Men of Invention and Industry

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  WehavespokenoftheprinciplesofMr。Bianconi。Theyweremosthonourable。Hisestablishmentmightbespokenofasaschoolofmorality。Inthefirstplace,hepracticallytaughtandenforcedthevirtuesofpunctuality,truthfulness,sobriety,andhonesty。

  Healsotaughtthepublicgenerallythevalueoftime,towhich,infact,hisownsuccesswasinagreatmeasuredue。WhilepassingthroughClonmelin1840,Mr。andMrs。S。C。HallcalleduponBianconiandwentoverhisestablishment,aswellasoverhishouseandfarm,ashortdistancefromthetown。Thetravellershadaverypressingengagement,andcouldnotstaytohearthestoryofhowtheirentertainerhadcontrivedto“makesomuchoutofsolittle。““Howmuchtimehaveyou?“heasked。

  “Justfiveminutes。““Thecar,“saysMr。Hall,“hadconveyedustothebackentrance。Bianconiinstantlyrangthebell,andsaidtotheservant,’Tellthedrivertobringthecarroundtothefront,’adding,’thatwillsaveoneminute,andenablemetotellyouallwithinthetime。’Thiswas,intruththesecretofhissuccess,makingthemostoftime。“[4]

  ButthesuccessofBianconiwasalsoduetotheadmirableprinciplesonwhichhisestablishmentwasconducted。HisdriverswerenotedasbeingamongthemostcivilandobligingmeninIreland,besidesbeingpleasantcompanionstoboot。Theywerecareful,punctual,truthful,andhonest;butallthiswastheresultofstrictdisciplineonthepartoftheirmaster。

  Thedriversweretakenfromthelowestgradesoftheestablishment,andpromotedtohigherpositionsaccordingtotheirrespectivemeritsasopportunityoffered。“Muchsurprise,“

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