The Gold Mine (May 26, 1928)

The Gold Mine, May 26, 1928 3 2nd in East WINNERS OF LAEMMLE DRIVE 2nd in West (Continued from page 1) wire second in the Western under the Division. Hartford Wins Memorial Although Salt Lake finished second in the Western Division, Manager A. W. Hartford and his go-getting crew proved their right to possession of the Mitchell Memorial Trophy, which was being com- peted for by seven Western Offices— Salt Lake City, Denver, Butte, Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland and San Fran- cisco. They finished in the order named. Eastern Office in Lead While the West gave the East a de- cisive trimming on total divisional show- ing, it is a fact worth noting that at no time did any Western Office lead the organization—always some Eastern Of- fice was higher than the highest Western Office. How They Finished Considering Buffalo and Montreal as having come in under the wire first, Cal- FRANK VAUGHAN, Manager, Calgary The Sunday Worker (Not a Fairy Tale ) Once upon a time there was a film salesman who was dead anxious to get ahead in the world. He worked with the power and speed of a locomotive for six days a week—and on Sundays he .worked twice as hard. He wasn’t compelled to work on Sunday. Nobody said that he must. But this particular salesman was REALLY anxious to make some- thing of himself. He had analyzed himself and his chances and come to the conclusion that while he was a good salesman—a darn good sales- man—he was no better than scores of others. So he figured that the only way he could beat the fellows who were probably just as good as he was, was to put in more time and more effort than they did- Not that he didn’t like to spend his Sundays with his family, or in some form of recreation such as the other fellows did, but he wanted more money and more peace of mind to enjoy his Sundays to the fullest. He worked like Hell. Even if he went over his quota by Saturday he stayed in the field, digging deeper, deeper. When he got a rotten break for the whole week he redoubled his efforts while the other fellows were “resting” on Sunday and often man- aged to turn a “red” week into a “blue” week. Many’s the time he got dis- couraged because he thought no- body gave a damn whether he worked on Sundays or not. But he was bullheaded and kept at it, month after month. Suddenly he quit working so hard on Sundays. He didn’t stop altogether, because his habit of work was too strong in him. But he spent almost every Sunday with his family—and didn’t feel a bit conscience-stricken about it. How — Why — this sudden change? Well—he’s a Manager now! gary was second in the East, with St. John third, New Orleans fourth, Van- couver fifth and Washinton sixth. It is significant to note that of six Canadian Offices, four finished among the first six. “Take your bow, Clair Hague!” In the West Denver finished third, Des Moines fourth, Butte fifth and St. Louis sixth. Close All the Way Boys, it was a close race all the way —and the finish was the closest ever recorded. So close together were the leaders that just a few dollars worth of business would have put either Dave Miller or D. Leduc decisively in the lead of his rival for first honors. —AND NOW FOR SUMMER CHARGES! N. O, 100% for 13 Mos. The New Orleans Office, under Man- ager W. M. Richardson, has added the thirteenth consecutive month in which they have received a 100 per cent rating on Fire Prevention to their record. Two Join Winnipeg W. B. More has joined the sales staff of the Winnipeg Office, and Joseph Shaen has been made Booker at the same Exchange. Welcome to “U,” men! A. W. HARTFORD Manager, Salt Lake City Richardson Buys Car W. M. Richardson, Manager of the New Orleans Office, has bought himself a brand new Oldsmobile sedan. Final Standings in Carl Laemmle’s 22nd Anniversary Drive For Fifteen Weeks Ending May 5, 1928 Leading Office: Montreal Ted Schlanger’s THUNDERBOLTS 1st (Tie) ........ .Buffalo 1st (Tie) Montreal 2nd Calgary 3rd St. John 4th New Orleans 5th Vancouver 6th . Washington 7th Winnipeg 8th Philadelphia 9th , New Haven 10th Detroit 11th Cleveland 12th . . .New York 13th . Atlanta 14th Indianapolis 15th Cincinnati 16th Albany 17th Memphis 18th . ., Charlotte 19th . . Charleston 20th Pittsburgh 21st Jacksonville 22nd . . . . .,. . . .Toronto Mitchell Memorial 1st. Salt Lake City 2nd. Denver 3rd. Butte 4th. Seattle 5th. Los Angeles 6th. Portland 7 th. San Francisco M. Van Praag’s FIGHTERS 1st .Milwaukee 2nd Salt Lake City 3rd Denver 4th . Des Moines 5th . Butte 6th St. Louis 7th .Chicago 8th .Omaha 9th Sioux Falls 10th .Seattle 11th . . . .;. .,. .Oklahoma City 12 th Dallas 13th . Los Angeles 14th . ., Portland 15th . Kansas City 16th San Antonio 17th . San Francisco 18th Minneapolis