Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-30
The CHRONICLE.
Money Making.


Civilized mans ambition to acquire
riches has been manifested eve since
the infancy of civilization, whenever
that was,-riches in lands, in tlOcks
and herds, in houses, in precious
stones, in gold and silver SOmem men
have become wealthy by industry and
economy; some by craItlnesS and
fraud ; some by violence and oppres-
sion. All cannot become rich Tor, If
all were equally wealthy, riches would
lose their value, and none would be
rich. In like manner, all cannot be
rulers, rs in thatcase each man'sjuris-
I diction would embrace himself alone.
But every man may strive TO become
wealthy; and if one man succeeds in
his endeavour, it is because he has
superior opportunity, more energy,
J more tact, more talent, more industry
or more frugality than those who tail.
Multitudes hanker after money who
are too indolent tOmake the necessary
efforts, or too unwilling TO practise
self-denial. Asa generalthing, labouT
is the source o. wealth; yet no man
achieves property by the strength of
his single nm. 4 poor young prin-
ter, say, OF undaunted courage and
stern integrity, determines 10 make
his way in the world. lie tolls early
and late; he lives simply, and denies
himself ali personal luXuries. IN less
than five years he has saved u thOus-
and dollars o. his earnings. 1t has
been a hard, hard struggle; but he
has done it. He buys a press and
type, and is able to hire other mems
labor. Now, as he has the profit OF
other labour besides his own, his sa-
wings in the next five years are much
larger. So he goes on, ever expand
ing, till he occupies an immense build
ing, filled with types and presses, and
lively with the hum of profitable in
dustry. 1t is not difficult TO point out
in this and other cities cases similar Il
this.
Labour Congress may talk andtalk,
and resolve and re-resolve; but the
truth of the matter is, that in general
every man makes his own place,-in
this country, at all events. If the
young man in the case cited had had
less industry, less courage, and less
denial, he would have spenthis wages
as regularly as they were earned, and
forty years of age he would have beer
as poor as at twenty, and, discomfort
de and grumbling at his i'll luck, he
would have turned reformer.
There are, it is true, some philo-
sophie workmen who do not seem tC
think it pays to struggle for wealth.
To these, increase of riches is simply
increase of cares. And so they work
contentedly, live prudently, and save
and safely invest something every
year, as a provision for sickness and
old age. These men do not become
reformers. They believe that in this
world happiness is, after all, pretty
evenly distributed among all upright
weIl-behaved men, be they rich or be
they poor. And they are right.
A successful business man is conn.,
monty looked upon with envy, and
his merit is decried. He does not de-
serve such treatment. He is truly a
public benefactor, and the whole COM
munity is directly or indirectly in
debted to him. He gives employ
ment to many men, and a hundred
families eve their s~ustenance and
comfort to his ability and energy in
opening to their hands a field of con-
slant and well-paid labor. He indi-
rectly benefits all by his example and
by the new customers drawn TO the
town by means of his reputation ~ a
skilled producer or manufacturer
Even if he be moved by no higher
motive than to get rich, the results OF
his activity are to the public good; but
there are doubtless men who have
higher motives, and who, actuated by
a wish TO enhance their country's well
fare and greatness, bear the burdens
of a heavy business till they sink un-
Z derthem.
Getting riches is not to be the CHIEF
end of mans being; but to get rich
honourably and honestly, is surely
acceptable in the eyes of Heaven
Not money, but the lore of money, is
''the root of all evil" and he who
makes and uses money arightis surely
more to be commended and honored
than he who fails to improve the OPP
poTtunity and talent which God be-
slows upon him.-Typographic Id
UeTtiser.