While in Boston, after nearly com. pleting his round-the-world trip on the str. President Garfield, he-personally'superintended all unloading operations. Being asked why ha worked so much, he replied that work was his pleasure, but he also confessed that he missed just one day's work on the whole trip. "How @id that happen, Captain," he was asked. "I took 'a day off to visit Pompeii and found that business had been suspended there for 2,000 years," he replied with a twinkle. In hig most recent trip round the world, Captain Dollar made 481 business calls, and on that of the year previous 488, 'That Captain Dollar has no use for idleness or drink, is related by a prominent Shanghai man, who was mate on a Dollar ship' some; years ago, One of the Dollar boys was 2 member of the crow, and one night came staggering up the gang plank. Captain dollar was on deck at the time, and shouted to the mate to kick him off the ship, which act the mate performed with celerity.
The Dollar Company now is proud possessor of 17 President boats, carrying passengers and freight, a fleet of first-class freighters, which also touch at all world ports of importance, and coasting schooners. on the Pacific side of the United States—more than half a milli tons and over 8,000 loyal employees.
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