The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02

This fact is seen in the demand on
our young blood made by the great in
stitutions of our country. Our newspa-
pers. railroads, government agencies,
etc, want young blood. If you will
with me look in upon a meeting of the
general passenger agents of the rail-
roads of our country, you will see the
interesting sight that nearly all of them
are young men.
"A gentleman went a few years ago
to one Of the greatest publishing houses
in New York. that of Charles Scribner,
and asked to see an elderly representa-
tive of the firm He was introduced to
the head of the advertising department,
who was only &c years old; to the man
ager Of the educational department, who
was a year younger; to the business
manager of the magazine, who was only
27; to the general traveller, who was q,
and to the junior partner, who was just
2T years old. Failing to find a man OF
his idea to confer with, he asked to see
the head of the firm, and was astonished
to find young man of but IS.
Let me tell you a story, another in
stance of the child being father to the
man. Forty years ago ragged little
boy, IL years of age, landed in New
York City from the steerage of a steam
er, on which he had shipped as a stow
away from England. He had only three
shillings in his pocket, and these he
jingled as he walked the streets of New
York in search of work. He STAYED in
this country long enough to note one
thing, that if our hustling Yankee meth
DDS could be properly and effectively
applied to British conditions, there would
be q fortune awaiting the man who dp-
piled them. With this thought he re-
turned to England, told his father he
wanted to start in business for himself,
and with a small capital of $500 he
started a small provision store IN GIaS-
gov, Scotland, making a speciality Of
selling teas. He spent the greater part
of his $500 in advertising He was pre-
sented by his father with two fine pigs.
These he scrubbed clean and polished
until they glisfened in the sunlight.
Then he harnessed them to little fiery
red wagon on which he painted the
words. Go to Lipton's.' The astonished
Scotch followed the funny little team
until it stopped in front of a store the
trimmings of which in new paints loudly
matched the colors Of the wagon The
store was a great success. That store
was the nucleus of over 500 other stores
which Sir Thomas Upton controls all
over the world Do you wonder now how
this same Sir Thomas Upton can af-
ford to make persistent and ex
pensive effort as yachtsman to
win from US the much priced 'Ameri-
can cup which we have held for
so years? He is today worth over $50
600, GOO and I dare say he owes it all to
the youthful inspiration he received up
on his first visit to this country At
least, he admits in one of his published
interviews, Tt was my admiration for
American metnods Wnlcn give me my
start
My young friends need illustrate
any further the significance OF youth.
To this illustration I might add thous-
ands of others, and all of them would
continue to show how in their very
youth their life work had began and its
inspira ton to each of them was truly
pure gain.
zone day stood in the studio of the
famous Chicago sculptor dorado Taft.
Before him was a tub Of black mud Ia
ken from the bed Of possibly the dir
test river in this broad 1and-the chi
eago river I said what will Taft do
with that tub of mud. All hands glori-
fed that mud; presently handful after
handful was slapped upon a rude up
right stick upon which was nailed a few
short cross pieces. It was still Chicago
river mud-but seei a change is now
wrought. The sticks are covered, the