New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
HOW FoRTUNKs ARE
GAINED. u
The Character end Habits of the
Successful Men of New
e. , ~ York City.
An later e.tine Lecture to Young Men,

The following letter written by
''Burleigh,1 the New York CORE
spondent of the Boston Journal, is one
Of the most forcible lectures to young
men ambitious of success in business
which we have ever seen:
A young man coming to this city is
greeted with two kinds of business
one good and one bad; one difficult to
obtain, the other found everywhere.
Clerkships in banks, insurance offices,
and frst-class stores are hard to be
got. Capitalists create these institu-
tons for their own sons and relatives;
few die and none resign. Bar-rooms,
concert saloons, low groggeries, the
offices of shysters and quack doctors,
and business of questionable charao-
ter, are usually open to young men
fresh from the country with good
morals; if they have dash of piety
it is all the better, for they will not
drink nor steal. The kind of
business a man adopts usually
settles the question of his success.
If he has brains and pluck, is content
to wait, does well wherever he
goes, is net afraid of earning his
money, makes himself useful so that
lie can not DO dispensed with, he will
succeed. He may black boots, pick
rags, shovel coal, be low porter IN
store; if he has integrity, talent, and
industry, he will make his fortune.
One of the richest men in New York
began as porter, and bis master is
now a beok-keeper in his establish.
ment. One of the most eminent bank
presidents in New York to-day came
to this city penniless boy. ''Do you
want boy, sir % he said to gentle
man who stood in his store door.
''What can you do - Anything, sir.
to get an honest living" Take these
boots down stairs where you'll find
some backing, and black them" The
lad soon returned with the boots in a
high state Of polish. You've done
those WELL" said the merchant. "My
mother told me to do everything well,
sir, that l did," was the reply. This
answer touched the merchants heart.
He has done everything since as he
BACKED the boots. There is no place
in the land where honesty, industry,
and integrity bring a better reward.
This is shown in the habits of the few
men who succeed permanently.
AT. STEWART.
Mr. Stewart began business in New
York in the smallest possible way. He
occupied a small store, twelve feet
wide, opposite where his downtown
store now stands. For a long time he
was his own porter, salesman, and
cashier. He lived in rooms over his
store. As he prospered he boarded
his assistants in his family. He early
adopted the rule to buy wholly for
cash, to sell the exact article the
purchaser bought, and never to de-
ceive in quality or quantity. In bust
ness no man disputes Mr.. Stewards
integrity. Goods can be bought by
telegraph as well as in person. He
is hard and severe. He gets dollars
worth of service for every dollar that
he pays out; but he does just as he
agrees to with his men, and exacts
from them only what he does himself.
He asks no closer attention to BUSH
ness than he himself pays. He comes
down early, and remains till the store
is closed, and works long after his
clerks have gone home. Every days
business is closed before he leaves, if
it takes till midnight.
R. AND L. STUART.
This firm, so famous in the sugar
business, so wealthy and so liberal,
was founded in 1906. The mother Of
these sons, thrown on her own resour-
ces, commenced making little candy
which the boys sold. People laughed
at the idea of this lone Scotch woman
mingling piety with her molasses, and
serving God by making a first rate
article of candy. The success of this
article led to the famous candy BUSH
ness, which has existed till now, and
that led up to the immense sugar re-
finery which marks the house. While
in the candy trade, no adulteretion, NO
inpGrc sugars, ner bad oils, we're al
lowed. The Stuarts would as soon
have adulterated the coin of the nation.
They sold out their candy trade some
time since. They bound the purchaser
under the most stringent obligations
to manufacture and sell nothing but
the pure article, which had made
Stuart's candy so famous. The candy
of commeroe-gum drops made of glue
liquorioe drops made of Irish clay
favored with fusile oils, can't BE-
bought at this house. R. L. Stuart
lives in fine mansion on Fifth avenue
but Alexander lives next door to hil
refinery on Chambers street, in plair
brick house which has been his home
for nearly half a century.
A. ". STOUT.
This gentleman is one Of our wealthy
citizens, man of high integrity, AMI
one of the most influential bankers il
New York. He began life with moth
ing except good principles. industry
and perseverance. He Endorsed note
when quite a young man to tn,
amount Of $4,000. He was calle'
upon to pay them. He had $4,000
all he possessed on earth. The benl
would cheerfully have taken that sun
and discharged him. II offered hin
accommodation by way Of renewals
He made up his mind that if he hai
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