, of Richmond, Commander-In-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans, and by many other high officers of General Free man’s army, were made public here today by the Stone Mountain Con federate Monumental Association. Mr. Lukeman’s preliminary model for the central group of sculpture, to be carved on Stone Mountain was submitted to the Board of Directors of the Association at a special meet ing held in Atlanta on August 27. The Directors unanimously aprroved the preliminary model and author ized Mr. Lukeman to go ahead with an enlargement of the same to a master model, which he is now doing in his studio in New York city. Pic tures of the preliminary model have been published very widely in news papers and otherwise throughout the United States. Hollins N. Randolph, President of the Association, gave out the follow ing in connection with the endorse ments of the design by Commanding Generals and other officers of the United Confederate Veterans: “Immediately after the acceptance of Mr. Lukeman’s preliminary model by the Board of Directors, pictures of the same were sent to the Com manders and Staff Officers of the United Confederate Veterans, with a request for an expression of their opinion of the design. We have re ceived a most favorable response from oustanding leader of the U. C. V. all over the South. In addi tion to these, the design has receiv ed high praise in numerous other bow. Mr. Brooke viewed the swift mobilization of forces with a feeling that he was about to take cne of the/ momentous steps of life. (To Be Continued) WANTED 1 Hens and Fryers Market Stronger AMERICUS HATCHERY and SUPPLY CO . Americus, Ga. quarters, among artists and connoisseurs of art in New York and Washington." TEXAS MAY SUPPLY U. S. WITH RUBBER ALPINE, Texas, Oct. 24. —Moro than 1,000,000 acres of wild and semi-arid land in the upper border region of Texas may supply part of America’s rubber needs. This region is again covered with a commercial growth t>f guayule shrubs. It is from these shrubs that rub ber was formerly extracted. Fifteen years ago a guayule rub ber factory was constructed at Mar athon, a few miles east of here and CINDERELLA The newest Sterling Silverware pattern, made by the Gor ham Silver Co., is now on display at the Americus Jewelry 0 Co. To see it, is to want it. (A complete assortment of anything that is suitable § for a nice wedding gift. See our line and be convinced. ® I AMERICUS JEWELRY CO. Phone 229 Wallis Mott. Mgr. g We have just received a fresh shipment of JAMS, JELLIES, OLIVES and Condiments of all kinds , Come to see us HARRIS GROCERY CO. 28—Phone—29 The Home of Quality Wanted Sweet Potatoes Having arranged to operate the Carter Curing Plant for this season, I am in the market for all the Sweet Potatoes you have for sale. Before you sell your sweet potatoes, see W. E. BROWN, Agt. At the Curing Plant AMERICUS, GA. We are in the Market for Peanuts Farmers Cotton Oil CO. Phone 92 PAGE THREE operated successfully until the wild growth was exhausted. The reappearance of the guayule plants has led many persons to be lieve that extensive rubber manufac turing will soon be under way in Texas. In Looking into this airplane trouble in Washington it strikes us they look down instead of up. 666 is a prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs.
