The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-12
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STICK TO YOuR BUSINESS This 4, n rite old .,x;,r which
In one form or anoth-r, has been handel down for generations.
AMI becomes more truthful as IL grows older. IL conveys a
world % meaning. We have sometimes thought, says an
exchange that one Of The most useful books that could be
written would re one giving IN account OF the PROSPEROUS and
adverse seasons IA > me Of the leading branches OF business in
this country for thirty or forty years past No business il UNI
fruniy suecrssfuI- There are times when the prosperous mer-
chant has to struggle With ali his might 20 make his business a
living one It $ n Crisis with him. lie struggles On and when
the danger Is past. he set. sI again on the sea OF prosperity
The trials through which he passed are severe bu, valuable
lessons 70 him. and he will not readily be IuIIed into security
when another storm is approaching. The history of the mer-
chant i the history of every occupation, and especially tina, Of
the ibrmrr and planter. A man has a farm; he labors hard 20
Improve IT; lie Digs out rocts, makes stone wall, diS. drains
sets out fruit trees, and repairs his buildings. All th. requires
expenditure. He receives nothing for one, to or even FIVE
years 10 return, becomes inpatient and sells out to some one
who will be shreWd enough to take advantage Of these improy.-
ments by waiting a little while. Did you ever see a man row.
Ing up streamf He pulls away at his oar, but many OF his
strokes sewn useless, nevertheless he rows on until there 3 a
slack IN the Current OF water, and a siosle stroke u the oar
pushes him ahead Such Is human life. In order to succeed
in any plan in life, foresight is necessary. Plans should be
laid az the time for a single day, for a year ard for a lifetime,
all q which should tally with each other as far as possible.
should the plans Of = day fail they will not affect those Of 4
year, AMI should The year prove unfavorabI- 10 his plans, he
will NOT be broken up in his liz. plans. The man who starts a
farm or plantation, begins a work for life. He does not an,ici-
pate a return at once, but in due time, IL he is patient. .e will
find his Investment returned to him With interest His opera
tim is in Eet preciaeIy like that of laying up money in the
bank, or putting it q: interest to be received back at sOme future
tune. Z
This tendency to changing business arises hosa a disposition
on the part Of many people to borrow trouble. 1t is an old
proverb, that people Who have no troubles Of their osu Will
borrow them. People DESTROYS Of changing their business
should hear in raind another pnverb. that /. Three moves are
rs bal rs a fire." IL Is dangerous business for any one. Ill
health may be Al excuse for a change Of situation. but when 4
man has n good chance to establish a business, he runs a great
risk Who makes change. This Is especially true to a man
some~hat advanced in years Even a change to the nearest
neighborhOod, will be so great that while he has broken up all
Lispid and pleasant associations, he will find il impossible to
form new aud pleasant enc. Never forget that "a rolling
stone gathers no mosa" !