The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14

Chicago dispatches announce with much
solemnity and a considerable air of inn
portance that Honore Palmer has gone to
work for his living as a messenger in a
bank and that his compensation will be
Sc a week. Honore began his career as a
messenger under the most pleasing aus
pices. No sooner had he put on his short
jacket and cap than the telephone bells
began to jingle. Every belle and beau
in the city seemed anxious to call him
up regarding some social function" and
the probabilities are that the other en-
ployes of the institution had much of
their time and attention taken up with
the affairs of the new messenger. And
when Honore went to his desk he found
it covered with cut flowers and bon bon
boxes" What a send-off for an ambitious
youth who begins TO earn his living al
Sc per week!
But the reason for Honores exceptionally
swell introduction into the ranks of the
workers may be explained. He is the son
of Potter Palmer and of Mrs. Potter
Palmer. the former worth many millions
of dollars, aud the latter the leader of
magnitude in the social galaxies of New
York, Newport. London. Paris, and wher-
ever else social stars scintillate with
greatest spendor. Unlike Papa Letter,
who started his boy Joe off in life with
whoop and some millions of dollars with
which to astonish the commercial world
and incidentally Uncle Phil Armour into
the bargain, Papa Potter Palmer desired
that his boy should begin at the bottom
rung of the ladder. earning his living
at Sc per week" and climb up. Maybe
it was Joe Letters rocket-and-stick like
career that induced Papa Potter Palmer
to resolve upon making his boy self
made man.
Al all events, a position for Honore
(what a pity an American milionaire's
son who is earning his living in the sweat
of his brow. answering the telephone calls
of society folks from banks office should
be handicapped with such name, when
| Hennery would be betterD was secured by
| the anxious parent, and the ambitious
young chap started in to be a messenger
and to rise in the business. And if he does
not rise rapidly, it will not be the fault
vi dtld iOlltl dtAiti > tillllouS anu
Mamma Potter Palmer's social influence
Indeed, Honore would have to be chained
to the floor in order to keep him down
He should find no difficulty in succeeding
! 10 the presidency of the bank within a
few years if he has inherited fair share
of his fathers ability. There isn't a shad-
ow of a doubt that there are in Chicago
thousands of youths of Honore's age wear
| ing patched trousers and longing for a
| chance TO earn IS per week who would
work to the top if they were given his
chance with just one-tenth of the backing
| that he enjoys; and there are many who
would go up with merely the chance and
| no backing.
1t is to the credit Of young Palmer, of
course that he has determined to learn
some business. and il is better that he
Should 1edrn II rrUT1i -7ytf5rT1- TO rJrT,
may come a little hard with him for a
while to live ON IS per week but by board
ing with his parents, having the tailor
the haberdasher the florist, automobile
manufacturer the caterer and the con-
fectioner send their bills for him to Papa
Potter Palmer. and by economizing on Gig
| arettes, he may be able to pull through
until he gets q raise of salary.