Imperial Valley Press

KIWANIANS HEAR
FINE TALK ON
BUSINESS WORLD
In what was voted by Kiwanians
as one of the best addresses of the
year, Dr. E. H. Lindley, chancellor
of the University of Kansas, talked
to the members at noon Friday on
the evolution of the world and of
the business world. The address
was given at the regular weekly
luncheon meeting of the club held
in the Barbara Worth hotel.
"We know little of the world, its
origin and its resources,'' the doc-
tor declared in opening his talk.
"But we are gradually learning
with geniuses at work in all bran-
ches of scientific research and ad-
vancement and we may now look
forward to some still greater
achievements. We may expect to
see more wonderful developments
as time goes on, achievements much
greater even than the creation of
the radio, the airplane or the auto-
mobile."
The doctor then went on to point
out the many resources that are
still unexplored. He named prin-
cipally among these, the waves of
the huge bodies of water and the
sun. He characterized them as pow-
erful giants, still unharnessed
by
man.
"But development is slow. It
has been said that man develops
his brain but one per cent in a life
time and I have a little illustration
which best befits this claim. There
was once a railroad president who
heard a colored man had worked
for the road for 32 years and had
never had a raise in pay. He de-
cided that he would find out the
reason. He asked to see the man
and when he confronted him he
asked:
"How long have you worked
for this company?"
"Thirty-two years,"
was
the
reply.
"What do you do?"
"I tap wheels."
"Why do you tap wheels?"
"I don't know."
The president asked no more
questions.
Doctor Lindley then switched to
the business world. He said that
there is a crown prince now visiting
this country to whom all must do
honor if he would succeed in busi-
ness.
The doctor then characterized
business as satisfying the many
wants of the consumer and not as
the selling of goods as many be-
lieve.
B. L. Roberts was acting presi-
dent of the meeting while W. C.
Reed was chairman of the day.