The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
From the Ne~ YORK independently
Brains and Business Training.

From the Ne~ YORK Independently
brains and Business Training,
No.binr is SO valuable on earth as man, anC
vet nothing is so common or no cheap. \ maj
Of power, a real man, with the capacity of heac
and brains TO govern L nation, II command al
army, to influence and sway the people, TO moU'
He lr0rkT-such n man Is always the greatest
marvel and wonder of every passing century
Among business men talent is fag more valuable
than money. A man without capital, who has
the capacity to achieve, to plan, and to execute,
r business genius, is far more Taluable 20 the
commercial world than n millionaire who lives
only the center Of subjective stupidity and idle
= ness. Never was real talent at such a premium
as q. the present moment Who could Tx the
value, in millions, or even in hundreds OF mil
lions, OF n real, live Napoleon among our generals!
We have had one-an imitatIon-who bore that
name for a brief period, but his Shining was like
that of a rush taper, and not Ike the blazing,
heavenly Iuminary- i ten-thousand dollar bank
president or cashier, a frst-rate business man., is
a much cheaper officer than an equally good man
destitute of financial qualifications, who could be
had for quarter of the money. Al able general
can save more, a hundredfold, By his skill, in
commanding an army than il costs to support
him. The same is true of good men employed
in every other vocation. One man, whose per-
ceptiye faculties are well developed, who has real
tact and ekill, can do with a knife or a jack-plane
what another, a Ounce, could not do with a whole
Chest of tools. 4 man Of the highest order of
talent is, after all, the capitalist of any town,
State. or nation. He can command both men
and money TO any extent required.
In all departments of trade good business men
are now in great demand. We have a short sup
ply, a short crop. We are pcopled abundantly
in all marts Of business. but not manned. Among
the merchants of this great metropolis, thousands
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. clear-headeG business men
are now wanted. This is literally true, while We
are swarming-notwithstanding the war drain
Will useless do-nolhingS. Why is this SO? We
answer lt is because our young men are raised
as animals, without scarcely "a thought that they
are created to GchieUe, to be a great moral force,
a polCer in the world, and that they will be APP
preciated in proportion, only, TO what they do.
A great Negative may answer to look ut, in Bar
NUNS Museum, but in real life he is useless rub
bish- When a man has done achieving, done
producing, done working for the good Of others,
he had better die and be out of the way. This
great rebellion is developing our poverty of deep
rooted, broad-headed, comprehensive-minded men.
mummies are abundant. Well
clothed, booted, hated and crayated men are as
thick as most other brainless animals, and as
cheap.
The country IS now OVERLOOKING with capital
in quest of practical talent to use it. 1t is want |
ed in New York in every branch of traffic. Rich
men have sons here by thousands, who are equip
ped, skin-deep, for commercial life. and they 7
want Cor them talented, thorOughiy-trIined part
ners. These young men have some special gifts
qualities. They attend all the races, 70 to
or Newport every summer, speak French
1nd@ingLy, ride fast horses, smoke segars, walk
with a cane at a very early age, and pay heavy
wine bills but in every business qualification
are poor, destitute fools. Their dear papas
want them propped and buttressed on every side
1y stalwart men in order To keep them in an
upright position. Hence the special demand for
business talent in that quarter.
Talented men are now sought in the country
Is well as in the city. They are wanted every
rEara THO no rInn ~ .hnnf IN faIa IN .u- e+.,I
n wonderful, unprecedented prosperity. Men
If practical skAl and great business gifts will be
allied for more than ever They will be- wanted
o build railroads, to- excayate ship canals. to
uperintend great manufacturing establishments,
open mines, to set the vast machinery of the
ountry in motion. Where are these men COM
ne frOm-these thousands OF maJor-gererals in
To illustrate what we say about our
resent poverty, we will mention an incident
shich has come to our knowledge within IA month.
everal Boston capitalists desired to invest Il large
UNI of money III L particular branch OF manu-
They have sought in vain foE a first
ate man to take charge of the enterprise. No
ncn frst-r0te man Is to be had. THY have
1oked as earnestly AS President Linc5ln has,
itlerto, for a great general to comusInd the
.rny of the Potomac. We hope they mAy be as
at least, as our Commander en- Chief
as been in Gen. Meade While men. as g.e now
se, to our sorrow, will trust their Liberties and
lives in the HANDS Of the unskillful end un-
tAitN Will ~ rus bltiI " L
1ch men. If a mistake happens to Ia made
ow and then, it is remedied as soon as ,aJssible.
10 second, third, or fourth trial Is mad{ One
experiment. rs satisfactory Would the Directors
the Erie Railroad keep q man in their employ,
engineer, who could not run u train IF cars,
tho never did anything properly except Graw his
No; they would ticket him by she first
cat up Salt River. =
Now is the time to train young meIrsfOr the
avenues to wealth. and that distinction and
which wealth gives. Thousand rs of
ID, will continue To- float into life without 4
of being thoroughly furnished anc equip
ed for active business service other thousands
i'll be in demand and be required as leaoers, as
and as living illustrations of what a
hole man can do. Commercial colleges, tho
endowed with skillful, practical men,
70 now in order. Those in existencc-gOod, as
T as they g0-have only just entered the vesti-
NE In their teachings of business science. We
e training young men for the army az West
Oint, and for the navy at Newport. That is
ell. But where one is wanted az a graduate
ON either of those institutions n thousand are
anted. thoroughly furnished, educated athletes, :
r trade and mmer Parents and patriots.
ink of this.
The MOTHER or GEORGE Hit is evident
at George the Third had been carly and care
lily taught the lesson which had proved Fl tai to 7
% House of Stuart, and which at one tin,e was
the point of being destructive to himself.
'rd Harcourt, his governor, 4 %courtier. but not l
ithGut a sense of honor, resigned rather than
what = he found himself unable 10 pre-