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He talked of systems, of
efficiency, of business methods. He taught Bonbright as he would have
taught his own son, half realizing the futility of his teaching. Nor
had he question as to the righteousness of his proceeding. Because a
boy's father follows an evil course the parenthood does not hallow
that course. ... So Bonbright learned, not knowing that he learned,
and in his own office he made comparisons. The methods of Bonbright
Foote, Incorporated, he compared with the methods of Malcolm
Lightener. He saw where modern business would make changes and
improvements--but after the first few trampled-on suggestions he
remained silent and grew indifferent.
Once he suggested the purchase of dictating machines.
"Fol-de-rol," said his father, brusquely--and the matter ended.
In Lightener's plant he saw lathes which roughed and finished in one
process and one handling. In his own plant castings must pass from
one machine to another, and through the hands of extra and
unnecessary employees.


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