Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-08-30
Labor i'm the west.

To the many young men of this city,
ahd In the East, living by small wages,
and tosothers seeking employment, we
say 20 West. Nations have progressed
westward for thousands ofyears till II
las become natural, as with vines and
flowers, to follow the course of the sun.
To attempt to hold back the mighty
tide Is to stand in the way of destiny
to go forward is to meet with opportun
.ity, and to place ones self in harmony
with nature. of course, the Young
man asks whether he shall go, and what
he shall do. Ia Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, and Nebraska, wherev-
err there is n thriving town surrounded
by Northern population, the founda-
ton ola city is laid Go hither and
help the town grow, and you will GER
tainly grow with it. Ifyou have pro-
fession, and Ii you are temperate, hon
est, and industrious, you have a hum
dred opportunities where you have one
here. But there are no more chances
for an unfaithful man than here. For
such, there are no chances anywhere !;
there are only dreams of chances. If
you have a taste for farming, or horti.
culture, or both, for they should be
combined, go West geta few acres near
q town, and the demand for your pro-
duction will increase as fast as you can
supply them. The market of any
growing Western town of few thou
market of Philadelphia, New-H0rk, or
Boston. This is a secret worth know
ing. No matter what you raise, 1t will
sell. fla young man will plant, and
take care 0fan apple orchard of fiveacres,
in ten years his wife need not want for
a silk dress, nor his daughter for gold
ear rings. A COW will be a well-spring
of pleasure five cows will support the
family. OF late dairy productions
have received q new value, and this
value will increase, because the limit
of production, In proportion to the de-
mand, has been reached. This is an
other secret. We would especially
Urge getting land. 1t is a sure invest
ment. You cannot be discharged.
Your mistakes will be your own. You
will be a proprietor, and likely enough
you will be summoned OH the Grand
Jury.
From many, the reply is, 20 yes;
this Is very fine; but l was not
brought up to work, or, if l had been,
/ am not going to be clod. hopper"
We will tell you another srecret.
Within ten years change has taken
place regarding labor. The majority
of machines make more money than
the majority Of Professional men and
common laborers get more money than
clerks. In ten years more the differ
ence will be still greater. We look to
see the labor rise to the dignity of the
professions when, perhaps, as much
will be paid for splitting a hundred
rails as for preaching sermon. Every
age differs; but in every, age work is
the key to success. No man, whether
king. noble, general, legislator, or tpo-
ct, ever succeeded without work. In
our age practical industry wears the
crown. The young man who springs
from work, nevertheless will work
must work, but he labors to build a
home for the abode of unclean spirits.
Whether one has five dollars or mill
ion, work Is his destiny. In the end,
he will lie down and rest at the end of
his labors, and his work will follow
him. What we want to understand is
that blessing, and not curses, are the
fruit of useful industry. If to this skill
and culture are united. whatever may
be the calling, the result will be all the
heart can wish. OF course time is re-
quired, and possibly gray hairs may
appear before all hopes are realized.
Miserable is man who as fruit of his
whole life has nothing but gray hair to
show. ....## aa a. ~g8u 7 : '. s.a.
We we'll know how great are the
difficulties to a young man who has
not been taught to labor. If he is poor
and without friends, perhaps his case
Is harder; but this Is not certain. In
going West, one will be most certain of
success, If he gets land. First he must
have money in some way; II 1t comes
fairly, 1t will do him good III unfairly,
1t will be curse to him, and be can
recover from the effects only by mis-
fortune and many tears. Or, he may
go with only money enough to pay his
passage, and hire out, for IL IL certain
he can do something. It takes about
two months for the hands to become
tough, about the same period for him
to learn to work naturally. Provi-
dence always encourages the heart of q
young man who tries to be useful
Each day his task Is easier. But it i.
astonishing how fast one will learn &c
work on his own land. The difficulty
with many young men Is to get West
and to obtain a foothold. After this
every thing will be comparatively easy
Then will he the time to apply skill, tc
read, to keep Informed, and TO grow
After young man completes tn,
growth of his body, the growth of hi,
mind commences. TO secure bes
one, he should bring himself into clos,
relations with the sympathies ant
wants OF mankind. This growth will
go on for the remainder of his life
Keeping this In view. and being, ITEM
perate and industrious, he will chang,
what is bad, will develop unsuspectet
good qualities, and become an honor t.
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