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Show There's Truth In It Jack London, at a publishers' dinner In New York, aald of tnduatry: "The boy who atarts at the bottom in some big concern thinks all he needs to do Is to work his very best and then his employer will raise him up and up till finally, he Is made general gen-eral manager "As a matter of fart, the truth lie nearer I.awaons raae. "'Ijiwaon.' anid the head of a rich firm, 'I have noticed that you work with amazing lest. No detail of the business la too amall to eacnpe you. No taak la too bard. You are the flrst to arrive In the morning, you are the last to leave at" "'Oh. thank you. sir; thank you. sir.' cried Lawson. expecting his salary sal-ary to be doubled. " 'Hence. Lawson.' his employer ended, with a snarllrg laugh. Til ask you to dig out the first of the month. It Is men of your caliber who get a business down pat and then go and start rival establishments In the next block.' " |