The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-12-09
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WHEELER, SniAuT Co. Cor,
Novetnltar 1Ttk SkADo, I

November 27tf 100
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While reading your paper, the Manches-
ter JouRSAL, Of Nor .mher 1i,h + ,ool no.
tice Of an article
n,o,, .,.,;n.s 20 the young men OF Yer
' % them that If they had any
1T, 1t, even il they did not get
- u it they had better stick to it
'' t. TO go West aud try to better them
selves
In answer TO that will say. if there are
any young men in the East who have any
energy and believe there are give
them this example: AT home they get
twelve dollars month for nine months
and for the remaining three months get
their board for doing chores, aud at the
end Of the year the result is sl08. The
lowest wages going out here, common la
borers, are forty dollars per month the
year round The result is 1880, 1912
more than they can make at home. !
know Of men coming here with little
money and going back in short time
with quite an amount One young man !
remember in particular who came from the
northern part OF Vermont He leased a
mine and in ak or seven weeks he went
homo with $1,000 Just stop aud think
how long il would take 10 make that much
working by the mon,h-tlfty five years,
ak months aud seventeen and one-third
days. You hear OF there being large
number Of men here ont OF employment.
can give good reasons Tor that. In the
first place these very same men started
out from some Of year cities and had new
err done days work in their lives. They
came ont here with tue expectation OF
picking up their pockets full Of gold and
silver and returning home happy. They
get here and are disappointed. They get
down. bearted and DO not care what be-
comes Of them. Yon ask them Why they
do not try and get some work to do. They
look down TO the ground and reply, have
looked but conld find no work. You
question them closely and You find they
have inquired ones or twico and got nc
for an answer. You get them job and
nine times ont of ten they will not keep il
moro than two days. They will say IL i.
zoo hard work. they cannot stand it An.
other young mai, has had sll ho wished fol
a home antil he becomes Of age, then he
thinks Of his fortune. What is he going
to dog He makes mp his mind to come %
Colorado aud Try 10 make has fortune eth
er BY working BY the day or mining fol
himself lie tries mining for awhile and
IL he does happen u strike tho right place
to dig hs has done Letter than 10 work by
tho day. II NOD be works by the day fol
awhile and makes more money. then tric'
mining again aad 30 on We cannot al
expect % get rich 10 Colorado. Some val
fail where others vin. never knew Of I
weak hearted man 10 rin. he will try
bat once Some 81 yonr Eastern peopl,
think 80 haze nothing out here that is al
foe aperson 10 cad. They make mistake
I We have a. good food hers a. ia the EAsl
and plenty u il, and we can get our cloth
log in Dcnver DeAriy a. cheap as it can b
boneh, ia tbs Hast. Siih Just barely lh,
transportation Sade,l AgalE. there !,
rnors than oae hsld 10 Colorado for mar
10 Try hiA hand u. II be does nol prosper
IA one he tries srtsshsx snA a, "a sass.
give up while othcrA keep trying.
Young man, II you have not energy
enUugh u uaahs yoar o~a .living =. hom'
do nss come 20 Colorado Iou will far
slim. We have 100 nAay q that kiad
bars Airrady Bat II yoa are Silliug Y
ihslp yosrseli yoa vill fnd plssty readJ