The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-18
BrimfuI of encouragement.

attention.
Brimful of encouragement.
We take the following items from late
New ork paper !;
Hayard Taylor spent seven weeks in Cali
tornia, and delivered about two dozen lee
lures with clear profit, estimated BY some
ofhis scquaintsnces there at about 1000.
Speaking of George Law, and his wealth,
shs New York correspondent OF the Neao Or
leans Crescent writes that "if anything don't
pay, MIR. Law respectfully drops it. lie
oow owns nins-tenths Of the Eighth Avenue
Railroad, which alone is an income OF Q
prince, and growing more valuable every
day He also owns nearly all the stock Of
ibe Ninth avenue, which when, completed,
viii run through Greenwich street to the
Ninth avenue, and thence to Harlem Ri
vera nine mile concern, Halt the ferries
belong to Law. He owns the Dry Dock
bank, ana the bank owns about forty acres
Of docks, houses and land, almost in the heart
Of the city. Law owns the Staten island
Ferry boats and two miles of waterfront
nearest New York, that in q few yearswill
be worth, for docks, ten millions. He real
iy owns the Flushing Railroad and heav-
en- knows how much more he owns. Mo st
persons have an idea that he is old man.
No such thing. He is only fifty-one years
old, and possesses one Of those vigorous con-
situations that will last him forty nine years
longer
how '.Arimful'' of encouragement, the two
above items should be to young men, start.
ing in life without fortune. Less thsR ten
years ago, Rsyard Taylor was school teach
er, whose sole income was small monthly
salary. he soon became inwardly conscious
Of an ability ss writer, and determined to
.aevelope st. His first efforts exhibited no ex-
sraordinary talent, but be still persevered,
ana ny dint of great exertion became some
what noted. His first important literary
undertakings were his letters from Europe,
me materials of which he gathered by aoalk-
ing over several countries-his limited means
iorbidding the indulgence of more costly
modes of conveyance. 1t was, perhaps, to
ibis very necessity, that he owes most of the
celebrity which these letters gave him-iu-
ssmuch as it compelled him to that intimate
acquaintance with all the phases of Euro.
psan life which constitutes the chief value of
bis work. Since that time he has gone on in
his career of effort as writer and lecturer,
gptii ne now ranks as one of the first litera
lists OF the Union, enjoying uueavisbls fame,
and rejoicing ia princelJ income. Very
nearly the same may be said of Donald G.
Aiitcheil, whose writings have Melted him
over hundred thousand dollars, as may al
80 es said of pine.tenths of the distinguish
ed writers in the land. The same too may
De said of our principal editors. Take the
.nres leading editors OF New York as in
stances. Twenty years ago Bennett com
Lasncsd the Herald on borrowed ca pital OF
Sve hundred dollars. Now he owns and ed
rs one of she first journals in the world,
yielding him clear daily profit of hundreds
OF dollars.
nenry j. Raymond, starting poor boy,
IS now Editor-in- Chief and principal owner
of the Daily Times, and ex-Lieut. Cover nor
ot Ma" York. Horace Greeley walked into
New York bare footed, and almost bare
oeaaso, became an apprentice to the prin-
cling business, Isnd is now the Editor and
chief owner OF the Tribune, with daily and
weekly subscription list of 200 600. So too,
conner, originally peRuiless pri nter's dew
Il, but now sole owner OF the Ledger, with
its circulation OF half million; and so too,
Of four-ffths of the leaders of the press in
ibis country. In politics, medicine and
law, we find the same thing. Clay aud
Webster, franklin, Silas Wright, Douglass
stephens of Georgia; Broderick, &c, &c,
were ali poor boys, who built themselves up
81 the development of their talent-bY ma
sing efforts to succeed.
So too, of the rich men of this country
The second item which leads this artic Il
;siis So of the wealth of Geo. Law. Yet q
comparatively few years ago Geo. Law was
swofking mana mechanic (stone cutter and
1oason) on Canals, and as himself told the
writer few years since, worked in that ca
pacitJ II the Dismal Swamp Canal locks, q
ten miles from this city, Now be is the
possessor OF millions, John Jacob Aston
commenced the fur business in New York on
rev dollars, ana died worth ten or fifteen
raiiliops; and by the simple accumulated
value Of hss snare, one of mis- sons is nov
said to be worth fifty millions! Jacob Lor