Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-01-22
MiBFellaneQns.
MONEY MAKING-BU BUSINESS TAI
ENTS.

We are taught in the Bible that the love
of money is the root of all evil. Day by day
We have Illustrations Of this truth; yet by
most men it is practically disbelieved. Very
few will admit that they love money too
much yet such people are more numerous
than is generally supposed. The rich, So
called, are not always the most guilty Of this
sin; neither are the poor the most innocent.
Loving money too much pre-supposes a
disposition to use improper means TO obtain
it. One class Of men viii exercise their
business talents fairly and honOrably to Oh
tain money; another class viii seek it by
fraud or dishonesty. Cost what it will they
viii have money.
Because a man acquires wealth rapidly, it
does not follow that he loves money any
more than his neighbor, who earns hardly a
living.
a millionaire may be a very generous
hearted benevolent man, and not love
money a whit more than pauper.
The man who works hard year in and year
out, and by great frugality secures a fortune,
cannot always be charged with an inordinate
love of money.
There is but one standard by which you
can judge men. b. their fruits Sc shall
know them-their life, their actions, their
character.
Those who make money rapidly are gene
rally condemned by those who make it
slowly The most wealthy are the the most
enyied-snd, of course are the most con-
demned.
It is very easy to denounce a man for low
ing money too much, and those who are the
most noisy on this subject are usually the
most at fault. In fact, the love of such men
for money is so great that few people will
trust them with it. Bring together a whole
regiment cf these grumblers, and we show
you lazy men, shiftless men, envious men,
narrow minded men, spendthrifts, aud name
less others, alike unworthy Of credit or CON
fdence.
The difference in business men is remarka-
be Some work as it is said, slow and
sure, others work rapidly, but with equal
safety and success. Some men seem to have
been born with wonderful amount of busi-
ness tact ard ability. They can accomplish
more in one day than most others can in a
week. Such extraordinary men are always
in demand; and such extraordinary talents
always command a high premium 1t takes
a broad headed, clear sighted, quick Drained
/ general to command an army, and the same
/ sort of stuff IS necessary for doing extensive
/ business.
Some men, by their remarkable capacity,
can really earn more money in a month than
others can in year; and It is always econ
omy to employ such a one. He who wants
talent-either in lawyer, doctor, general,
or merchant-usuaIly finds that, in the end,
the best is the cheapest.
a man on trial for his life might retain a
pettifogging lawyer for i've dollars to plead
his cause; but the verdict of the jury would
/ probably show that be had made a mistake.
A man might hire the Academy of Music
aud expect, by engaging a street organ
grinder with his monkey, to draw crowd,
but after counting his pennies or looking at
his audience, be would probably discover
his error.
France or Engan might employ any six
penny broker, instead of the Rothschilds, OF
the United States any sizpenny bankers, in
stead of Jay Cooke & Co., or tisk & Hatch,
to negotiate loan Of hundred millions
but some time before getting the money,
they would see their folly. A letter Of
credit from Donkey, Brothers & Co., Lon
don, might be just as good as one issued by
the Barings; but the weary traveller might
possibly find, some day, in Russia or China,
that his bankers were unknown in such dis
tant latitudes
A man may be rich and purse proud, and
condemned alike by God and man, who is
not worth five thousand dollars; while bis
ueighbOr, who is worth a million or more,
may be a nobleman in the best sense of the
word, blessing 10 the church and to the
world.
We need all the Jay Cooke we have, and
q thousand more. We want them because
they are help to the present age; because
they use their money for noble, patriotic,
benevolent and Christian purposes.
Those who denounce so called rich men
indiscriminately ike to call on such men as
/ w. E. Dodge for help to pay off the debt OF
the American Board; they bless Cornell for
endowiug University; they praise God for
Peabody, when he pours his money into
their Golfers
/ The time is coming when millionaires in
this country viii be counted BY thousands
and tens Of thousands Let them multiply
indefinitely, and all become instruments for
good
A bank with a capital Of ten millions Of
dollars may be a great blessing or great
curse to any community; all depends upon
Its management.
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