Chandler, the chairman of the cheese company, was something of a diplomat, ancl at one of the hoard meetings had been very expansive about prospects. “Yes, it’s always prospects,” remarked a gloomy shareholder, " always prospects, but never results. I begin ■ to doubt if results will ever come.” ‘‘Oh, Mr Brownie,” said the chairman, “you are a pessimist.” “ I can’t deny it,” agreed the other mournfully. “A pessimist is a man who lias had too much to do with optimists.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19280114.2.104.1
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 19764, 14 January 1928, Page 11
Word Count
79Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 19764, 14 January 1928, Page 11
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.