The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-29
THE CALL OF THE WEST.

NFF9i 9itbNiAie1 ANditW0 lAeNCls
Enthusiasm and Push.
tally among artisans and the humber
bread winners. Since the. day Horace
Of agitation throughout the larger
cities of the east in favor Of more en-
igration to the western states, espec-
There seems to be a popular revival
Greeley gave that historic bit of ad.
vice to the young man to 90 vest"
there have been periodical duries Of
enthusiasm among working people
who are tired Of the ceaseless and SOU
narrowing struggle for their daily
bread. and who cast longing eyes to the
westward whore broader opportunities
are eve1 present to help solve the PROB
lem Of existence.
It is one Of the inexplicable mys.et
les why the toilers Of our great cities
remain under the domination Of labor
"bossism" and wear out their unhappy
lives in the almost hopeless conditions
that surround them. The spell OF the
great city is strong and holds many
who would be infinitely better of in
rural communities They complain
yet they prefer to bear the ills they
have than "ny 10 others they know
not Of" IT, the sordil. selfish battle
for existence in the big city tine poor
clerk or artisan has little chance for
advancement compared with the op-
portunity afforded by the smaller
western towns. One man who ran on
elevator in Chicago a few years ago
broke away from this employment and
went west and is now the wealthiest
mar in a fourishing town. respected
by all, happy and independent. SPEAK
ing of his own experience. he said
"Had | remained in Chicago / would
probably be selling papers or running
an elevator in a skyscroper to this day.
The opportunities for gaining a COM
reience in the cities are extremely lin
tied. and altogether, city life is not
what it is cracked up to be for the
workman. Give me the smaller towns
of the nnitess west, with their sun
shine roominess, the genial good fell
lowship of their inhabitants, and the
absence Of the maddening throng that
makes hfe in a city like Chicago re-
semble a hades on earth. Any man
with thimbleful of Trains can sue
coed in the west if he knows how to
aoapt himself to conditions. He must
be a worker. he must be energetic.
honest enterprising fearless. II he
has these qualities the west wants him
and he will win out all right"
1t is a fact that almost any young
NAV Of grit and ordinary intelligence
can make a better living in the smaller
towns of the west than in cities where
hundreds Of thousands Of his fellow
men are straining in ruthless competi-
ton The ordinary laborer, while not
being as well paid in the west enjoys
the advantages Of cheaper cost OF liv-
4 ing. His chance of working for him
self and saving a little capital to start
! II UNa AllN1A 0A MS NWA eARNBAAAAN ca =
good. Above all, he gets more out Of
lifo IN the west and earns a place in
his community that the toiler among
the masses In the east never secure.
1t Is more true now than ever that the
west needs men. This need is for the
young man with the right stun in him.
Tho ,ronng raan who has the nerve To
leave the drudgery Of the mill aud fac
tory and strike out for himself will sue
ceed in the west n he works earnest
ly in his new home, within a few years
Re will find thai he has place in the
cc immunity and has a recognized indi-
viduality which the factory hand or the
small clerk can never know.-Kansas
City Journal