The age-herald., 1901-09-15
Our Y0ung Men
BY HON. MAURICE M. HINTON.

lowing out of its promptings marks the these tastes are but fancies and these promptings desires born of vanity. In rare instances the young men possessed an insight of their abilities and started right, in many they deceived themselves right and starting wrong there Is the difference between success and failure. Commercialism has put up It's fences not only around industries, but the pro- fessions as well. Its influence Is least in the pra ctice of surgery and medicine and in the pulpit. Law Is so closely allied to corporations that it is practically con- trolled by officers of corporations and commercial opportunities are governed by capital.
 I am not a pessimist or skeptical of the opportunities that await young men; but do not hesitate to say that they have greatly diminished in the last twenty :r.,rs. The consolidation of industries has reduced the opportunities for young men to master a business, and then to launch out for themselves. This was once the incentive of young men. Their idea of independence was gratified by the hope of soon going Into business on their own account. Indeed, statistics indicate the list of failures was greatly increased by optimistic youth floating their bark too soon of without sufficient capital as bal last to weather the first squall that reached them while on troubled waters.
 The opportunities of going into business on ones own account have dwindled and the blissful contemplation of a speedy transit from clerkship to a part nership is but a day dream Independ- ence is a thing of the past. Subordlna- ton is the stern and rigid rule of today The earning of a handsome competency or the amassing of great fortune is as great a possibility today as ever, if not greater.
 Success in any walk of life is the re- suit of circumstances. The circumstance of war affords the military genius the opportunity to become a general; a legal battle Is the circumstance that affords the lawyer an opportunity to rise to the head of his profession. and commercial developments create the circumstances offering men. the opportunity to demon strate their ability as organizers, mana gers and f1nanciers. The last twenty years supplies a list of men who have been lifted from poverty and obscurity to wealth and prominence.
 Trace these mems history and it will be observed that they were equipped for the struggle when 1t came. They were trained, prepared by work and study. and they were naturally adapted to hl1 the posts to which they were. assigned n the lottery of life they had fallen into the right paths, but that was the end Of their luck what else they gained. they achieved as men.Anot as fortunate gam blers.
 Young men desirous of succeeding in great corporations can rise by being po- lite. prompt. reliable. honest, sober ana conscientious in the performance of the
 work entrusted to them. Master every de- tail and be modest and reticent. Assume that all work is dignihed and never be. iieve any work is beneath being donc we'll Husband energy for work by going to bed early and beware of the curse of the age-pfeasure. Avoid all excitement and keep calm and cool; in word, train