. The Saturday evening post. THE SATU RD/IY EVENING POST 49 (Continued from Page 47) questions put to them regarding enlightened,self-interest. Among those who were ap-proached were two engineers, the managerof a relatively small manufacturing plant,a trained economist in the employ of agreat corporation, the secretary of twoimportant trade associations, the managerof a large department store, a bank officer,a man engaged in training salesmen, and thehead of a department of a large manufac-turing company. Here is a fair synopsis ofwhat they said: Part I. If you ask the average businessman why
. The Saturday evening post. THE SATU RD/IY EVENING POST 49 (Continued from Page 47) questions put to them regarding enlightened,self-interest. Among those who were ap-proached were two engineers, the managerof a relatively small manufacturing plant,a trained economist in the employ of agreat corporation, the secretary of twoimportant trade associations, the managerof a large department store, a bank officer,a man engaged in training salesmen, and thehead of a department of a large manufac-turing company. Here is a fair synopsis ofwhat they said: Part I. If you ask the average businessman why he is in business, the reply willcome as quick as greased lightning, Why,to make money. But is it not sloppy think-ing to suppose because people are lookingafter their own interests they are not look-ing after the public interest in the greatmajority of cases? The fundamental idea,as I see it, is not to abolish the gain spirit,but to make it necessary for a man to renderservice in order to profit. Unrest shouldbegin where it
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