The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

down and teach also. Mr.. futile came
and taught school for while, and sell
tied down here in Paterson to practice
His friendship with my father, how
ever, continued, and he was already
lawyer of quite a large practice at the
time l was about to be born. Just at
this time he was visiting my father, and
the two, in discussing the coming event
of my birth agreed that if / should be
boy L should go into his office as a law
student as soon as l finished school, and
should eventually perhaps become his
partner. Well, this was what actually
happened and it was on account Of this
ante-natal contract that left my school
teaching for The law
do you remember your first law case,
Mr.. Hobart?'
Il can't say that / DO" was the re-
ply 81 studied law three years before
| was admitted to the bar. and in my
connection with Mr.. futile l was given
work to do almost from the start Dur
ing my first year | did much better
and my business increased as long as
l practiced.
But you are not practicing now, are
ycu?"
mo; L have so much other business
to do that l cannot. 1 am interested
IN many institutions and corporations,
and l devote my time to them
DOES THE LAW PAY?
What do you think of the law as
field for young menu
Il think it is a good one. There will
always be courts and always be law
business"
But is it as good as it was twenty
years ago?"
NO, not in many respects. The law
business of today. like all other bust
nesses, is divided up into branches and
specialties. There are real estate law
yers, criminal lawyers, corporation
lawyers, ETC. A man becomes noted
for one thing and he gets his business
along that line. The chances for the
general practitioner are not nearly as
good as they were in the past
Your work has been largely that Of
corporation lawyer"
Yes, very largely So
L suppose that the pay in such cases
comes largely from the stock given in
the corporations organized?"
mo, it is a legitimate business. The
fees are direct
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
Mr.. Hobart" said I, you are a sue
cessful man. You have made what is
considered a large fortune. and Won
have attained to what is next to the
highest position in the United States.
Can't you give me some advice for the
young men of today. What should a
young man do to succeed?"
L have often thought of that" re-
piled the vice president. Success is
not hard to attain. 1 believe that any
young man can succeed if he will rigid
ly observe two rules. One is to be at
all times strictly honest, and the other
is to be industrious and economical"
But, after all, Mr.. Hobart, are not
great money makers born rather than
made?"
Yes, that is to some extent So" was
the reply. Still it is easy to see how
many men fail. They scatter their
energies and their investments. Be
cause a thing does not turn out as well
as they thought it would, within two
or three months, they give it up. They
have not faith in their own judgment
they don't keep at it and make their
ticks tell. AS for me, success has nor
been difficult 1 have never known
what 1t was to be hard up for money,
nor have tried to make money by any
Cheese-paring economy. There is one
principle, however, that I have stuck
to. and that is to spend less than 1
made. L did this when 1 began my
work, and 1 do it today"
DO you keep close accounts of such
matters?''
Yes, have always done So 1 mean j
Oh what L nave made. L do not keep
very careful accounts Of what I spend
l have still the books of my first re-
ceipts as lawyer
How about your work, Mr.. Hobart?
You manage large institutions. you
have to deal with big sums Does it
not worry and trouble your"
NO, was the reply. 81 have Of late
years made it principle not to let nv
self be worried. [ have educated nv
self to drop my work when 1 am away
from 1t. | am willing also to let others
have their part Of the worry, and I do
not bother myself about things which
naturally fall to other men. I have
one principle which I think is a good
one. | will not do boys work l never
copy nor mail my own letters; I use a
stenographer whenever I can, and L
save my strength for the things which
1 have to do"
FORTUNE MAKING IN 1897.
How about the chances for fortune