Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-22

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dootors who he'd no IDEA As to the
power OF dmrs OF whether they pro-
duced the desired ,Gaog lawyers who
could not oriw up a brief; politicians
who c,uid po,teIi the views VI give
the platform oi tneir paftyi preachers
who had neither logic nor consecutive
thought; sni sat numbers who take
the world and circumstances Just rs
they are. without understanding as to
the why, or idea a, 70 Improvement
or whether this was 70. sible or proba.
bic IN the iu,ure.
Some men acquire development by
compulslon A. 70 weru. II In business,
natural inlo.cncs is overcome by fear
of loss or gfa.d for gaiu. IL In the
missionary nyli, some smatiering Of
the system they fopTcsent is sought
because this knowledge Is made Oh
ligatory, AMI failure means disgrace.
10 bufthenei with a family, society
compes some show OF lsbor Tor their
maintenance. Bli thotlu yhnes, 10 a
very rare INGREDIENT 10 humanity, save
where love is tue mainspring or the
motive power
81 we have seen men engaged
In merchants NJ - they love TO
trade, indeed, It Is a JOY to
them To handle goods; Il IL soe.
ond nature as II were. They did
not open The store particularly Tor
a living, or 10 make mouey, but be-
cause their bear, was Ia u, anu they
gave II attention; they studied %; they
wanted 10 know, and then found Out all
about tue .oJIs they handled. rhey
were abls TO comment, 10 give In
formation; they could explain the dii-
ference between this ami that. Such
men are liked; they accumulate; they
make irieu49, Ani beclm authorities
aud experts In ,his anu many collateral
directions.
Far too many men, petohanoe, are
engaged In pursuits Tor winch they
nave Gc!'her ,as.o nor aptitude, ike
our old class Of school teachers who
became prda jgurs for the winter
Tor puti!ag on-a living, OF until they
esuid do Something better II school
had teen Continuous, some we're 10
listle,s that they never would have
had any hishef ambition than aboard.
lug round" uut with late spring they
were thrown out, and either dfi'tsd
into something equally ui,lil ~ otiJund
work which they partly ouloyod.
There IL not a few In stores who
utci TO be "thtown out" ngurativcly,
lhey are dying OF iuanltion, aud AFRAID
10 leap Ia the uAtk " trust 10 their own
native energy and resources. They
would make good farmers, good me.
chanics, professionals, some, tut they
vegctnts, ani do because unmivcl.
There ate men la business ior them.
selves who have no bushes, there. but
they cannot get out or soil out They
afrlalways on tbs ragged edge; they
are not success; afraid TO buy or sell,
attaid 10 give credit OF refuse, they
vcgetate; no brssnes-, no enterprise,
no ambition; In debt and difficulty,
smOihcted with liabilities and mort.
gagcs, liio bec0mts burthen and n
disappointment at best Assignment
OF bankruptcy weeds them out FROM
time to time, anu 40 the whole bus.
ness world has become one great and
melancholy grave yard, aud almost
every one bears rs an epilaph the
significant, iateiul woris--ot failure.
Such have selected An occupation
Tor which they were untitled by nature
or experience. A ANAL accumulation,
friendly credit, wssall they had with
which 10 meet tho competitive spirit,
the restless energy aud the force aud
culture Of a rival In the other street.
Buying ability selling ability, trade
magnetism, popularity aud hustle
were strangers Ia the disotIefly store,
IA the dirty windows, In the Numbered
store room, aud all appointments were
suggestive Of uucleanliness, in,fil.
cheney, r,pulsion and non.sueotsl.
Particularly IL Got business, tact
nud alI.rouud observation needed In
Utah, where barter I, the convenience
OF interchange rather than cash.
Every transaction ON the latter basis IL
iuali there IL no dubiely about this.
no possible discount, no waste or loss
or drawback. Goods are bought and
paid fJr without oircumlooution; while
almost'-yes, We may ray, all produce
loses Ia storing aud handling;
there 10 a percentage OF lsss
even In the most careful hands;
there afe also probabilities OF loss
Ia Hcco mmodation or the giving Of
credit; aud many such customers viii,
by telnR dilatoTy, eat out the entire
profit ui tie tIHIsaciion, " only amod-
crate Interest was considered. The
shIewd aud cautious man Understands
THE; the other one takes no account OF
an Item, serious under any circum-
stancvs almost. There is another fea.
tuto OF trading, however. AZ was
said, all arc npt thus engaged because
they 1--we %, a1d would rather be there
than auywherc. We Rlluie 10 those
who arc Ia business purely for money
Tor the profit there Is In II. Now,