Man Of Action
General Sherman’s army was once halted at a river, the bridge across which had been destroyed by the enemy. He called for his chief engineer, an old-fashioned, blunt, capable road builder. < - “Jim,” he asked, “how long wiir it take you to throw a bridge across this river that will carry foot soldiers, cavalry and artillery?” Jim ran his fingers through his hair for a moment. “Three -days,” he answered. “Good. Go to the head draftsman and have him make up the drawings right away so that yoii can get at the work without delay.” At the end of the three days Sherman again called the engineer to him, hardly daring to hope that the bridge could be finished so soon. “How’s the work, Jim?” he asked. . “Bridge is made,” was the answer. “But them pictures ain’t dbne yet. If you don’t have to wait for them, you can march across.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 26, 29 November 1948, Page 4
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153Man Of Action Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 26, 29 November 1948, Page 4
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