Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
YOUNG MEN EMPLOYERS WANT
Men Prominent I'm Business and
Professional Life.


What sort of young men are you
looking for, to employ in your particu-
lar line? was the question recently
asked a number of men prominent in
business and professional life, by Sue
cess. The replies win be found to be
highly suggestive and useful.
From Chauncey NJ. Depew, United
states senator from New York:
''The history of railroading in this
country is the history of self-made
men. In this. as in all other businesses,
the ''plums" are comparatively few,
but they are, nevertheless. obtainable
through the medium of faithful en-
deavor and persistent work. The New
York Central Railroad company is al
ways on the lookout for bright, brainy
young Americans, to enter it's employ.
This is one profession that is never
overcrowded. We can't get enough
of the hustling sort to suit u.s.
From H. f. Townsley, president Of
the Insurance Company of America:
'The young man who represents an
insurance company as canvasser is
often discouraged. Yet there is no
other business that offers such induce
ments to earnest and sincere young
men. But it calls for hard work, un-
firing energy, persistence, a fluent
tongue. and the art of approaching
men and keeping them Interested
Personality and patience should be
the twin virtues of the canvasser. !
know many canvassers who are earn.
ing from $4,000 TO $4,000 year. and
many others who have worked their
way up to positions of trust and af
fiuence by canvassing."
From Cyrus w. Edison, NJ. D.:
''The physician, like the poet, i:
born, not made. The boy who, in his
early school days, loved to bandags
the injured fingers of his classmates
who attempts to cure their black eve:
and bruises, or endeavors to investi
gate the internal economy of dead
canary bird or a moribund cat, has
the making of prospective physician,
and is the one l would pick out as
student. | remember that, when /
was about IL years of age, attempt
ed to dissect a squirrel, and, little
later, made friends with doctor who
was connected with hospital. When
he permitted me to assist. or, to speak
more correctly, hinder him in making
an autopsy, | thought that ] had
reached the summit of human happi-
ness. However, there is some thing
more than mere desire that ena bles
young man to pursue the more or less
thOrny paths of medicine and surgery.
To one who is DESTROYS of being a doc
tor. [ would say: Do not attempt to
fulfill your desires unless you have
sufficient money or personal influence
to enable you to tide over the first
year or two which follows the hanging
out of your sign. The process of build
ing up a practice is always a tedious
one: and, unless the young doctor is
financially able to pass this proba-
tionary period, he is apt to lose hope
and ambition. On the other hand, in
our profession, as in others, there is
always room at the top. The possibil-
tiles of medicine and surgery are of so
illimitable Il nature that the young
practitioner may indulge his learning
to the utmost
From Henry Clews, of Henry Clews
& Co. brokers:
Il am always ready to consider APP
plications for positions in my office
from bright, intelligent boys from 16
to is years of age. Such boys should
have had a complete course in the
common schools, and have some as
sociates that will vouch for their good
conduct and integrity. In my employ
there are about 80 young men. and
they were all able to answer the re-
quirements l have stated. invariably
ask young men to make their appli-
cations in their own handwriting and
| make my preliminary selections on
the score of their chirography. L re-
greet to say that the value of legible
penmanship in this connection is often
moderated in America. In England it
is otherwise. There. writing of the
copperplate style is insisted upon. /
would advise young men seeking posi-
tons TO practice good penmanship.
1t is valuable thing-almost a neces-
sity. The first position that l held
in New York was with William G. Hunt
4 Co., who had advertised for an as
sistant bookkeeper. l was told that
was engaged because of my penman-
ship. That was the beginning of my
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