Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

rroat manager who win succeed In
making millions Or not specialist. OK
ccpting ro fnr aH % De- hls SPECIAL func-
ton Go understand thr human machine.
You may nud mau who VIII become IA
nous u4 specialists Boo many branches
Of NE. especially ln professions Great
talents iu one Time win atone for tho
lack or many other qualities iiut In
ihe business career there must. I think.
DE- an all-ruuudnHea Co secure success.
The dnclHluns u business man % called
upon 90 make every day, sometimes
cNUry hour are momrutuua aud Involve
many Interests. Its Judgment needs
in hr sure upon % wide range of sub
you 30 not share the hal.os that ro-
cl0ty D. about Go ho delivered over TO
tho tcnder mcrclcs ~ The man Whu has
made special study % one rublrot.
and b. ignorant OF nii othrra7'
no. ] DO not There must be divt-
sion OF labor, " course. d ia said ~
takes nineteen men Co mako o. pin. Il
q quite true that thc mechanic end the
wnthnrWnn rny only have one thing
Co DO huf when DO comics tD directing
fhr nncraf.onH uf 900 ur % 01l people
"Iutlilng Thorn with work. deciding uii
900 Hilnun ur 90 markets, inventions,
supply and demand. I think that o. too
wife ID Told tH Do controlled ht tho
specialist. Ae I suld Do fore. the groat
munnner needs nu nll-rouud knowledge
Of Affairs. and especially OF mon"
80 oNE-MAN BUSINESSES.
'Ga tho must ruccorsful buain,rs Oh,
IN which onr directs and many reryog"
No, ] should not put 10 that way.
think thu HuccU Hful concerns are those
which Interest the LARGEST number.
making them 100 of one rank purtucra
No one rvully serves. that D. not tho
rlght way ~ looking az H. Everyone
contributes some special quality 10 tho
general whole. They naturally serve
each other. do not believe any ono
man can make great success of a bus
mess nuWHdnNH| I am sure I never
could have done 90 without my part
ner. &c whom ! had thlrty-tNo. the
brightest ana CicvereHt young fellows
ln the world. have often said that
v I had 60 lose nll the capital ] had Ia
the works or lose Wy partners I should
lnt ull my capital ru ana start again
without dollar but with the organic
gntiun intact No, no. 10 b. absurd to
hands Of "a few. The great concerns
require many nrst-clnss men. All are
equal 60 each other The chief must
only De- nrnt among equals. I know
that every one % my partners would
smile ut the idea VI me being their sup
erior although ne principal stock
holder The way they differed from mo
many time was delightful 60 behold.
I never enjoyed anything more than to
Eot "a sound thraHhing in nn argument
az the hands ~ these young Eeniuaos.
No man win make great business
who wants 10 do o. nll himself or 20 get
nll the credit u doing a. That spirit
ia fatal ana the sure proof Of small
mind"
GENEROSITY THE BEST POLICY.
when the poor lad without "a PENN
D. H. HH.N %
try, with millions az his command.
what afc the duties TO the community
As long as he remains captain Of in
dustry hiH business must be- conducted
on business lines, Hut the wirsst pol-
icy that an employer can pursue to-
ward his men In 10 show hy his actions
that hc has a heart. In cases u nc
cldrnt, distress. or any trouble. the firm
should show that itH heart has been
touched ana that Il can be generous
ana benevolent. The firm that has "a
reputation for taking the bost care Of
IT. men has the best chance of sue
cess, because the best men, which IL
the same thing us the wiscst men. who
again are the nbleHt. will Efnyltnte to
that arm and stay with a. Nothing
pays 30 well lu business ua generous
treatment Indeed the Arm which secs
that liz men make the highest earnings
IL certain 20 b. the most successful
WHEN TO 60 INTO BUSINESS.
what education would you advise
q boy 60 have who wished 20 so into
huHIneaH7"
1T depends wholly upon his bent.
Had / been able Co have chosen my own
education I should have preferred a
classical for I have no great taste for
scientific subjects business IL neither
classics nor science. The study % hue
man nature. I think. L. tho best cdu-
cation for any business man. But
whether "a young man chooses scien-
title OF classical education, N he wish
a. 10 pursue business career. hs
should not remain long at college and
a. what age should he 80 Into bus
inessg"
We'll. an my brilliant partners have
begun hard practical work IN their
teens. think course az modern
university from 10 Co q viii not teach
q young fellow 60 be- as successful
business man aa n he had been sent
into business In q subordinate capacity.
This % not dispurlging university ed
ucuuon. Tor I limit the observation 10
the business career"
YOUTH As EXECUTIVE AGENTS.
would you place men In RESPONSE
ole puHltlunr In early llfeF'
"Nes. ealier than is customary IN
any part or the world, ! believe firmly
On youth ns executive agents. Older
heads snoull De rgarrvcd Tor counsel, II
o. aFtCri9hluF what a young man can
do NJ De Dr. only trusted
'Uut does not this encouragement q
tho young cut the ground from under
tho feet OF the mIdllo-urod7 What
about tho men who are too old al iof''
"a man nc 20 who o. 100 search q
some hlur 90 do has primn facie casa
against him. Long before he ~ ~ he
should have shown himself 20 be In
dlaprnsahlc and received either a very
hlgh salary or ana interest iu the bus
invss. of course, thore are exceptional
cases whore a worthy man u suddenly
deprived or work nt 90. HIS IL "a sad
case. indeed, / am satisfied that auc-
cess lu business n 20 De achieved by
udherIng 60 "a strict civil service sys-
TEN, There should be- no promotion u
outsiders over the heads OF aspiring
y0unr men, N tho employer IL lndla-
pcnsahlo 90 the young man the young
man can soon make himself iudispen-
sable 20 his employer"
WHEN TO RETIRE FROM BusI-
NESS.
"Iiow long. Mr. Carnegie. do you
think man should remain Ia bual-
ncFH2 AZ what age should he cease 10
accumulate mllliuuHf"
Very naturally, / think I retired
just at the right age. At or about 60.
In professions, perhaps, they can re-
main longer but business requires all
the faculties to Dee alert and at their