The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22
A Billion Dollar Man 10 penniless Boys


This interesting =cseen. Of talk
by the young president Of the billion
dollar steel trust is reported by Tho
New York Sun;' !.
Charles NJ. Sehvab, president Of
the United States Steel Corporation,
delivered an address last evening to
the graduating elass of the 3d.. Georges
Evening Trade School. at the com
menoemens exercises in the Memorial
building, 2o7 East Sixteonth street.
Mr. Sohvab's address was the last
thing on the program with the excep-
tion of the awarding Of prizes aud di-
plomas. He was introduced by Chair
man Frank E. Hagemeyer as man
who had fought battles ard wor -::o-
tories in the struggle Of life and there
fore was we'll qualified to give boys
aas::e shat was founded on practical
experience.
Il will speak to you," began Mr..
Sohwao, ..iust es though you had
cc.e &c NY ussos asking for. advice,
and the first thing will say to you
is to come elono. Don't come with
somebody's backing. Learn to rely
upon yourself. That is the 6rst lesson.
If you come indorsed by somebody Of
influence it always will leave room for
others to say that whatever position
you may getsyou got it by influence
and not;because of your individual
merit. No true success is built on
influence. You must win your posi-
ttions eoT yourself.
"Then here is another thing that
is essential-you must do what you
are employed to do little better
than anybody else does it. Every.
body is expected to do his duty, but
the boy who does his duty and little
more than his duty is the boy who is
going to succeed in this world. You
must tako an interest in what you are
doing and it must be genuine inter
est"
Here Mr.. schwab told q story
which everybody understood referred
to himself. Afterwards he told an
other story which it was equally we'll
underrtood referred to H. G. Frick.
Yhe stories follow:
"There were ten boys employed by
concern once, and one night tho
manager said to his subordinate Tell
/ the boys they are to stay little long
er to-night-tell them that they are
to stay until 6 o'clock. Don't tell
them why. just tell them that and
watch them. So this was done, and
when 6 o'clock came ar ,and there was
just one boy who was wholly interest
ed in his work, and was not Watching
the clock to see what time it was.
That boy was the one the manager
wanted, and he was taken into the
oa:ce, end as he continued to manifest
| VIZ ootAA0 AOVOAOoU Ill ul6 NOLk No was
promoted until at last he got q very
resrreas;H1ae place. ~.
'sThen there was another boy. He
begao carrying water, and he did it SO
much better than any other boy, see.
| ing 20 it always that the men had
good water, cool water and plenty OF
it, that he attracted attention to him
I SELF Ae was taken into the Office,
1here he became, in time, superinteu-
deat and then general manager, and
he is now the nan shat is at the head
OF the great Carnegie company with
j thousands Of men under him. AS Il
boy he did more than the ordinary run
OF boys did, and 80 attracted asten
tion, aud that was the secret Of his
Grst step upward.
! n was in bank downtown the
day whom a newsboy came in
and sold the banker q paper. Afte,