Business: Bill & Mr. Barit

President Roosevelt, looking very wise, last week drew an illustration for his press conference, a parable from the humble life of a friend named Bill. Bill runs a garage in a small town and sells automobiles on the side. When he is asked how business is he says it is too good. The people in his town ordinarily buy about 30 new cars a year. Last year they bought 62. So Bill broods gloomily on the thought that this year he may sell only 15 cars. The moral of the President's fable: what...

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