The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
rspccess for october.)

lSuCcc5S LOT OtAoRSAf
The first six years OF my boyhood were
nassed in the cities OF Liverpool. Ports
mouth and WoOlWich. IN England. Ny
father was a chief engineer In the British
navy. and my mother lived in the places
where she could see him most frequently.
7 remember very little about my early
boyhOOd. Ny father died when Was Q
wears old and the following year, h1o
mother decided 10 bring the family 70
America. thinking II would DC Wen LOT "
10 grow I'd In "the land OF opportunity
We settled III Wheeling, w Va, ana
there we remained until was Is years
old. -
in Wheeling. Ny father left us very poor
Nearly every cent that my mother saved
was spent 10 bring us 10 the United
States. Shortly after we had settled mere
lie seemed 70 me 10 bring untold woes
The future seemed 10 be black ana UNI
interesting. HardShips surrounded US.
was buffeted and cuffed hlther ana y0n.
No one seemed 10 care whether l lived or
died. l was a poor. forsaken Wretch.
Sometimes 1 had to go hungry, and often
] cried from sheer misery. l remember
that on one occasion. while was chop-
ping some wood, man sauntered along
and stood looking at me for some time.
said nothing 10 him, but kept on working
After some moments he said 70 me:
Sonny. you're not particularly soeiable-
Why don't you say something to a TEL
iowG'
"If should talk to YOU" I answered.
-'I would not be able TO strike straight
THAT was pretty curt remark. after
ward thought. for the man went away
thought OF what I had said. the more /
believed that l had made the correct an,
swsr / was sent to school finally ana
what book learning ] have was gained
In Wheeling No boy ever enjoyed going
TO school more than / did. A new world
- ~ i
fond Of study. and took considerable pride
IN my record. I never missed an exam
ination, was never tardy and ATTENDED
year after year without being absent
Single day. But I played Just as hard as
] studied, and began 10 experience the
strenuous life" while stiil young in years
When ! went home from school IN the
evening there were always chores 20 40
about the house. I helped my mother
With the sweeping and heavier household
work, and. whenever she could spare me,
I found many a way TO earn An honest
penny by running errands or executing
some little job for a neighoor'
was interested in mechanics from my
earliest recollection. l suppose the fact
That my father was an engineer had
BOmething 10 do with this. and l could
draw plans for engines almost before
could write. Before was Z years old
was using a set OF mechanical drawing
instruments with considerable success,
and / can't remember the time when
wasn't busy with some design. 1t was
always my ambition TO work in a machine
shop. and II never occurred TO me that
might do better in some other line OF
work.
When ] was 10 years old my mother
secided 20 move 10 Chicago. and imme-
aiately on our arrival in that city / be-
gan 10 look for work. I entered an APP
blication with the Illinois Central Rail-
road company for a position. l told that
company that I was willing TO do any
hing My expectations were very mod
EST Personally | would have preferred
remaining in school a few years longer.
but my mother needed money and I had
70 earn H. l thought that If | could take
home a dollar or two every week II would
De- a great achievement My ambition at
that early day did not extend beyond
reaplng the reward OF faithful and honest
work IN the humber duties OF my calling.
4 never occurred 10 me that l might one
say be the general superintendent and
manager OF the great corporation into
whose employ was just entering.
My first position was In the office OF
Samuel j. Hayes. superintendent OF ma
,hinery, where / was employed for about
.wO months as a general errand boy. This
work was little more arduous than I was
Used TO doing at home. but l was delight
ID with the idea that l was actually en-