Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15

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the following letter for replying purposes
rather than any other il my possession, De-
cause Il IS earnest, personal and pertinent:
william Nye, ESD. World O-ce, New YORK
City:
DEAR SIR: l write to ask Jour advice as .
Western r.an as to the sdv.saollity CT young
man Of Eastern parentaEe going West TO grow
up with the country. an :. loss what to
think, as there are so many contradictory
stories afcat IN the various Eastern papers
relative to the West. and especially 50 many
Western men who crack up the Western eoan-
try as being the place 10 live il are continually
coming East investing their srrplu. or engag-
ing ii business with Eastern concerns Ii TIE
West offers such broad field for advance
r,eut why, then. 90 Western men, such as sou,
leave such fertile fields and pastures new!
With kind regards, your. very truly,
Il is true that great many Western men
come East 10 invest their surplus, but L
they had never gone West they would Lot
have had any surplus to invest
The advantages Of the W est for the yoUn &
man consist in this, that ne Il there given a
chance to show his gait and demonstrate his
merits. Nobody asks him who his grand
father was, and why he came West. he is
tested and indorsed or lyuched, according
TO his merits. That is not all He IS as
good man with five-dollar suit OF clothes
and bobtail geneaiogy as any other man, If
ne be good citizen aud pan out al right.
The difference between East and West is
that IL the new West less attention is paid
TO forms and exteriors than II the East. In
the West man may be millionaire and
still be required TO behave himself In
the East a millionaire can behave himself
days and do as he pleases the rest OF the
time.
But the chief advantage to young man
who has his way to make in the world con-
sists in this-that industry and merit are
at once recognized in all new countries.
The last question is more or less person
al one, and IL shows that the man who wrote
it was a philosopher. In replying 10 1t l
must not forget that If is serious and SEN
sible inquiry My own case IS al exception
al one. In the first place. everybody is not
allowed to remain in the West. In one way
the West is democratic; IN another 1t IS ex-
elusive and aristoeratic. II IS no sign that
others may have &c move East because l did.
Seriously, let NE say TO the young men
who read this. that if they are made of the
right kind of material they can succeed
sooner IN the West on less money and less
crest than they can where usages have been
long established and where customs are
gradually becoming more and more Euro
pean IL the West. America sticks out more
prominently. and there is q degree of free
dom from the petty envies and jealousies
which curse the lives Of these who live in
older countries. I could be poor and come
nearer enjoying it in the West than any
where else This Is not surrnise on my part.
Il is experience. Many writer's have shown
Us where 20 90 with capital 10 do the best,
but what we want is information that viii
help those who want to know where they
can get the most enjoyment out Of poverty,
where a good citizen is wanted and wei
coined.
The main difficulty with New York and
Boston boys in new countries IS homesick-
ness and disappointment because good
many institutions 70 which they have been
accustomed are not to be found. To sue
coed il the West a young man must become
a part of his adoped country, and loyal 10 It.
He must not act upon the principle that he
is still citizen of New York or Boston. but
IN good earnest begin 10 be necessary to the
section of country ne has removed TO.
And, after all, there is not 50 great a diff
ference between the East and West. All
Western men, with the exception Of the In
dams. were orce Eastern men, and Eastern
money makes the West successful. Let no
young nan from large Eastern city con-
sole himself with the notion tina, he Is con-
ferring g favor on the West by removing
10 that part of the country. The fact that
be is there at all IS proof that he came
there 10 better his condition, and he can
not conceal it. He who goes West solely to
teach the untutored pioneer the elements Of
refined civilization wiz not endeac himself
to his community, for the humble pilgrim
who walks into . new town IN the Terri
tories and goes TO work attending to his
own affairs Is more apt TO return TO the
East some day in a Pullman car than the
man who enters the place preceded by
cornet band.
Tie " est. Of course. is not now what it
used to be, for Hlodera Improvements have
reashed everywhere and the frontier is
pretty well narrowed down, but there is
still plenty Of amusement, excitement and
instruction for the inquiring mind
I have said seriously what / have said.
because this VIII answer question that
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an ornament and a success. whether he
dwell within the shadow of Bunker Hill or
the canyons Of Colorado, CIT he would sue
Led quicker and get the eye Of the speaker
sooner, perhaps, IL Colorado. because the
rurther young nan can get from the de-
pressing but brilliant record OF his grand
father the better Of he VII be. This state
nent has nothing 70 do with the can paig1.
Another thing l have noticed in the older
1arts Of the country, and more especially in
Eew England, which keeps a young man
PACK In the town Of his nativity he Is
1ever considered by the old settlers IS q
nan He is called Henry or George, or,
worse still, Williams boy" or Johns
1ov'' until his teeth begin 70 fail out,
whereas in Z new field he would De called
Colonel or Judge or Governor o. good
;alary
The West wants good, i've. self-support-
cg young mea- Whether Or net The East
An spare them 90 rot pretend - STATE.
The " est VIII always welcome the sensible
-oung uen from tee East or from other
,o1atries who are equipped for rough
.zd-unoie with outrageous fortune
+ sils | would nct g1zra1tee success 20
very body who gees west today, l would
ert.saly under Ike Circumstances 80 West
ayselt. Willingly and hopefully II Il 10
zgn Ia. tie West Is full because o1ce IN
vhile r7za who cones froz there is IN
hat condition Neither should yoarg men /
estate about Fciag toward the OccGszt /
lrznly because = 1ew Wealthy frs@xs Liza /
he undersigned cane E2s: 10 becew wife +
nelr surplus TIE .Aa5 &C their o.-.a-
Bill SYK
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