The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-14
YOUHG ZEN WHO GET RICH.
4 Chicago Millionaire Tells How
They Do 1t.
Isaussry and Thrsrs VIII Teti-ssznd-
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millionaire, has been in town 81 the
] Windsor hoses during the last few
days. He - native OF DusghesS
county ia this state, and went West
when . boy with scsrcely dollar TO
begin life. He was, however, aband-
anfsy endowed with something better
tban dollars, pluck, industry. resola-
ton and intelligence. Little by little
be made his way. saving something
no matter how small his earning
might be, and after some years began
20 see the results Of his frngaiity and
energy in placing his name upon the
deeds Of Chicago real estate and in
the profitable management Of live
stock enterprise. Keen. shrewd and
weiI-infcrmed. he was enabled 10 EN-
bark bis rapidly Increasing capital in
many undertakings. all Of which were
successful, and he is to-day one OF the
most substantial, liberal and public
spirited capitalists and business men
ii tie great city OF the West
Mr. AiEertonf 5 fortune tells the story
OF his versatility Of methods. and
shows what ability he mast possess for
the conception aud execution Of ex-
tensiye plans. In central Illinois he
has 3 farm of 1900 acres which Is q
model In lis way. Here he expert
naents with such mex plans in agrleul-
tire as attract his attention, and gives
al! his tenants and fleighhors the bene-
fit IF the results obtained. The de-
tails Of production he handles care
fully himself, and after he has proved
by actual fest the truth OF any theory.
he attends the farmers meetings and
tells them al about the matter Every
year he offers cash prizes for the best
crops of corn and other cereals grown
in the county, and does ali be can TO
promote the interests and weii-being
OF everybody about him. Ills other
wealth consists OF mines, railroad
stock. real estate, stock yards, tele-
graph aud street railway shares.
:. | viii tell you from my own expe-
rience how any young man in this
country with nothing but his hands
and good health may get 16i-acre
farm or almost anything else he
chooses, = said Mr.. Allerton, in con-
yersation the other day. "He has
only To go 10 WORK. say at rs or Is
years OF age. as q farm hand, or in any
other way. begin 10 save from the
first, live 4 strictly temperate, honest
and truthful life, and keep entirely
clear Of bad company. Instead OF
Iogting, he must spend his leisure in
reading good books and getting all the
information he can get about his
coHntFy's history. Any ysung man
who starts out In that path. and keeps
in il, is sure TO succeed. He will soon
be known in the place where he lives,
and his good character will be the
best kind OF capital for him To begin
on. Everybody viii respect him, and
the first thing you know he fails in
love with some good girl who is
worthy of him. and of whom he is
worthy, and 3 little while afterward
you find him well started in life, with
a good wife and home of his own.
Why. it's just es certain as day and
night, and the only reason so III any
fail is because they won't take the
road that leads 10 success.
eff, on the contrary, q young man
starts out as beat, spending his time
in rum mills and where loafers congre-
gate at street corners, the habit will
grow upon him, and after a while he is
tit for Rothing else. He becomes a
confirmed traap or something worse.
A man must be broken it TO work in
harness just the same as a horse or
mule, but those who find themselves
without anybody TO break them in
have the advantage of mules or horses
ia the fact that ii they will begin in
time they can break themselves. and
II often happens that those who have
succeeded through self-discipline have
really trained themselves better than
any parent or other person could have
done. Therefore, no man in this
country has the right to say that he
came 20 grief because his parents or
somebody else failed to train him"
While speaking of his visit to Tnii-
annapolis, MIR. Alberton told OF scene
he Witnessed in the corridor of tho ho-
tel. The temperance lecturer Francis
Murphy became he center OF group
OF people who had cone 10 thank him
for saving them from the gutter. One
man, who was neatly and warmly
clad. was leading a small boy, who was
also comfortably dressed, and both
looked happy. Said the man: II
have come here, Mr.. Murphy. 10
thank yoa for what you have done for
me. When You came here last year
you found myself. my wife aud our
boy IN poverty. | was miserable.
hroken-dowu drunkaTd. and seemed!
beyond the help OF God or man. We
weAe ragged, hungry and cold You
. took me by the hand and lifted me
out OF the gutter, and since then have
been able 20 work along withous fall
ing by the way. and this Is the result.
We have home and plenty now. and
{ We owe IL all 10 you" The man wept,
and Mr.. Murphy sent him away with
WORKS Of blessing and good cheer.
There i an important lesson in
this. II Is that men like Murphy
help thousands who could not be
reached by any other agency. Some
OF those sao came there that day 10
! tell htn OF their gratitude We're ali the
way from Cincinnati. and every one
o1 ieVal bad been raised up at criti-
cal moment through the influence of
one who aroused the only remaining
spark ol honor IL their being ana
lanhed II hack ia lite. Such workers
as Murphy would do mach good in
+ Chicago Il they conid have their doc
tFtiies heard ami needed hy the an
! arth'st element They are the very
+ doctrines which wosla tend 70 break
! up their miserable theories ol blood
and piUnder. hecau-e they clearly
show hag necessary il Is for every
man "a this country to stand up for
Rtg Individuality aud "a SfsaE ssr ssess "a,