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er. The latter has succeeded her father 
as President of the E. O. Painter Fertil¬ 
izer Company. 
The closing sentence of the last be¬ 
quest of his will, granting a month’s sal¬ 
ary to the employes of the E. O. Painter 
Fertilizer Company, both white and black 
alike, who had been in the Company’s 
employ for one year or more, emphasizes 
this man’s teachings and belief, through 
his all too short life, of loyalty of service 
and sincerity of purpose: 
“To each and every employee who has 
worked faithfully, conscientiously and 
loyally, I leave my richest blessing. To 
those who have worked simply for their 
salary and have lacked conscientiousness 
or loyalty, I commend them to their own 
conscience.” 
Great men are gentle and the beautiful 
gentleness of his nature finds illustration 
in the high esteem in which he was held 
in the business and social commercial 
world. 
