The morning call., 1892-11-12

1im Fair and and aye, and lots of
o'hers. tell you they have worked for far
Tess and been glad to get it-all Of the
prominent men, in fact"
IL was L. G. Cantrell of the firm of
Marshutz IL Cantrell of the National Iron
WORKS who was talking. and at this point
us practical nature took a utiitarian view
ana nc propounded for solution the query:
vi what interest to any one Is my talk upon
the subject?p
lie was assured his remarks were full of
interest and was asked il similar chances
existed now as in the past.
fes most emphatically, yesp'
The good old times.
All times when Old are good.
The present might be If they would.
quoted Mr.. Cantrell from Byron.
several of the men working in my shop
VINO receive only SIS to $50 a week get
aiohg very nicely. They rear families, and
accumulate, and even acquire property Of
considerable value.
ihere Is one man, for instance; he has
Oeeh with US for good while lie has
very nice family which he has raised in a
respectable manner. He owns his own
mouse and lot and has also built upon an
IL all lies with the man himself. but then
there are times in mans life when there
are no opportunities and again times will
occur when there are plenty of oppOrtuni-
Ties. 10 paraphrase Lincoln: There are
opportunities for all of the people part of
the tlme; there are opportunities for some
oil the people all of the time: but there are
not opportunities for all of the people all of
the time
1t all lies with the man. II he have
neaith and is steady he need never despair.
IL lie De alive to the situation he will ba
pouhu 10 succeed. Wages do not count
1t IS not how much you get, but how much
you spend.
nave been an employer a great many
years and my observation is that any man
III oaHiornla, II sober, industrious and ia
eooo health. can accumulate property
easier than IN any country in the world,
more particularly under the present rate Of
wages.
would think myself lucky man to
iahd now in California and get job at $50
week. L would consider that was start
ing under far more favorable circumstances
than surrounded me when did come"
When and how did you Gomez"
III was In 1860 and by water / had
whe' baby and S120 on landing. Work was
siaek, and L took the first job / could get
WOULD nave taken any kind OF work at
any sort OF price, so long as il was work of
some Kind, and got something for It.
Ii was rough place, viz: handy man
around planing-min. | had not asked
"hat wages / was to get. l merely had
asked Tor and obtained work, and left 1t to
the hrm to pay what was worth and what
IL could afford. My machinist's trade helped
me TO be useful in keeping the saws in
ORDER and at the end OF the week | was
paid at the rate of 81 80 day.
Il remained with that firm until / OBJ
tanned position at my trade at So 80 a day
ana eventually foreman at So 90.
w hen l worked for an employer did
not look upon the situation in the manner
SO many workmen do. l did not con-
sider my employer my enemy who robbed
me oil all he could. l just attended to my
business. which was my work. and tried to
get ahead. When l landed l could see no
opening. l could get no employment at my
trade. travelled everywhere to find work,
and as said, was willing to take anything
ana at any price-any price at all so long as
could get food for my family.
Yes. do indeed think that man can
live on $50 week and live well and haye
Just as good chance as i had oil getting
on. feel sure that were / landing to-day
Instead of in 1860 and getting job at $50
week l would be far better fixed than was
thirty-two years ago."