The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-03-27
several OF the most fanor..-..-.

GrO~ta Of large C"ucrr., Is
Small i;"f; inning.
Several OF the most fauouswo-,.y.
r'ls and factories of tho w.-I5
-omc OF ths largest stores had t,...--
--uniuE in a small way. when i
owners had scarcely any capital o.'
than skill industry and rr1hi.v
by litle money was ga.hrl.8 ..
cE-nrsion Of the works, the rg.r..
auu iarEcr, more money could 4.
vested 20 cheaper processes y-.-...
trade. relations Of business yalrs -
u,Taulishcd. and so the busines. q
on expanding until acres Of br,r4 p
took tho place Of one small .g.- ~
tho income began to be COUNTS =
uiliors instead Of hundred, n
are many great cstabli~hmru-,ay-.. -..'
this is general outline hf>.a~-
times varied by an opportunc igy.-.-.
1r circumstance helping 20 mara -.
growth. But when a youu- ra--
s'IoHn one of these big workshop. 80
thousands Of employees and every -
zaEing device. he is very likely -
IEat Lherc are no such oppOruu.,a.
a. once existed 10 thus build una.
business from almost nothing: .bs,%
are OF machinery has como. and ~.
ouc can not hope 20 compete with a
t.llisLa1 factories except b,.a u...
lar.-o capital At the very hrrsrr,-.
THrre is "a littlc truth in ,als. 5a.,.
ORC could hardly expect 10 succeed +.
building locomotive, Tor cx.rrrs ).
Laul-work in competition HI,h e,..
l.~lrd works using machine tools. 4,
r. is altogether oycrshadoHaI h-a
.4rEer truth that now. 81, ..-a,.s..
r-nra is room At the -gD for r.. --,
man Of prohifv. industry. zeal and .-.
ircncc. Cant al can be- obtained g-e
aIc proper time comes by the marvs
has these qualities. and great e1.s,
asi-uS bc established by -u.-n who ,,,-
,u hlc ~ The bottom round Of lie
Ter.
Thirty years ago. says tho Baltnor
sun. the same objection ra. made v.e
DparonJly the same force. ys- viii
.lcse thirty years instances can .
ou44 or poor boy rislur % become 3.
-r.at merchants and nan .tarrura-, /.
.ae country. II they had cun,.d-.
mat rho opportunities % rise had PASS.
.nav with the first half OF tle raE----
.av might have remained behind "a
.5uuter ar a. the worll-Dcnch; lu.ur
we're industrious, faithful. ~.l.tal, d..
,1oyc all seII-coufident and lctora...
% succgei. ard opportunities cane
hem AS they NAV come 20 any sT g.
lc present generation who pg.-
t.glscN 10 take advantage Of a c-4-.
ID the tldc OF fortune. One OF -1el
nous asSayers Of the country STARED
D very small way. extracting The g.
nd silver from the swcepinCs oi jeWl-
MANUFACTURERS. IC required some ger
sf honest dealing before he could lrz
establish a reputation for proDi-E a.
skin that brought him larrc cols1
mcnts. Then his little labOratorys
-au 10 grow. he invented new process
40 help uim in his work, his good 1--
..came known il distant States, a1-
rarI the Clo- rf his life more gold e.
silver passed through his assay a.
l @ year taaa through the I1H
states mint g. Philadelphia. His F..
/ business success was due in part % :
.-ranlcdgc aud skin. in part % L.,..
.a-trv, but also in large part 20 A.,:..
| . rlstcr. strangers consigned ~
| .--ay Office thousands OF dollars W--.
/ z ore. No one save the assayer CO..
| aty how much silver and gold be
--coed therefrOm, but men Learned
lLsg him and on the strength Of lis'E
| ut.ti0n millions OF dollars worth o. 2
| .criul were intrusted 10 him Is 90 . G-
| I3mcut mint. Can the young ul1
! o-lay repeat that history? Possibly
| o. thar particular line OF work. Bg:-
alao qualities may be depended -g-
Do bear similar fruit in any business c.
..rrakiug. The impatieuce o.! Fg-1
| 4au j. often a bar 10 -lei- success
they want TO make money rapidly ~.
7tabli-h a great house Of some k1-
| few years. There are exceptions. --
| Gums JauceS under which tl.s MAJ
| iy.,. but the general rUla IS tia. 5's
| ID years are required 10 fully e,,--..a.
| business reputation that can c0mls-.
| large trade.
Quite recently in one ot the a.
| titles an old mercantile firm that b
| 1rcn established for over half ,s-
| Irv. and was Al one time a. the he2-
| uU the wholesale establishments p
bought out-stock, good viii anu .
| lres-by young man who had s.-'-
| q small store when this firm was o.
height Of its power and business .--
| aucc. He did not dream az tha: III.
| competing with his great uei-a55a
| .sas content 10 do the small trade =
I,ll 20 his lot, he attended str.c-@
| business and cxerted himself 20 f-
| his customers. Slowly but steady
| business expanded. Bef0ru many .s-
| he became q rival Of the older ---'
| .hcn the unexpected though 11.
,hing happened. The younger laa
| more outerprising and encr-c.c
| mis- ueighbor who, tiring OF tle s---
| after accumulatinE 4 large iur.-l
| .rcd from the field. In the a-
world IS in nature there is the p...-
growth and decay. Great 1-'-
| houses may have fresh blood D..
| into .hen and descending from
To son may 20 on growing oel'--
| lifetime OF their founders ca.'...
give d still longer time % the per-
growth. but decay comes % al. q. i
and younger enterprises di>Il-es
| Even the corporations though q.
| long l5o sls>er from the na-
| yuuurriyaIs that enter -h" l..- @'--
| appliances. fresh ideas and g.
ana zeal OF youth. Because ---
seems 20 be occupied is no reason
tho young man Of to-day --'-.-
way % despair or lose in iar '.'
| degree confidence in his o"A t''
succeed. But he must looS -''
the necessity OF toiling Tor
earn the good reputation WIZ
! b.ued with skill and !nda7.'!,
give him high place among l''
men. aT-
q BRAVE YOUNGSI Il"