, 1874-04-11
And Why They Do Not Succeed in
Business.
Yery Little Employment Except at
Hard Manual Labor.
10 Golden Opportunities in the Terri.
tories for Persons Without
Capital.


the Union Pacifc for points along that railroad,
throughout the Territories or the Pacific Coast,
fuI]y one-third OF the males return East in less
than two roara. Various Causes hare been aB-
eicQed for this but the main one is their aaplra-
tions ara almost always
GREATER THAN THEIR ABILITIES.
Hov to make money fast, aud with tho least
possible labor Is the great question, at present.
with our people. After spcculatious, bad invest
rnents, and poor management have depleted the
,,urse in the East. the victim rushes for the
West. thinking that his tricky business educa-
hon learned by bitter experience, will give him
employment where he can turn it to good ac-
COUNT He expects to meet ignorn@t, half-civll-
ICED men, eager and ready to turn over their
money to him for investment, and ssk his advice
in every matter Of business. Instead of this.
r1ucl to bis surprise, he hnds the moneyed mon
of the plains fully his equal in anything requir-
ing eharp practice, and much his superior When
it comes to long-head calculations ns to whether
or not something will turn out pay1nl@.
transaction. He secs himself surrounded by
men in buckskin suits and cowh,de boots, who
always take their whisky straight, curse loud aId
deep when they feel like it, and often " fight tho
tiger to tho tune Of thousands, and still have
always enough to stock q rancho OF open gold
mine men whose simple word is better than
Thousands Of contracts, "sisned, aealed, and
delivered" and wbose every action is open, hon
cst, aud reliablo. In company like this our emi-
grant secs at once that all his fine expectations
are ended in smoke. and 80 he hu1T1es back to
the Enst with the excuse that " The climate Was
too severe; tho people too rough and, IN fact,
it isn't half IS good place to make money as
ono would suppose" ..
!! There is another class, Younger in years, but
more numerous, consisting chiefly OF young
professional men, mining exports, bookkeepeEs,
and clerks. It has been we'll and truly said,
that "Many parents prefer to aco their sons
selling shoes over counter, for SC week, than
hare them learn the trade and earn e18 by
making them." It ia this
. SHARPLY 6EST1LITY
that makes the majority OF Our fast young men,
and furnishes many inmates for OUT peniten-
tAries, After an imperfect and superficial edu-
cation, the youth finds himself in the Office OF
some "eminent advocate" Here he remains a
coupla Of years., Rklmming over books in which
;ho finds neither interest nor pleasure. At tue
end Of that time he has no trouble IN passing
a so-ca1led examination. and receives authority
TO 60 forth to prosecute or defend, although, in
these latter days, lie is apt to know more about
baer than Briefs The West is chosen as the
pest ncld IN WHICH 10 o1splay Ills taleo1a Als
carpet-bag is packed and some place fixed on
for settlement which. II land-speculators'
Ieports are to be relied on, must surely
rival New York City in q few yeara, On
his arrival, how great must bo his dis
appointment when he finds it nothing but
mining-cara2 or railroad-station, with houses
few and far between, iuterspersad With tents and
Gug-outs. Ear1y as he msy put in M appear
ance. hc will be apt to ind from three to dozen
CT the legal fraternity ahead Of him. He hangs
out his shingle; but Eaita III vain for clients.
There being but little property, every man
knows his own without tia assistance OF the
3aw. Quanc1a ara settled on the spot, resulting
often in the death OF both parties Whero only
enc falls, the Coroner's jury always e1oncrates
the other in verdict that s'If be hadn't Killed
him. ho'd been killed" Criminals are invited to
dance on nothing; and thus a1lthe trouble,
expense, and anxiety, which necessarily arise
from 8 legal trial, are savcd the county Our
young limb Of tho law sees With dsmay that
there is no call for his advice he finds living
expensive, lis money giving ont, and nothing
being done toward another supply: as ho has no
fucllnation for manual labor. his patience be-
comes soon exhausted, and he returns to the
Last.
The experience Of
YOUNG PHYSICIAN
differs little from this, except that ne stands =
Letter chance to make enough 10 support him
in decency. il he is something Of surgeon, and
understands the treatment OF shot-wounds,
else to claim his attention, aa tho country is
blessed With remarkably healthy climate.
THE MINING EXPERTS
ere astonished to find hundreds Of illlterate
mon who know far more about mines than they
with all their fine theoretical education; and
that rough but practical prospector will be first
depended on in all questions OF mineralogy, al
though he knows nothing Of ages or strata, for
hi= education has been gained, not from books,
but from experience purchased Of the .price Of
11r1 ,f Yna$I nrk GiwfYI 70
c.nnot mystify by throwing out lot Of techni-
cal phrases, but he can converse soundly on
Iodes, veins, dipH, and spurs; and, il any eitua-
t:on be omen, he will receive the preference.
While such men as this sre 80 plentiful. is it any
wonder college-made scientific characters arc at
= discount?
But the most numerous, BY far, of this sec
ond class Of immigrants, are the many who rush
for the Far West with the expectation Of finding
situations where
LITTLE WORK SECURES BIG PAY.
They have received something of an education,
write fair hand, and may have had some ex-
pcrlence in stores and Offices so can be all
T'1aced under the general head of clerks. They
taye been trained to look on anything rcsem-
bling hard manual toll AS far beneath them, and
their condition is almost pitiable, as they find
themselves in strange land without money or
friends. Such work as they are seeking is hard
70 find, for all men engaged in business sond
Fast for their own relatives and friends to fill
all vacancies. Plenty OF odd jobs are to be
found at which .hoy might, did they foel
inclined, earn 3 livelihood and lay the
foundation for fortucs in the future but,
Is they arc totally "opposed to all manual labor
On principle" they prefer trusting to lr1ck, in-
ssead Of their own endeavo1B for something easy
10 turn M. It is out OF 1en like this that 'road
AGENTS" are made and they furnish the material
for gamblers and desperadoes. Disappointed On
every hand, they are forced to choose between
work and crime; aad the numerous deaths
throughout the West by lynching aud violence
prove that many prefer the Inter.
1ha numerous beats that are continually
nanR1ng around railroad-stations, waiting for =
ehanco to jump on an Eastern-bound train, may
90 taken II fair average OF those too lazy tc
Hofk and too cowardly to steal After many
faort t'des and long walks, they Gnd themselves
East again. sponging On the neighborhood un
fortunate enough to bs claimed as their home
snefe to renshin and die, never higher than
fletk- pat always having the greatest contemp
LOT "ners mechanic.
such men rs already mentioned
ARE NOT WANTED
IN tns Far West. and their i,nmirr.t inn tn II ri,
hnd, as 1t should, in unhappiness misfortune
ind vain regrets. What ia needed is csn;tsl
muscle and brains,-not Elp-shod ar1stocracr
~ Tops and Fh1ners- Good strong CONSTITUTIONS
healthy minds, and willing hands, professions
oS otherwise. can always find plenty Of emn1nr
n'ent; but they must be prepared to ron,h 4
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