The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-26

magnates when differences arose be-
tween them But Lcishman did It and
also succeeded in retaining the friend
ship of both Carnegie and Frick.
It is related of Mr.. Leishman that
t:n.e and again as he and his fellow in
mates of the orphans home passed
through the streets of Pittsburg on the
walks that gave them their one vel
,ome diversion from the routine OF the
asylum life he would look up Al the
handsome residences and substantial
business houses OF the great manufac-
turing center and vow that some day
he himself would be a merchant king.
1sut as often as he made this VOW so Of
ten would the bitter thought rcCur that
he could never count on the world to
give him a helping hand and that there
was no place in the scheme Of the uni
verse for helpless ones like himself. Out
of this dependency, however, grew the
determination to overcome all obsta-
cIes. His first step in the direction of
self emancipation came when a doctor
who had shown n friendly interest in
him offered him n position as boy.
Gladly shaking from his feet the dust
of the orphan asylum and describing
for all time the somber uniform of the
institution in which he had first learned
how to adapt himself to his environ
ment. he leaped Mt the doctors offer.
and never did physician have a more
willing or Industrious servitor.
All the time he was carrying mes
sages and answering calls young Leish-
man kept his eyes open and was al
ways on the lookout for n means of
lettering his prospects in life; not that
he was afflicted with the nomad in
stincts found in so many lads brought
up rs he had been. but merely that he
realized that his ambition to become an
industrial monarch could never be re-
allied in the sphere In which he then
moved. So It came about that learning
one day that there was II vacancy In
the office OF the Schoenberger steel
works. the whilom orphan asylum boy
applied for the position.
His new employers soon found that
they had secured n youth OF much
promise. Always ready TO perform
cheerfulIy any task allotted to him and.
above all, studiously inclined and indie
fntigable In learning the details of the
business, young Leishman waXed high
in favor with the officials OF the con-
Germ. Surely, however slowly, he was
advanced from one position to another.
Then occurred an incident which was
10 mean much to him. Part OF his du-
ties consisted in bringing from a bnnS
to the steel works the pay roll money,
and one dny n man acquainted with
this fact made a desperate assault upon
him. Despite being physically the in
ferior of his assailnnt, young Leish-
man put up such n good fight that, al
though severely beaten about the head,
he managed to hold the other at bay
until. in fear of capture from those
rushing to the pluclky lads. assistance.
the would be robber abandoned his at
tempt to secure the bag containing the
company's funds and fed. Entered.
but smiling, the faithful guardian of
his employers property presented him
self ut the steel works. and from that
moment his future was INSURED.
Within twelve years after he had en-
tered the services OF the Schoenberger
steel concern as an office boy Leishfnan
was cashier OF the company. Then he
took his next important step forward.