Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08
HOW TaEY srAarsO,
Rich Men Saved from Small Wages Some
Notable Examples.

existence. Even james j. Hill could
not. He was working at an inn in a
little hamlet up in Canada, when he
read in a stray newspaper that
"there were splendid chances for a
young man ont West" His capital
consisted of his coming weeks
wages. Borrowing $40 from friend,
ne started West. The $4,000 which
ho afterward returned represented
che rate of interest with which he
always repaid kindnesses.
When he reached ST. Paul he got
wages no larger while he was a
<sroustabout" on tho wharf. When
he soon after got to be shipping clerk
be saved a little money with which
he set up business for himself.
Perhaps one of the secrets of the
way in which the business prospered
was that back of it was a high hope
the hope of having beautiful and
winsome Mary Mahegan for his
bride. At any rate, out of the first
earnings of the little business Mr..
Hill furnished the money TO send the
girl to an Eastern boarding school
and equip the home in which they
afterward set up housekeeping.
CARNEGIE BOUGHT STOCK.
Mr.. Carnegie tells the story of the
first money which came into his pos
session over and above the salary of
$25 a month which he WAS earning as
a telegraph operator.
"One day Mr.. Scott, (the superin-
tendent of his branch division,) who
was one of the kindest of men and
had taken great fancy to me, asked
if had or could find $500 to invest.
4 answered promptly:
"Yes, sir, think can
"'Very WE'LL he said, get it. A
man has just died who owns ten
shares in IT, Adams Express Com.
pany, which I want you to buy. 1t
will cost you $50 for each share
"The matter was laid before the
council of three at home that night
and the oracle (his mother) spoke.
at must be done. We will mortgage
our home. | will take the steamer
for Ohio morrow and see uncle
and ask him to arrange it. am
sure he can.' OF course the visit
was successful-when did she ever
fail?
"The money was procured; paid
over; ten shares of Adams Express
Company stock were mine, but 20
one knew that our little home was
mortgaged to give our boy start
"Adams Express then paid month
ly dividends of l per cent. and the
first check arrived. The next day
being Sunday, we boys-myself and
my ever-constant companions-took
our usual Sunday afternoon stroll in
the country, and, sitting down in the
woods, showed them the check, say
ing, Eureka, | have found it,
"Here was something new to all of
as, for none of us had ever received
anything but from toll. "A return
from capital was something strange
and new.
"Some of the boys who had met in
the grove to wonder at the $40
check-"My indispensable and clever
companions" he called them-were
afterwards his partners in his famous
company.
ALLERTON WORKED FOR FARM.
To the boy Samuel w. Allerton
working as farm hand the owner
ship of a farm represented the sum
total of human delights. Next best
in the line of coveted possessions was
1he rental of farm with the horses
and implements to run it. For these
ne boarded as other boys will for
guns and fishing tackle. These saw
ings were invested in equipment and
the rental of one farm after another
until he was ready to buy one out
right.
@'It was lust 800 which I had