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Show Why Hewitt Did Not Retire. The fact that some rich men, who are amply able to retire from 'business, 'busi-ness, remain in the harness simply because be-cause they can't get out was illustrated illus-trated in the continuous business career ca-reer of Abram S. Hewitt. "Why don't you retire from active business?" he was asked one day. This referred more particularly to his iron interests. inter-ests. "I can't get out." he answered. "At least, I can't get out on terms which I feel it would be honorable to accept. I had a chance some time ago to sell out our Toronto works, but tho condition was that they should be closed down permanently. This would have thrown about 500 of our men out ' of work; people who had been with us ; for years, and many of. whom bought i little homes in Trenton. I could not accept such terms, so here I am with the burden yet on my shoulders 'and I ' suppose death alone will relieve' me of It." Kansas City Journal. |