He was not an organizer, in the modern sense.

His policy was to pick out a man, put him in a responsible place, and judge him by results.

Engineers could become bookkeepers, and bookkeepers could become engineers.

Such a plan worked well in the earlier days, when the art of telephony was in the making, and when there was no source of authority on telephonic problems.

Barton is the bishop emeritus of the Western Electric to-day; and the big industry is now being run by a group of young hustlers, with H.B.Thayer at the head of the table.