Daily Republican., 1889-03-18
YOUNG MEN WHO GET RICH.

Samuel w. Allerton, the Chicago mil.
llonaiie, has been In town at the Windsor
Hotel, during the last few days. Ho is
native OF Duchess County in this State,
and went West when Il boy with scarcely
a dollar 10 begin life. He was, however,
abundantly endowed with something
better than dollars, pluck, industry, reso-
luton and intelligence. Little by little
he made bis way, saving something, no
matter how small his earnings might be,
ana alter some years began TO see tho re-
suits OF his frugality and energy In plac-
ing HE lame upon the deeds OF Chicago
real estate and In the profitable manage
ment OF llva stock enterprise. Keen,
shrewd and well informed, he was en-
abled to embark Ills rapidly increasing
capital In many undertakings, all OF
which were successful, and he Is today
one OF the most substansiantal, liberal
and public spirited capitalists and bust
ness men IN the great city of the West.
Mr.. Allerten's fortune tells the story OF
his versatility OF methods, and shows
what ability he must possess for the con-
ception and execution OF extensive plans.
In Central Illinois he has a farm of IL, 900
acres which Is model In its way. Here
he experiments with such new plans in
agriculture as attract his attention, and
gives all his tenants and neIghbors the
benefit OF the results obtained. The de-
tails of production he studies carefully
himself, and after he has proved by
actual test tho truth Of any theory, he
attends the farmtrs' meetings and tells
them all about the matter. Every wear
he oilers cash prizes for the best crops OF
corn and other cereals grown In the
county, and does all he can TO promote
the interests and well being of every body
about him. His other wealth consists oil
mines, railroad Htock, real estate, stocl
yards, telegraph and street railway
shares.
81 will tell you from my own expert.
eLce how any Young man in this country
with nothing but his hands and good
health may get a l60-acre farm, OF
almost anything else he chooses $, !" said
Mr.. AllerLon In conversation the other
day. ale has only to 20 to work, say Al
sixteen or eighteen years OF age, MS d
farm hand, or in any other way, begin to
save from the first live strictly tim
perate, honest aud truthful lie, and kt ep
entirely clear OF bad company. Instead
of loaiing, he must spend his leisure In
reading good books AID getting all the
| Information he cen get about he country 4
history. Any young many who starts
ont In that path and keeps in II is sure to
succeed. He will soon be known in Tie
place whce be liyes, and his good char.
acter Will be the Best Kind OF capital fol
him to begin on. Everybody will respect
him, and the first thing you know he falls
In love with some good girl who is worthy
OF him, and OF whom he Is worthy, aud
little while afterward you find hun well
started in life, with good wife and Q
home OF his own. Why, it's Just as Ger.
tain as day and night, and the only rea.
sou so many fail is because they won't
take the road that leads TO success"
"lf, on the contrary, Ia young man
starts out as beat, spending his time IN
rum mille and where loaiers congregatt
at street corners, the habit will gro upor
him, and after while he ie fit for moth
ing else. He becomes a confirmed TRAMP
or something wore. A man must bt
broken in to work in hargess just tn,
same as horse or mule, but those who
lind themselves without anybody to breal
them IN have the advantage of mules OF
horses in the fact that II they will begin
| in time they eau break themselves, and Il
often happens that those who have sue
ceeded through self-discipline have really
trained themselves better than any paren
or other person could have done There
tore, no man in this country has the Ri
to say that he came TO grief because hi
parents or somebody else failed to trail
| him."