The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-03
ROAD TO SUCCESS
G. A. ON YOUNG MAN IN
BUSINESS
PATIENCE AND APPLICATION
Success Cannot he Withheld From
One Who Is Conscientious aud
Anxious to Master Details
OF His work.

Daniel r. Moves, of the firm of Moves
Bros. & Cutler. delivered the address
before the mems meeting at the Y. M
G. A. yesterday afternoon on the subject
Of ''The Young Man in Business" The
Globe Business college orchestra furnish
ed the music
Mr.. Noyes spoke in part as follows:
when man fails in business every
body says that he lacks the element Of
success. Just what this element is [
am not able to say, neither do I know
Of any one who has been able to explain
it. But there seems to be an clement of
success that man must possess in order to
succeed in life Some men say that they
do not have the talent for success but
this is not true for every man has the
talent if it is directed in the proper way"
In a discussion of the way to win
success the question naturally arises,
is there anything in luck?' I must at
firm that there is something beyond the
control of the individual that has a great
deal to do with the success that he makes
in life. This is luck. It may come to
him in any form, as physical disability
and the like. 1t frequently happens that
a man has some physical disability
which he may consider to be a burden
and yet it is often a thing that helps
him in his battle with life. President
Elliot of Harvard once told friend that
the birth mark which he has on the side
of his face made him president Of the
great university.
II would advise the young man who
goes into business. to have a conscience.
1t is necessary for business success but
it is sometimes quite inconvenient. II a
man is not honest both to himself and
to others his chances for success are
limited and once he fails he is lost. The
Bible says the righteous man faIleth sew
en- times and rises again The righte oIs
man can fall but once for then his char
acter is gone and ne has nothing left.
zone of the frequent causes OF. failure
in business life is the lackAof patient con-
tinuance in well doing. A man is sc
apt to get discouraged when he compares
his oWn slow gains with the brilliant sue
cesses- made by others. He should re
member that to make a success of his
business he must be patient and content
ed with small gains until he wins sue
cess. I would in this connection also
caution against continuing in business
after it is evident that it is not profitable
It is wrong, and is apt to lead to disa-
greeable conditions if not to crime
ITO the young man who is working for
a salary l would say be willing to dc
more than is expected Of you. DO not
say that you are not hired to do these
things and refuse to do them. In my
own office the man I would select fol
promotion is. the one who is willing to de
all he can Whether it is expected OF him
or not. Be willing to work hard and gel
ready for the step above you as soon as
possible. ~N
"a great deal has been said about debt
and many have cautioned young men moi
to go into debt Now debt and credit is
the basis of all commercial transaction
and every business man must go into deb
to a certain, degree. Instead of warning
the young man against going into debt
I would warn him against going too deep
ly into it. He must use. his credit 10 {
certain extent, but he should never
abuse it.
Take care of your health, be independ-
ent. acquire habits of industry and self
denial, know the value of time and money
and learn the details of your business
and YOU will be successful