St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27

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IS SISLS ness, and l have
. seen this eXem-
plihed in numerous instances since l
came to this country from the North of
Ireland forty odd years ago.
Il remember on one occasion while in
Louisiana, that [ was talking with a
gentleman in regard to the success that
attended the efforts of a leading mer-
chant, and he expressed surprise that
man OF his caliber should have made
such mark in life.
But the explanation was simple
enough. The merchant had established
reputation for integrity, and when he
told customers that goods were of a GER
tain quality he impressed them with the
idea that he implicitly believed what he
was telling them.
lake the case of the late A. T. Stew
art, too, when it was possible for So
cIety magnate to be attracted to his
counter to purchase a $4,000 or So. 600
camel s-hair shawl, while on the oppo-
site side of the house daughter of
poverty might be engaged in making a
selection among the piles of 10-cent
calico submitted to her for inspection.
Both had confidence that goods
bought from A. L. Stewart were Just
represented, and that there was no dan
ger of their being cheated. And what
was true in this case applies to every
walk of life. Let man be known as a
model of integrity in his business rela-
tons and it will be well nigh impossi-
Bile for him to be kept down in the Strug-
gle for competency for his declining
years.
ION one occasion young man. who
was just about to embark on the voyage
OF business career, came to me with
the query, What
WOULD YOU SUGGEST TO ME-
that should follow?' Discriminating is
a good occupation if stuck to- was my
reply, and if you want to be successful,
perseVere in whatever you undertake,
but when you are making good thing
of one business, don't be tempted by the
alIurementS of another line to desert
certainty for something that is problem
atical to say the least
Another point that would like to i'm
press upon young men is that they
should acquire the habit of saving some
thing out of their earnings. 1t may be
that out of a 500 year they could only
save $40, but that is a good idea to cult
NAtNs NlAo lAOb INV uP w ONCly uIlu
even go beyond the danger line into
debt. In my career | have endeavored
to live up to this principle, and among
the many who started here in ST. Paul
quarter of century ago, my observa
ton has been that the saving ones would
always come out on top.
LAS indicative of the confidence re-
posed in me, | trust l may be pardoned
for quoting an incident that occurred
CHI rfI tl,n al,
must go back a little first.
while i'll Louisiana Just before the
rebellion broke out, had a little money
and was urged to invest it in a sugar
plantation, paying a part down and the
balance on the balance on the install
ment plan. But it had entered into my
head that the Northwest was the place
10 invest money for a sure return, and
that speedily, too, and l declined the
proposition to become one of the South
ern aristocracy, for such was the plane
OF the sugar planter.
NO. said |, my money is going West
with me, and ! venture to predict that in
side of ten years l can return to Louisi-
ana and buy the largest sugar planta-
ton in the state, and pay cash for it.,
too
subsequently the gentleman who
wished me to go into the sugar-raising
business with him became colonel in
the Confederate army, and the close Of
hoStilitieS found him very much poorer
in pocket than when he started out
from home with his regiment.
'He disposed of his land, however, re-
ceiving upwards of $50, 900 for it, and he
sent it out to me to invest for him. l
put it in st. Paul real estate, and to-day
that sum of money has realized up
wards of half a million dollars.
ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY
in particular, opposite the Ryan hotel,
which l bought for 500, only the other
day its owner refused S25, 900 for it.
when the ACCESSIBILITY of sending the
S35, 900 was questioned, and especially
a distance of 1000 miles from louisiana.
the investor merely said to the object
Ors, i am satisfied to let my friend at
ST. Paul have the money to do with it
absolutely as he sees fit
This showed his confidence in my
Integrity, and throughout life in all my
business transactions | have endeaVored
to Undue those with whom l have
been brought in contact with
precisely the same estimate of
my character that my friend in
Louisiana entertained. 1t is also a
good thing to look ahead in making in
Vestments, and this will be attested by
the experience of a number of the early
settlers in st. Paul. Some people
ridiculed the idea of coming out beyond
what was termed the borders of civil
Lation attempting to start city, but
from the outset was confident of sue
cess, and the same feeling was enter
tanned by those with whom l was as
ISOLATED.
''All the money that could command
was put into st. Paul real estate, for !
was convinced that if the great city
promised did not come in my time. it
would in season to benefit my posterity
and hence | looked out for theiI
interests as diligently as L would fol
my own, and my fondest expectations
were realized.
"Hence l say, to become prosperous
man of business, and especially in this
Western country, when the oppOrtunitie:
presented are so numerous, all that {
man has to do in order to accomplish
such result is to
STICK TO HIS VOCATION.
whatever it may be, deal fairly with hi:
fellow men, and he will earn and com
mand respect and confidence it what
ever undertaking he may seek to enlis
their interest,
''Set up perseverance and integrity a