The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-04
NOES TAYLOR

Standing near the entrance, q The bear.
ers passed Il 10 lay the corpse beioGe the
sltsI, vas Moses Taylor. he Is over sixty
one OF the hardest working men Of New
York, next 70 Stewart, Ast0r, Vanderbilt
doing more business than any other man
in the city. BE Is rugged, hearty, tull o.
the vigor Of youth, and seems good Tor
quarter Of 3 century OF rough, tough toll
He runs one Of the largest banks Of the
city. He Is more than President, he Is
Aui0crGi OF the concern. BE has been tor
years his own book-keeper, and should
suyihing happen TO the books Of his bpsi.
ness down town he could duplicate them
from under his own hand. BE hiss kept
q record OF his business since he Vas s
boy, and can show you the profit and loss
day By day for fifty yeArS. Bis style OF
business has preserved his wealth and per.
petu4ted his future. BIS great point has
been 70 make money: HnrseS fast living,
eating and drinking, hot liquors, yachting,
mountain and ocean travelling, seven By
nine rooms At fashionable Watering ptSces
races and clubs, have no charms for him.
Mr.. Taylor takes his recreation In this
wise: He rises early; takes bath; eas
simple breakfast, and is down 10 the
bank before his clerkk BE Is never eI-
cited, never in hurry is sell.poSsesSed and
master Of the situGtion. Business oTH,
most men find recreation IN GQuiet gEme
Of billiards; in dash over the WAITS. Is
far as Sandy Hook; q little speed over the
road, where the rivalry Is sufficient TO
make the bottom Of a horse worth gold.
No; 80 Ar. Taylor. The man who has
inside twenty dollars in Wall street spends
halt Of it Tor q coach ride up town, and
dinner at Delmonico's: Mr.. TSyloC,
worth ten millions, rides up IN the onnI-
bus, takes frugal dinner-takes & bSih
goes 10 bed and has q refreshing sleep
gets up-wTiies down the business Of
the dsy-works On till ten, and then GOES
10 bed. 4 man who wants TO see Moses
Taylor in the evening won't look for him
in the concert hall, theatre, or club room.
He will ind him in his Own room, second
sto:y front, pleasantly and cheeEtnIly al
work ill bed time.
SCOTT, STRONG 90.
Standing near Mr.. Taylor Is man Of
different stamp, but whose lie has 8 les
son otits own. BE Is the head ofthe well
known house Of Scott, Strong i Co, 3
hose that proves how valuable 8 capital
reputation is. a house that shreTd, eau.
ti0us, wealthy operators leave million or
two on deposit as 9 margin. A shori,
thick set, stocky, vigorous looking man,
Is Mr.. Scott, Quiet, self-posSessed, bat one
Of the best fin0ncieD on the street. His
Judgment is almost intuition. Men buy
Snd sell millions on his simple yes or no.
he Is 8 young man, but he has his pick Of
business, and the heSviast operators are
only too proud to refer TO him IS their
banker.
N@ N CONTRAST.
The prevailing style OF business Is en-.
tirely unlike these specimens. The young
business men Of the street copy Jim Rsk,
Horace F. Clsrk, and men OF that stamp
They sre prem9tureiy old. Boys Of thirty
older than Their fathers At sky. Break.
tas; at l1-heated lunches, with an sbuDd.
Snce Of drink-nshIng into wild specula.
tons. This takes the hair Of the top Of
tie head-knocks their undeTpining out
gives oar boys lncipient psralysE-End
makes them walk round the streets with
canes. "I can't sleep nights; I got very
little sleep after Is O'Clock; / get up al
three 70 take bath, and Rad and lay
round" This Is the way business men
talk. Men worth millions are SlETing 70
save Whist they have earned, or 70 sdd 8
million or more. With lessons on one
side, Whist eoolness and delibeEGtiou, and
the observance Of the law Of health win
do; with hundred instances right before
their eyes Of men on The streets, in banks,
and in mercantile life, who are burning
themselves out with unnatural excite
mentS ofTAr;ous kinds, nen sill rush On
blindiolded 70 make fortune, and when
THY have made il, have neither taste,
strength noc ability 70 enjoy it. They 90
from tie battle Of the street, visitors, 70 8
hospital, asylum c: premature graTe.
Bishop james sad 10 s celebrated
banker, who IS working himself TO death
Ny good brother, you must stop this busi.
nes:, o. the Lard vii take yo1 TO Heave5
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