The morning times., 1896-03-22
Brice Says the Country IS Big
Enough for Every rlan to
Make Himself a Million
MUST DEVOTE LIFE TO IT
Mining. Commission and Importing
Good Occupations Agrees With
EmerSOg, Ii You Want Rock in
Mid-0cean It WIN Float 10 You
1Cnnrripl,t. 1861


Senator Calvin =. Bricc was on his way
TO washington IN a Iar,or CIR. slate
room opened Clt one end OF tie ear. and
la this riclIy-c8rpgtcd apartment with
latticcworh aG.i carved wood over E!s he'd.
aud soft cushion. At his feet. he iosLed the
picture Or pmiocracy, aristo, racy, opu
lcncc and comfort. TIE picture OF wealth,
aud ilic en- soyuvnt OF Il,
a waiter with menu card entered and
vanished with al order for dinner.
Il am g'aG 90 talk about getting rich
End The young mans chances of the same"
raid Sir. Brice, Laying down a handsome
book AMI extending hand toward the in
tervieN,'r. your writer, because ii is
,omething upon which ] have strong opin-
ons and a ihing about which have never
talked.
Ia Is al unusual topic for Il public man
20 discuss wealth. And ] am well aware
hat in public life Il man seeks more often
70 disguise his money than 10 acknowledge
H. aud 60 ignore the advantages OF pos
ses>ing wealth. To my mind. there Is Il yir-
tue as wen as a value, in money.
To The young man who wants 20 set rich
] Say, 'Riciscs viii be yours. agrce with
Emerson THAI YOU can get anything YOU
want in this world. II you work fvr it,
hope for %. pray Tor u and bclrgr ECU will
get "a. 30 - sUurs IN time! Emer-oa says
that IL you went Il rock in mid oyr.,u 4 VIII
come floating Go yourievt. That ns" own
belief.
TO give adNicr that VIII be good FOR
somclhur VIII bee specific in NY state
mcn,s. I, "a guuDE man wants to get rich
let han E,i aH interest IN a business aud
work ai i- This dOts not mean TO put
CaPilsI in f st rhr start. L. ann select
a basinus, auJ learn All aioHt e..
Young uyu vino study law or the min
islFy deNulc four years 10 the study OF
the law UF tEr ministry exclusively, after
they have completed au Ordina ~ Cduca-
tIon. NOauE inru thinking ~ business
should stIdy ihcir business lu,t rs long
q umr before going into IT.
-.Fakr tiir tsiiufIassiOn bIsincss, that high
~ honorable and richly repa wing line OF
work Lel The ambitious cOnmls> ION mer-
chant prepare himself beforehand for his
work Let hm learn about the making OF
his goods. the transporting OF same, the
profits possible and the profits deSira BILE.
Let him learn how low be can sell as
well as how high. Let him learn 10 dis
eliminate goods a glance for himself.
This will take time. When he knows it
let him handle goods on an ordinary com
mission.
My first remark about getting an in
terest in a business comes in play here.
That young commission merchant now
owns part OF that business He may be
working 10 scil q capitalists goods. But
for every $40 he makes for that capitalist
he makes one for himself. The capitalISts s
business is his business.
''The same with the importer. These
lines of work are semi-DTofCssional, and
are excellent examples of a combination
Of manual labor and brain. Let the would
be importer learn all about the tariff. Let
hini learn the cost Of carrying goods. Let
him act as c;i rrier. until be learns the ups
and downs OF carrier life.
fLet him get the commission business
in such a nut shell that he will be known
as the cut-raie commission man, the one
who sells The best goods at the lowest
square rate in the city. There Is a quick
IaIe there, a ready profit, and the founda-
tion OF 3 fortune.
81 am willing 10 stake my name and
reputation upon this assertion. ANY young
nan can get rich who is wiling TO get rich.
"A great many men do not care for
riches. They may have fran health, OF
a frail family history, and they reason
that il is better for them to enjoy life
as they 90 along. sure Of always havinl
enough 10 liver upon. They may be right from
their point OF view, but we a re talking
about the possibility OF getting rich
There are people who cannot work con
hnaousiy n a thing. They get tired. They
must have recreation. Their physical