The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-31
ADVICE Of RUSSELL sage.
HE TELLS A BOY REPORTER HOW
ME NAY GET RICH.
Ne fssnesa. Never specuiate ana At
wsys Rsfakn Yosr Priacfpsi-oP-
psvtnnlties ssuI Exist, bit Every
~. INST Ffnd Them for Himself.

Most people have an ehtflciy "tohk taeA
about Rasssi. aeEs they imagine MN as
: barsh old man, an41 that is what ex-
pec,ed 10 ind when went UP 10 his office
In New York the Other day.
When / opened the door TO the ONCE
found myself IN sort OF cage There were
tiny windows all around ME- and ali OF
them were tightly ciossd. NO one seemed
10 be about. but ] kaackea ioanly at zig
nearest window.
rs Nr Sage in?" ! askeSf OF the man
that finally came 10 open IT.
.sSot TO see YOU" he grcwksd, and siam
med the little window down n my face
saw Immediately that ] should not ses IN
that way. 10 I sat down on oencn ana
determined 70 wait until the n 1ancier "eni
ou, "a lunch. IL was pas. II. and he must
soon go cut would waylay him IL. ths
hall
I hsd not long 10 wait The door opened
and an old. w.fhered man, cane out, !
knew In a moment that u was Hdssen
Sage himself walked up &c MIN when
he ros Gut in the hall and sprolsss 10 him
II am very anxious 10 nave talk with
VOC Mr. Sage ! said. When can come
Sround7''
..Oh. come most any time" he said. l
knew his scheme. He thought eoeian
get in 20 bother him when ] came. and ne
was rid OF me But determined 10 frus-
,rate that psan and at o clock Was again
IN the little cage Sure enous h, the cid
man came I'm. and ali he could DO was 10
take me into his Office with hiui- When ne
got IN he tipped himself back In MS caair.
put his feet on the radiator. and began 10
examine the tape on the stoeh TICKET. re
locked at me- and evidently waited Ter me
TO speak
Mr. Sage" / said. II am young
man. a boy. In fact. Ny Efe is before me.
and / can make II what I viii. l want
10 ask you few questions about money
making There Is no one In America
better fitted to give young men that Kind
of advice than you are. wiz you answer
these questions for me -
III depends on What they are. ne said
what are the opportunities for boys
70 geI rich now adays? And are there as
many chances as there were lfteen or
twenty years ago.?
'sOf course there are he replied, with
energy. There are chances now TO make
monty IN something besides real estate.
There are more men in the fed now,
but the field Is wider. think there Is
~ great a chance TO write letters now as
there was fifteen or even twenty-five
years ago. Al any rate, there is always
room for bright young men. These con-
ditlous never change"
DO you think there f. any one busi-
Tess or profession that offers more OPP
partunitles than the others9 There Is a
complaint met with everywhere about
oysrcrowding."
II do not think there is any special
avenue that offers better chances than
others. 1t depends largely on the man.
What about your business. Mr.. Sage?
Is there an opening In II for IA bright
youEg mens''
The financier chuckled In the peculiar
way thar he has and removed his fee,
from the radiator. He Was getting some
@hat interested In the conversation. He
locked at the quotations. which may
have meant much to him. before he an
swered.
YES" he said. Il believe that my line
siiii offers opportunities for young men TO
Vet wealth. But | won't say that II offers
better chances than any other business.
You know 1t Is rot every young man who
car make Il success
Again Mr.. Sage locked at the ticker, ard
his thoughts few away. Then II suddenly
occurred 10 me 10 ask him something
about his boyhood-"
well. / started ot.t very young" he
said In answer To my question. IL was
only Il years old when I began TO clerk
IN a store. shaved in that store four
years. Then / started out in business for
myself
And you have never worked for any
one bar yourself slncer''
INC. have been my own employer ever
since"
There Was n suggestion Of triumph in
Air, Sage's voice, Il was evident that the
thought gave him considerable satlsfac-
tion
ibid you have many hard struggles be-
fore you reached the top 90 the LADDER
Il had many hard knocks Every young
man must expect that when he irst starts
out"
How long did YOU go 10 school, What
kind ~ an education dii you have7"
i
again THAI note of triumph was In his
voice. Il used 20 study as night and get
my knowledge at odd times belonged
80 a debating society. too. I used 10 hs
one % the hest speakers In the club"
THIS will surprise many people who are
familiar with only the later years OF Mr.
Sage's life II surprised me. who had read
great dat about him I said something
about Mr.. saEe'S giving NJ public speak
Ing.
mo" returned MT Sage. II kent IN
public speaking Ger many years-unti! I
became so old that NV VoIc@ weakened"
dc You think that boy should have
any special training for business car
eerT'
Ne: all knowledge comes in handy when
you are In an otylce. did lot az gem
eral reading when was boy, and have
reVer regretted e."
Would You advise young man 10 go
10 college II he canr''
"A college education comes in handy On
the Nav that | have mentioned II adds
20 Tho young mans fund ~ general knoui-
edge. Most Young men could spend feur
years 20 better advantage though"
There was not the Siightes, doubt That
Mr.. Sage was deeply interested in the con-
verSstiea ~ ths time lie forgot 10 look
a the ticker, and he talked with great ami
nation. IL was plain thar ne has a grest
liking fer boys Al least this was ma
idea ihAt was Impressed uron ,he ques-
TONER
What would you suggest as a good in
NeSi'nFDt for "A NrHrg mans eRrr:usse''
ne MAS asked. ''Ioo knew that there arc
fhotss7ds 90 Young men who have saved
ffcrH 50 % Na wao are az loss 70 know
what 20 do with & IL there arvthl-x in
"aieB 50 small sum can b. invested
Certainly. There ARE = narahsr Of WAYS
In which young ntaR can place his money
81 tka' Il VIII yie'i him yoo,S re.t,rr.
fe could huy ora share ~ good railroad
stock. or a share in some sofia hark
would ~ 4 gaa8 hing y he haSo.f -,,,,,..,-