The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-28

What Are the Chances the Present
Day for winning Success.

Savannah, Ga, Fob 26.-EditOr Morn
ing News: 1 have read, I don't know how
many times. about the great transforma-
ton made in the conditions Of boys, who,
starting life without dollar, are to-day
worth millions, these poor boys only cap
ital being thrift, energy and determination
to get there" The great moral TO all
these interesting reviews of the lives of
these self-made men is that every boy in
this great land can do the same thing, II
he only follows in the footsteps that have
been left on the sands of time by such il
lustrious predecessors.
Now, in reading about the wonderful
changes made in the conditions of some
OF our to-day very rich men and the man
ner in which they climbed up the ladder
of success / ask myself, could these same
changes be produced at the present time
and under conditions existing to-day?
What l want is a plain, honest and
square statement from men of brains, who
think, who are not sCared to speak the
truth. and who thoroughly understand this
subject
l want them to come out and say If
they honestly believe that any average
young man, starting out in life to-day,
without dollar without influence or
help of any kind. with nothing in the
world but his good health, and a strong
determination to win, and following every
known recipe in the world that has ever
been offered, as to being the best and
surest way to reach the TOP rung of the
ladder of success. could such great results
as we have brought before US as Illus
trations, be achieved?
In these days of such fierce competition,
gigantic trusts to light, and the markets
overcrowded with labor of every kind,
must not one have help of some kind?
Must not the help be there, in order to
make great success, or even moderate
on?
Can the'rule or rides that were employed
by our present rich and successful men
some twenty-five or thFty years
ago be followed successfully to-
day? Must not one take changed
have conditions nothing to do with ones
success or failure? Is it fact that
every man is responsible for his own sue
cess or failure? can we to-day use The
truism that every man is the architect
of his own fortune" If such is really the
case, great Caesars ghost! what lot of
miserable and poor architects are float
ing about in the great sea of life.
Reading so much on the subject has set
me TO thinking and while 1 have my own
views regarding this matter- it doesn't
follow that they are the correct ones. /
want to hear the opinions of successful
and honest men, who won't hesitate TO
give pain and straight facts; I'm sure
what they may have 10 say on this mat
ter win interest every young man and
every parent, who have sons.
If it's necessary to change the rules of
success, why it's about time It was done;
If, on the other hand, the same road that
lead thousands on 10 success is stu in
good condition and can be safely Travelled
then say go ahe}d young man and keep
in de middle of de road" and if you don I
see success ahead of you, don't get dis
heartened, but Keep up courage; keep on
trampng, and youN eventually reach
your goal, provided you I've iong enough.
or If some miserable ours do not put such
obstacles in your path that you cannot get
over excepting "by help of some kind"
Now good friends go ahead and leis
hear what you have got TO say on this
interesting subject; for interesting = is to
An Ambitious Young Man.