As Young as You Feel Page #3

I want to know what in thunder

Consolidated Motors has to do with it.

Search me. Hey, Erickson,

this is my girl's grandfather, Mr. Hodges.

He'd like to know what

Consolidated Motors has to do...

with our 65-year-old

retirement rule.

It's really very simple, Mr. Hodges.

If you'll just step this way for a moment.

Now, we of

the Acme Printing Services...

are a subsidiary of

the Bessamer Publishing Services...

whose stock is owned

by the Simpson Iron Foundry...

which recently merged with

the McCullough Nut and Bolt Company...

whose parent organization

is United Hardware...

the director to which is

interlocked with Rutherton Steel...

a subsidiary of Consolidated Motors.

- Does that answer your question?

- Yes, but it seems a little complicated.

- Big business. If you'll excuse me...

- Just a moment, young man.

Do you suppose if I went

to Consolidated Motors...

I might get them to change

such an absurd policy?

Why, Mr. Hodges, you don't mean

you'd seriously consider...

going to Consolidated Motors

about such a policy?

I'd seriously consider going to the North

Pole by dogsled in the heart of winter...

if I thought I could get my job back.

Well, I certainly wouldn't advise

a trip to Consolidated Motors.

Even if you got an appointment,

which is very unlikely...

I don't see how Consolidated Motors could

change its whole employment policy...

involving several hundred thousand people,

just to please you.

Now wait a minute, Erickson.

Maybe you could just write a letter to

the president of Consolidated Motors.

- Tell him how you feel...

- What's his name?

- Whose name?

- The president of Consolidated Motors.

I don't know. Uh, Sloan, Stone...

- Do you know, Mr. Erickson?

- No, but I'll find out.

Mr. Benson, who's president

of Consolidated Motors?

- The president of what?

- The president of Consolidated Motors.

- You got me. Why?

- Never mind.

I'll call Mr. Gallagher's office.

Mr. Gallagher's vice president

in charge of personnel.

- Yeah?

- Pardon me, Mr. Gallagher. Erickson speaking.

Do you happen to know who's

president of Consolidated Motors?

Used to be Knudsen.

No, he was president of... Anyhow, I'm busy.

Yes, Mr. Gallagher.

Thank you, sir.

Mr. Gallagher doesn't know either.

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

Here's one of the most

important men in America...

a veritable giant of industry...

one of the powers behind

the producing genius that is America...

a man whose decisions

affect millions of people...

yet nobody even knows his name.

- Fairliss. That's it... Fairliss.

- He's president of U.S. Steel.

- Oh.

- Thank you, gentlemen.

You've been a great help.

Good day.

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