Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-06
UNCLE RUFUS HATCH
After Visiting the Northwest, He Gives
some Good Advice to Young Men.


Especial Telegram TO the Globe.
New YORK, Sept. 5.-Rufus Hatch, VINO
recently visited Minnesota, writes as fol-
lows: The proper advice!of Horace Greely.
go West, young man." was far more wise
than he knew. and we heartily approve it,
but Our. advice does not ap-
ply to the namby pamby youth
who affect patent leather kid gloves and
high toned style on the promenade down
Fifth avenue to Delmonico's. They are not
wanted ard would not be received with
open arms in the busy West. They had
better remain at home to grace the parIors
of their fond mothers. But the man who
is willing to put on cowhide boots, tuck
his trousers in his boots and go to work at
G.o'clock in the morning, rough it with the
toughest. superintend and personally over
see every detail, can make an easy and
early fortune. and then return TO New York
and spend it. A few instances of wealth
thus acquired come under my notice di-
rectly, and they are only examples of a
thousand more. Engineer Nc. l. who ran
on the New York Central railroad twenty
seven years ago. was afterward an engi-
neer on the Michigan Central. and five
years ago he went West to the Northern
Pacific. where he is now the senior engi-
neer that runs out of Fargo. By dint of
industry and economy he became the
owner of 400 acres of land, near to
the last named place, which to-day
viii bring in cash $4,000. He has two
sons who are happy owners of 1900 acres
of land. One son is a rising lawyer.
Eugene, OR No. 9, at Fargo, owns four
houses. His income from his rents is
equal to that OF a bank president in the
city of New York. These men still ride in
the cab every day, holding the throttle of
the iron horse. With $4,000 or $1,000
q gentleman named Green from Canada
rented an improved farm of $50 acres in
1881, paying one-third of the profits as
rent. lie netted $4,000 as his portion for
the season. This wear he bought an i'm
proved farm of 5000 acres at $40 per
acre. amounting to $4,000. He assures
me that his net profits this year
would be S25,000. FL was offered $4,000
for the farm after harvesting the crop,
and he thought he could get 100000 if he
was willing to sell. One more instance of
4 man IN st. Paul, check clerk on the
dock at S35 per month. twenty years ago.
: He invested his savings in land
: gained the confidence OF English
capitalists. and to-day he is president of
tie Manitoba railroad and said to be worth
! S6.oGC.000. Nor are these exaggerated
| accounts of what energy, ability and com
mon sense can do in the West confined to
the graziers and farmers. young dry
| goods clerk went to st. Paul some years
ago with $4,000, started in business, bor-
rowed $4,000 for a capital, and is now
partner In house doing S4,O00,OO0 of
business per annum and employing $50
men and women. His income is altogether
$500.00O year. A grocery firm in the
same city sells $15,OOO,OOO of goods annu-
ally. There are many such large
and successful business concerns in
theWest and Northwest. What we
have given are but fair samples of the
prosperity of the western country. and the
possibili les that are presented for energy
enterpri:e and hard work to achieve grand
success. RUFUS HATH.