Searchlights on Some American Industries (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Searchlights on Some American Industries It is an inexplicable assumption, though Kan ancient one, that history, as written, should consist of little more than the records of the overthrow of kingdoms and empires, tales of intrigues and political strife, and accounts of wars, sieges, and slaughters. This idea of history deals with the barbaric, and takes no account of a nation´s intellectual and religious development, its arts and letters, or its industrial progress and commercial expansion. It magnifies the brutal and passionate nature of man, and belittles the aesthetic side and that resolute spirit of thrift and industry that makes nations respected. In this enlightened age the life and evolution of the American people lie in their quiet, peaceful, and productive efforts, and in the thoughtful conduct of their affairs. The nation is great through its architects, engineers, inventors, artists, economists, teachers, business men, and great army of workers, and not through its military and naval forces, its political octopuses, or its lawyers, preachers, and policemen. The proud place Columbia holds among national figures of the world is due to commerce and labor, production and distribution. As a noted writer has said: "Individuals at work are safe; and a nation is only safe when the greatest proportion of its people are employed in useful effort." Taking, then, this thought as a maxim, I have steadily endeavored to collate facts and analyze the results produced by certain of our leading American industries, and to present clearly and concisely the mechanical and economic aspects of their operation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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