The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-13
FIVE xEssENSER BOYS.

Car.esse, 0livav. PiseaiSa, AGeCarkes ga
Aerelase tn 1lstsbargh OAes.
The story Of i've messenger boys begins In
the early days Of telegraphy. In dingy once
IN Pittsburgh about 1948. Andrew Carnegie.
Henry ". Oliver. Robert Pitcairn. Major VII.
liam q Moreland. and David McCafgo were
messengers. II Is said that they took the op-
posite of other boys. and spent their spare mo.
ments In learning useful lessona Andrew
Carnegie 10 the oldest Of the lot, and he was
the smartest leading al In learning how to
telegraph. He was one OF the arst operators
In the country to learn to take tho Morse sys-
tenn By sound. which In those days was con-
sidered Q remarkable achievement II did not
take Thomas A. Scott long to snatch Mr.. Car
negie from Tho telegraph ONCE In Pitts
burgh into his ONCE as private secretary.
when the great railroad genius took
charge Of the Pittsburgh end OF tho
road. The education the young scotchman
0 secrctary's sect into the place Of division
Superintendent when Mr.. Scott was made
vice-President Of the railroad The industry.
the subtle cunning. and Watching faith Of
Boot taught him to lay his lines In other direc-
lions than Watching the divisions OF railroad.
and Scott helped him. His place gave him the
opportunity to look into other lines Of indus
try. and he drove DRIFT into an iron mill His
pickaxe was not large. but bis cunning and
thrift made up tor the sire OF his AKA ].
Edgar Thompson. who was the President Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. then gave great
name and money to the works DOW dominated
by Mr.. Carnegie. At that time Col Scott was o
power In the nation. a. well 20 the railroad.
and Carnegie began to gather wealth.
MY ambition In those days." no said 70.
GENTLY. was to write for newspapers Itook
In material In that direction whenever Il was
possible. Ihsunted the public library In ALE.
gheny and caught on to the fact that dis
tinction was made by the attendants between
tbs poor boys and the sons OF well-to-do par
ents. It made mo indignant Iwrote my frst
public letter to the Board OF Control. and q
change was ordered. This result moro than
ever resolved ne to follow journalism. bat al
accident dritted me elsewhere. and ! became
Q manufacturer"
Thrift and industry were the derricks which
liftod Harry W. Oliver out Of the telegraph
chair next to Mr. Carnegie. and made him .
clerk for big iron Hrm- He 10 an Irishman.
with head full Of cunning about the business
economies Of life. Il did not take long for him to
pae day q slis Working Block and tsokis Sslstsd
sss n ssa Hss y BIN
copcerns In tks world. He has crown very
rich. and one railroad and seven mspqfaetur:
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cause he Ees e eI1s e the oSssion where
no began .I az q messenger boy aud has bad 80
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and We thought IL yas inposais ls e. send
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hstths line val perfect the effort was ordered
Eng sYerg telegraph operator on ths l line and.
psnss e know the success Rr failure % The
iIs las r., % a. shS sSs
RRssEErSis6a5s. And then e aaish suossssto a,
one drew q breath scarcely until the tick came.
sent Sstxssn ths Moth and South That may nay
p5%Is u thew asys yasa thsss
.alE q ths aSti9r This y 81 e untold his
Mr. Carnegie never. forgets the old boys
sas ss vac ssoa ns
Dental " CLERK thea s1d he tnyasd hs former
fE 4lsVAsPyd where 5Is methss and STcth s
mutual VSfaIGa f0f taaAh. 0kk0rsa' RuNNaaa II