New-York tribune., 1874-10-15

because these meu the masters ., J" and it
isx Of nature that hand which signs
the check Yields the power ,.s,p life near the
bottom Of what is called the social scale Jney ha sc
ally begin very poor Crsoo DOsS to the Bishop OF Liam
dan for advice bring his son 90 ht one ne
got foFwnra ths PshSp Give parts and
We then aid the father who was notSa % ,or n,s
Sd nas 1nctns sHSn nobsman Lord
Derby mentioned curious circumstance III poih' .ne
III. dav AZ n gathering In Australia four people met.
bpee Of whom we're shepherds sheep farm One of
these had taken degree at Oxford, another at Cam
hr,Sge and the third at o German university. The
sortb was their employer squatter rich in ocks and
herds but scarcely aole to read and wrte much less to
keep his accounts But venture to say the squat
fer knew sheep. knew land. knew markets, knew wool
II is an fact that both in Australia and
America these founders OF huge business are as rule
unlettered men. whose college was rough. hard long
grapple with material things.
Ie OF plain work that lies under their noses and
keep TO that until II issnes into something large ana
house Of business in Europe is that OF the Rothschds
who provide for beigerent kings tae sSews OF & war
Ss e a af 6s sdns IN %
his father dealt had an artificial value as specimens
and he nsed to spend the first day OF the weekmthe
for sale to collectors That the beginning OF his
He took hold, you Will observe OF the work
that lay most obviously before him'
HOW SOME MEN HAVE BECOME RICH.
isaac Rcb who left @ million and threequarters a
year or two ago TO found college in Boston, began bus
ness thus At Is he came from Cape Cod to Boston with
g or q in his possession and looked about for something
to do, rising early walking far observing closely,
rejecting much. Soon he had ideas He bought three
hoard bought six small plates six iron forks three
cent pepper box, and two other ihings lie was
at the oyserboat buying his oysters at In the morn
inc wbeeled them three miles, set up his board near
market and began business He sold ont Ms ysers as
nnated this eGperiment morning after morning until he
had saved $780, with which lie bought horse ana wagon
"How are YOU going 10 board your horsei" asked
stablekeeper who witnessed this audacious transac
II am going to board him at your stable"
"But you're a minor" replied this acute Yankee; 5
next morning the lad who had established good credit
with oystermen, bought 10 bushels OF remarkably fpe
Dyot Of sT ohe was able to pay his horses board
And right there n the market he continued to deal
ness and ended by founding college thus oifordng
new illustration Of Prof Agasszs theory that the con-
sumption Of fish ia serviceable 10 the BRAIN
So Astor on reaching Now-York with his capital OF
flutes and few shillings goes to work beating 'rs 9r
build Astor Houses and Astor Libraries 80 Girard
finding himself at philadelphia during the Reyontlonary
ordinary business being Darayzed falls TO work botting
ciaretfor the and that clue TIL
N made him the chief merchant OF Pennsylvania Wil1am
Chambers the founder Of the great Publishing House Of
Edinburgh coming out OF his @ a. ~ Wr wh
of books all bought credit The Harpers began ny
cautiously prntngl5oo copies OF Locke on the Unds
yGqnsi c4u@is OSnc OF
IN n steam engine at the mouth or mine began IL IS
frue by soling his sweethearts shoes and demanding
kiss in payment. But this was only youthful sally
girl But soon he began tinker at his steam engine.
and kept in that way uutil he invented tne ioG1uo
tive and created, with the aid OF bis son. the railway
In those lecturng tours which far more instruct
i've to me than can be instructive 70 any one else,
| frequently see immense Establishments, and always
visit them when can Nine times in ten, If am told
their history. am informed that the founder was
poor man. who began business on next to nothing. In
Chicago few years ago, MECHANIC invested his whole
captal and credit too, in the making or one rOugn.
strong farm wagon, the first ever made west Of the
lakes all he could do to live while lei ne made T.
ately. he would have been in a sorry plight When
there 20 years after he had faeory wen turhed
Winter, in Norwich, beautiful town near the center
Of went ser wOrs Dnsa empoyeh n
| making hammers enough men. you would suppose,
supply the world with la%er, "a ne Rn is 1ne q ane
met with In life II every King OF Business
ssf the fnii en,oyment Of
his work Upon being introduced TO him In his office,
not knowing what else to say and not being aware that
there anything to be said or thought about ham fn
| mers having, in fact, always taken hammers Tor
granted-I said: And here you make hammers Tor
Eyes" said he, "Tve mado hammers here for %
'"swe then" said l. still at loss for alkopener.
" You ought to be able to mako pretty good hammer
"No, Sir" said he. 81 made pretty good ham,
| mer: I make the best hammer made In the united
States"
by hand, and tempered slow hre as delcately
as Delmonicos cook bros steak for his pet gourmand
Then hickory handle is put TO 1t that has been season.
Itself anywhere in the world. There is thought, and
CONSCIENCE. and good feeling, and high principle and
business sense I'm IL. It speaks It's makers praise
wherever it goes and long 1t lasts and VIII last
very long indeed He did me the honor to give me zone one
admonishing me to work, not fast, nor TOO much nor
with SNOWY polish nor any vain pretense but wen as
done all that possible to make II what 1t should be-
Upon return to the office after going over the
works he told his story. II Is representative story
Twenty nine years ago. when he was roadside black.
smith, six carpenters came to the village from the next
county 10 work upon anew churcn, one OF whom nav
ing left his hammer behind came to the blacksmths to
made SeGS sa h The eaTpen
| q one you know how"
considered hammers and had arrived at some notion OF
what hammer ought to be- and had proper contempt
for cheapness In all its forms, perhaps you don't want
| to pay for as good O one as can make"
| "Yes, do want good hammer"
one probably had been made since Tubal Cain,
and one that perfectly satisfied the carpenter. The
wanting just such hammer, and when they done
the employer came and ordered two more. Next the
were bought by New-York tool merchant, who left a
standing for many such hammers as David May
| dole could make. And from that day to this he has
| gone on making hammers until now he has lis at
work. He has advertised. he has never pushed
|
with price. He has never reduced price be-
cause other had done His only care has been
| to make perfect hammer 10 make as many such as
people wanted aud no more and to sell them at fair
| price.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS.
1t essentially the same story with all these Kings OF
Business. They learn how to do one thing super
lavey well. and then they keep doing 1t better and
better. Near Pittsburgh there is the great Cambria
Iron Works. which employs 1000 persons in making
rails and irona great town Of people, all In the service
| OF one Company. "What is the secret OF such deve
opment Of business this ." visitor asked OF the
| swer was: 1--WE have no secret. We always try and
heat our last batch of rails That's all the secret