The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

the minimum of evil Mr.. Carnegie finds
that man who attends to the distribu-
ton of his own fortune is not to be
rated an idler. This however, is diff
Guilty few men are called upon to face.
Most of us are concerned in laborlously
accommodating an indnitesimal fraction of
the millions which Mr.. Carnegie has won
in his prosperous career. How to make
millions, not how to spend them, IS the
pressing problem with the majority of
men. The man who has made millions
can best explain how millions are made,
and Mr. Carnegie has kindly consented
to give practical advice, the outcome OF
his own experience, on how to succeed
in business. says w. T. Stead Jr.
eff a man has an ambition to make
millions, Mr.. Carnegie, what are the
gifts which a fairy godmother should
endow him at his birth?'
1.-THE greatest of all advantages with
which he can begin life Is that OF being
poor The man who wishes to make
millions must not be born with a silver
spoon in his mouth. He must feel that
It is sink or swim with him. He must
start his career with no bladders' no
life reservers, no support. IL In aodl-
ton to being poor himself he has wit
messed his parents struggle with adVer-
sitv and resolves to drive the wolf from
the door of the family he has the strong
est Of all incentives which lead to sue
cess. No ambitions of a merely PERSONAL
nature can be compared with this. Re
sponsibility thrown upon young poor
man. that is the thing to bring out what
is in him. Such is the raw material out
of which great captains of industry are
made
"He has placed his foot on the first
rung of the ladder of success?'
yes, and he goes ahead, for he knows
no such word as fail
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.
What about his personal character
81 think if young man has ambition
he has the necessary qualities behind It.
The desire to succeed develops them
The secret of success chiefly lies in the
determination to succeed and the resolve
that every impulse, every knockdown
he receives in the battle will only nerve
him the more
Are there any other essentials to sue
cess2"
yes. he should make his employers
interest his own. He should take per-
Eonal pride in the concern with which
he is connected. He should consider the
nroperty as his own already, and ex-
pend all his efforts and energy upon it.
This attracts the attention Of his en-
ployers, and the rest is easy
BUMP OF HUMAN NATURE.
eff he follows this advice, will he event
ually come to the top?'
well, You can find hundred men VINO
will make good brigadier generals. ten
perhaps who can command a corps, and
only one who can combine all the forces
and WELD them as one solid mass. The
same analogy holds good in business
The phrenologists have discovered no
bump Of human nature, though they
should have done so. The most delicate
and the most essential piece of mechan-
ism that a man has to deal with is the
human machine. Unless a man knows
how to manage those above him as we'll
as those below him he will never achieve
supreme success. knowledge of human
nature Is the chief element In the COM
position Of the successful business man.
The test of any mans ability is not what
he does himself, but what he can get
others to Go in cooperation with him"
THE VALUABLE MAN.
Then you believe In a close connection
between employer and employedf'
mo matter how close it is said Mr..
Carnegie, aernphatically, at cannot be
close enough. A successful business firm
should be like band Of brothers. OF
course they cannot be this unless real
cooperation exists. The head must share
with the others and the others with him,
so that all are working for the common
interest"
"That is why you gave your employees
practical interest in your business?"
Eyes, that Is one reason. The other
was that by doing so business becomes
pleasure We are as one, always united
I would not give much for any man who
was willing to devote his life working for
others. The valuable man is he who has
proper spirit, ard determines to be master
himself, equal in rank to anyone.
do you think, Mr. Carnegie, that the
manager of great business, concern