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Show SUCCESS ACHIEVED BY PUSH AND IDEAS Forceful Career of Adolphus Williamson William-son Green, Head of the National Biscuit Company. The life of any prominent man always posesen interest, especially in this true v hen ho has made an unusual success. Among this tlas few have accomplished ir.oro wonderful results lha Adolphus II-Itamson II-Itamson Green, widely knuwn to tnr bUI I-ness I-ness world by reason of his remarkable achievement in building up the National Biscuit company. Mr. Green was lrn In Boston, January n. 1S43 Ho received his early education In the public school!" of that city, gradual-log gradual-log from the famous IatHii school In is.- In the same year he entered Harvard university, uni-versity, from which U- gradual--d in wv; with the bachelor's degree, in 1MB he n-t. n-t. red the law and his natural business iitullt and I- k.i i uti ilnnients noon won for him highest standing anion? Chicago lawyers, law-yers, and broucht him .i prospi rous practice prac-tice With large corporations. In politics Mi Urcen was until 1886 a Democrat, at one lime being an active worker In the interests of mat party, Ege was a delegate-at-large from tin- State --r llllm-ls to th national DSmooratll con-v con-v titl.-n of Inc. at which time h-. seronde-1 ir. behalf of that State, the nomination of Q rover Cleveland. Gave up Uie Law. The American Biscuit and Manufacturing Manufactur-ing company was organized In lvjo aa-l tlf United Slllle Baiclttk' conipanv a littl. later. Cp-.n Mr tir- . n -I. vnlv. .1 inn. h -f the work if forming these two OOmpanlei It was not long before wisdom Indicated to those Interested that he should become their t.uslncps as well as le:al mlvis. r Largely owing to his efforts lhe National Biscuit company was formed In Pebruary, As a natural outcome, Mr. On Bn -cams one of tho directors, a member of the ci - utlvs committee and ui- its k- ii-sral ii-sral counsel. Hero his buslne.su management became increasingly valuable, until at bust the pressure brought uion him by his associates asso-ciates to glv his Whole intention t-- the National Biscuit company and relinquish his law business was so strong that he yielded, and since that time has di mud himself exclusively to the lot-rv.it:- oi th.. National Bhtcuit . n i BSarly In his connection with th" National Nation-al Kltieult company, Mr. Green dlscovi ft i that the biscuit coitsist-'d aim. .si entirely of --dung biscuit in hulk It was tiitriar-ent tiitriar-ent to him that this method was not only crude but unstable, ami ho ther.)unin . celved the Idea ..f making only the best biscuit and packing them In sa alr-tlght package which should retain the goodness Of the biscuit until used by the consumer, and by Riving to tie consumer b.-ti-r goods that would retain thc.lr excellency, secure for his company the ndvantuH- s of a good will which would Increase in value as the sabs of Ihes.j g Is Increased Tie- outcome of the Iden thus Originated by Mr. Green resulted In the production t l"ni-edfi Blf.-uii. which to-lay in- pr-.U-ably more widely us-'d than any other food product ever has been. The successful success-ful completion of his original idea necessitated neces-sitated practically the entire reorganization reorganiza-tion of the business, revolutionising methods meth-ods of manufacture as well as of sale. Give Efficient Service, Mr. Green successfully met this test. His ability has not only demonstrated the success of a slnKle arlli It-. but II has placed the company, of which ho Is the head in the very forefront rank of Industrial corporations, whoss business bus been made and Is conducted upon lines which are of the grealust value lo tbe public os well as to its own stockholders. stock-holders. Mr. Green's theory In regard to business can perhaps be effectively summed Up In tins statement: Ulve to the consumer, tie leader and the stockholder, horn it, - indent in-dent service of the hlKlw si class Whip. Mr. Green, himself, cordially gives to th-many th-many noble heliwre who hao surrounded him. large cn-olt for their pari In Id.-work, Id.-work, they In turn recognise that it Is to his clear thought, indomitable energy and untiring effort that the Nutlonal Biscuit company owes the measure of Its success, nnd in these days of mismanagement of Industrial corporations no more creditable or lasting monument could be crectt I Mr Green's memory than the company into which ho has put the best part of his vigorous life. |