New-York tribune., 1890-05-04

"Nr. Carnegie has written very interesting
article said Bnyton Ives president Of the
Western National Bank. courrcousiy giving Tho
Tribune reporter few minutes from over
crowded day. lie continued
II b. made ~o no, alone D., the force Il his state
mcuts iu general hut particularly from TIE fat hlt
Mr tiruc-" himself ta- attained {" di-tu-u-hrd 'iI
or-s and hish rcpuic Winch cntitle h, word To great
respect aud weight. sIu -ofry. however that can.
not agree with m, assertion about college men 90
business IT, the nr,i place. Mr. Carnc,.cr comphr.-
quite fair. 0,i-- the total number of col
lcee men lu bu-lnc,, J, comparatively small and m"ro
Owe. only OF these there from choice and de
lbciaic intention. The majority were hucd by nature
for some other pursuit entered college with that IN
view and studied Tor II, but circum'"nfes switched switched
really hinges altogether on the young mans aOhN .
hut given a boy with natural aptitude for businc
his college training particularly Ia mcth'i' OF tIoShl
Will Aicrward be oil such practical ad a, more thtn
oi sci the los oi tho-e year, IN business observe
that learning how TO learn ], the SUMMARIZED adVah
tase OF college tranlns. that Is. II i The discipline
learn after he leave, college, aud learn more rapidly
readily and intcligcntly than ms uncducated com
/ can trace every step In my own career TO the
Influence of my college course and a. every man ,,i
of course speak best oi MS own ne II i mo- 80
10 De- personal. / graduated from lalc IL ol.
entered tho Army and instantly found iny r~nins %
the utmost benefit Hcue accustomed l" r.u"; H. an
mastered the tactics more easily and In les' unc 'Ila
required by men whose minds had not 1c'll udiicu @
I'M, enabled me 10 compete WIN men VII" 'iu ~ uv1
hcrc much longer than and was The cause 81 hu,
rapid promotion IN the service tlin G0io ,naGc naGc
gained otherwise. All ~" progress have in i,"nc
in clvil fe incudlne that OF my present ofrnpal9l
10 directly traccablc to the special adNanlass' aouG"
by my education. 20 y"n s,c AN Il-ii,a III ,Pnn
ing strongly on this subject The majority ot sue sue.
ce,u but uncducsi'd business men WIN .o'igsS ia'
they have tunes felt ile need of mental uan'nS, %
with II they could writ" better letc. thry WVlu so
more concise and iectou> expressions ana avail t,n
selves OF nlcetcs Of language ana Thought IN uhu'c"
ways.
Mr.. Ives inquired tbc reporter. would you
adviee a Young man oi small resources 10 S'IuEEhc
through college preparatory 10 IA business career
If the boy has any business ability, should
answer decidedly yes. 10 repeat my hrSf aSScr-
ton the advantages he will obtain from learning
how TO learn Will enable hlm 10 oNci''N' '"'
men who began before MN. - -, ,h. .ho
But Mr.. Carnegie declares. MIR. ives ,hiu % .nc
college boy of twenty has not the slsh'cS, chancc
against the boy who swept the ONCE an" pch'"
as shipping clerk AZ fourteen ,it
a statement rcioincd Mr.. Ives. which :
think observation quickly dsprONcs. IN spl'c VI
the assertion Ia the contrary, these 1hoIl"'I,is
tasks nr early business training are not mpor'|dr
The boy who begins at the bottom at i"ur'rch
occupies his time with the most m'hI'i .uSns NO.
lie sweeps the Office. runs crrandS 1"n 'uI;no br
bundles and no matter how bright ana wIlliinP ne mc
H. his progress is slow. am Win. w Pal ny
faith on the who has what VII. VIZ od,Ia.
would consider the handicap "I n o'i'- ,Iat =
ton The pri7ciighicrs have saving .i'n 'no, II
GOOD big man is better than n good ~ II t. i..an
And I say that man of ability ednra'Tu - . m.n,
matter where he may pc pid'c'' '"'"
Of ability nncducatcd.
EX-CONGRESSlIAN WHITE.
A cbot I'm busncss hours with cXCongrcsSmah
s. v White is dinicult to obtain. Ihc "'i""nu'
in Wall Street upon his time are 50 gi''' 'I''V
lie has little time for matters not pc'IinS "''"
business. III cr;snIv
let me see the statement. ne S'Iu n,n',
as The Tribune reporter detained INN ino'".' "nr
and explained his crrand on coutSTc h. f on',.
ucgic is right IN stating his beliefs, ne 'ci coi
mcntcd as hc glanced over the reference !, 70
cor-modc men. "thc fact is. what he saws -
simply an ipsc diNit' | zee that he citcS wrm, a
known examples to prove his assertion. i"n rda ~,
suggest one on the other SIDE 'ohr'u y, 49, LIAM
who swept the Office AT fourteen hauss l"or Ta
Succeeded in the presidency of the Western n' MA
toual Bank by Brayton Ives. Yale graaud,
In "A few dnys Mr.. Ivcss management hn h"s '' i,s
the voJuc 81 the hanks stock 30 or 30 points
II have minute to myself ! VIII prepafe ST" y, is
thing for The Tribune on this question IL u
both interesting and important. Dut c""''o' '''
more now u1 s,dd.nlv
Soon afterward Mr. White was called sher.fntc s'u"fc
20 Chicago. and a further statement wan 'ns''A'''
not obtainable.