, 1877-08-17
WHY WORK ON RAILROADS Z
Strike Out West for \ Farsn-EnconrnEc-
r.cnts fnr Young hten WHO Have Nut
Choacn Their Vocation for Life.

mrnt, for Young Men Who Have Nut
Choaen Their Vocation for Life.
aurora TIL Herald.
Tho recent strike has el1own the JounG men
Of the country that working on a railroad is not
the most desirable occupation ln tllo world.
Experience has demonstrated TINT tho universal
tendency among tile managers of railroads Is to
treat labor rs It does any other commodity,
aud, therefore, to purchase The article Us cheap
as it Gun bo procured. Hcpco they tut down
wages, mud continue to cut down as 'uug as tho
laborcr will stand It; md, II he don't like tho
plan, he ia 1nF1tcd to stand aside ard give plaeo
to others entirely out Of work. who are ready to
take his place nt lover wages. But Why need
they 70 To work On a railroad when theY can be
their own masters, make living, and even ac-
rattoMsi Agriculture, the tlrst aud nob1cst Or
cnpatton of Hat, is ever open for more iaborcr5'
With fcw acres Of lana and reasonable fnlus-
try, man Gun seRlt!l{cicnt brcnd ind meat for
himself md ta:nis. and In casc Of necessity ca'i
also raise his owli wool md fax, and spin anil
weave lls cott, As In primitive times. and 70 bo
independent of all the rest of mankind. There
are thousands Of acrea of gool land wcst 0! us
Witch might produce ,'oublu tltcir present crops
with tho expenditure OF jIllicfous labor.
Tho wngcs pail to, farm laloTcrs lnny eccul
small to those who look at tho comparatively
largo figures paM BY the railr9ad' but ooys 3 sa I,
a1ways Included III farm wages: Willie. IN the
case Of muuy railroad men, II takes nearly NIL
their waErs 10 pay board. especially IT travci-
Ing OIL The roatl. We present below, for the ert.
chosen their vocatlon for life, the tIai,les OF
number Of farmers IN this immediate vicinity
who commenced working ollt at very low Wnges,
besides laying up something for rainy day:
1he names aro well known In this Vicinity, asl
wero gathered In iiaf*hour's talk OFT the strrct.
at,i could lie multiplied many times BY further
scarch. We hare purposcly left t'ut oil thosc
wto have inherited my property from any
Rodney McDole, OF Sugar Grove, commenced
work vt farming at 10 u month. jlas tninc,l q
IREys zS If family, aa is now estanated to se worth
Filler Bowdish, Of Blackberry, commenced
working ut farming at 81 per month, fs HOW
about Is years old, aud worth sN.01.
Perry bewaisl, al.o of blackberry, aEea 81 I
nearly &@,ou?. These men, vi cnt!rsc, staFtea
Ben George, Ut Sugar Grove. worked tl t''rso ,'c
be worth $75, ,001 At thr asc Ut 81.
y. Willie rolnnlcllcrd farming operations IN
ihIs country by cutting wood Ut 70 cents u coF"'
William Nils II ', worked 1t sruail wages by tho
month, aud now Inns iar1n, etc, valued Ct Sl3,-
UO0.
Billy Pzlce also worked at small wases, and
h's wealth Is nov pstiInutel at $sl,oN. -.
majority fur stu per month. aud u @ now estl.
!nateti worth from s5o,uu to s750W. liis
brother Frank conin,oIlce.i In the salo why, md
Sullivan Dorr used to work for $40 month,
mud u uow worth Sol ,nn. ..-.-...
Dantel Myers. Of Hlg Rock, worked ono year
at farming fur $40 d month, saved f10l nut Ut
hts wAscs. and started on jlls Gwt llodk. IL now
fl vGnfk Md n1,l1 worth NthljAkL
Jatnns Daniels, nf Blackberry. worked Tor
Uncle To1n Judd for $l0 = month; lsnow worth
Frank PAUL worked a short tEme ut ANAL
| wugcA BY tbs nuntt,; has q fartu III H.EAr
Grove Of 67S acrss, aud Is estimated to be worth
Daxla An4is, ot kancsllle, father 81 our pres.
in this euunty by Working for Rodney slel'olu
III hayinE for Is Ccnts day. lia stfoye Tor iti-
dcpendence by vettiug MeDo'u TO trust lin for
q yoku pt oxen: When no wcnt 10 farming On hss
own hook. He hos now over ?.uD !. acscs M ot
land, aud IL estimated to DO worth $l5O.0Oo tu
e.AW,0N At tho age Of ~ years.
william T, Nest, Ut our rily, worked on q
railroad until he hat, saved 81 ,ooo, when ho
stsurk ont West md went to farming, and Ia
now worth from sluO.o0o to tl25,0
Jaulcs Ecklcs, uf Bristol, cAtnB here twenty
| years aso without tcnt, wurked ior farsii!
wages, soon Colnulencca u'' lis own hook, aud
William Tanner, OF this city. commenced a'ia
farming beie BY splitting rails ~ Ifty cents a
Cd to l,e wot,l si from is % sloo, DO 10 slW,o1.
Instances like these might be multiplied in
definitely without gulItg tcn miles fruln thlt
place Indeed, tic rule secin. to 0e t1iat al
our wealthy farmers commenced 10 work foI
less wages Than brakcneu GU freight trnIns r.
cetse now but by saving their mu1leY and start
Ing for Themselves in fcFl&lc soil, wheTa laul
Mus cleap, naturu has aldcl thctp by rcwar1ipt
their Industry with Prosperity and indepcn1
sicc. Tbs 4aIuu rule holds good all over tllt
West. The opportunity now IL Just ~ good IL
II VIVA then. Fertile lauds at tho West nov
await those who hayo the courage to strike 10
Independence mud tor freedom frau, the Yoke o
"bosses," "fosemeu," and Other oiilcia1a whl
arc themselves under other powcrs. The cx
aInples given above ase worthy the attcntion .
thosc toun2 u,cn who louk with longing eye
upon TIE position Ut brakeman ou any tzail,
but Wlo have not yct fixed their occupation
Our advice TO such IL 10 stnke---for IuIcpeud
encc. 1t your own 1nastcr. strike out Nest
taku up some land and stick to II, aud It will r.
ward your Industry, as tho Industry Of other
has been rewarded before you.
Psliahlc help for weak aud ucrEoas sufferers
! ChroE1c. painful. and ptussgatibx diseases cure.
! without medicine. Fl1ScEMafhrE's Electric belt