New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
YOUNG MEN WHO COME TO TOWN.
THEIR MISTAKEN IDEAS OF CITY LIFE.

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To young man in a country town the thousands OF
help wanted advertisements that appear daily in the
metropolitan newspapers OF many wrong i'm
pressions. Surely" he thinks reads column after
column OF advertisements offering positions young
among many there must be several that able to
NIL I have ordinary high school education have
books for Mr. Jones and have fair general knowl
edge there certainly be something that can do
in that great city" And when he attached to some
Of them such alluring previous knowledge
OF the business required" a. will pa7 salary while
learning business etc. etc, he becomes and
more convinced that he get along easier and earn
more money the city than he in the slow town
where ne is perhaps living the home OF his parents
lie has Derchance. made several trips to the city
and intoxicated with the hustle and excitement
and the more OF the advertisements he read,
he becomes convinced that making living in the city
is an easy affair." and he up hundred dollars
so. gets friend to loan 10 him. thinking Well
that Will certainly last until get something to do
and will need take the first thing that turns
but can walt / get something that suits me- SO
he comes.
The first day he hunts a boarding house. gets com
fo7ably installed in hail room, for which he is to pay
three dollars per week. and to the theatre In the
evening The next morning he goes out, buys a morning
paper and looks over the advertisements marks two
or three and to answer them
The place they want him to canvass for a book
idea book pedieri" He is quite indignant and
starts for the next place.
"oh yes" they tell him They want collector ;
one whom they can and send represent the
firm. Is he well acquainted with the city,"
well no only in general way"
"Would he like TO visit the different parts OF the
city and take orders the instament plan for sewing
machines furniture pianos whatever the case may
be- until no gets acquainted with the city and their
methods OF doing business n
aweli. he doesn't know he'll think about IT,"
SO he goes away and does think about It. He did not
expect to do OF work and just grain OF his
confidence disappears he concludes to try something else
And 80 a week goes by lie is lonesome and goes to
tho theatre every night he isn't acquainted with the
city and It costs him considerable travel around
the end OF the week his money has diminished great
deal more than expected. and he is getting pretty
nearly discouraged but he thinks this viii not do 50 he
screws his courage up and decides TO try intelligence
onlce.
lie sees some auring ofers-bockkecper. 800 week;
cashier etc. etc He goes In. They tell him they
have number good positions for men OF his Quaiihca
tons The better position the higher the fee lie
tells OF his experience bOokkcepcr they tell him that
tho twenty doara-week position will cost him three to
FIVE dollars and that IL he does not get the position they
will keen his name their books for MONTH II they do
not succeed In getting him position in less time.
So he pays and they him the address Of the
man needing help Perhaps he gets the position but
the probabilities that he will not the probabilities
become almost a certainty that It will not be as good
position expected II he does get It, II he succeeds
I'm getting position and the city few years,
he finds that rule OF the division OF labor is carried
much greater extent In the city than II Is In the
rural districts. and that II he had confined himself to
learning to do thing especially well. he would
found II much easier to get position IN this OF any
stni thousands come every year. succeed. some
fail Some minds only need the friction OF MINDS
brighter and more experienced than tneir own 10 mahc
their qualifications. drcg existence thinking
thst every will bring something better! some lew
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