Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-11
WORK AND Perseverance,.
These Bring Success to Those Who
Follow Them.

Successful men win their ways up
ward by hard work. The secret of
success Is diligence.
In the recently compiled work OF
Gov. Knox he cites number Of cases
in which diligence, rather than bril-
liancy and genius, have won success
Among the cases cited are the follow
ing:
Robert c. Clowry, one Of the best
men Chicago ever produced-for, al
though he was born in Joliet. Chicago
developed him-commenced as mes
senger boy in the Western Union ser
toiling six months without a cent OF
pay. During this time he cooked his
own meals and did odd jobs, ran er-
rands. and earned enough money to
pay for his bed and for the food.
During those six months. as he ad-
mits, he made 1t his object to dc
everything in his power to further the
interests of his employers. He grasp
ed at the first instance the principle
that the man who works for his en-
ployer's interests is working best fol
his own. His motto was to do always
more work than he was paid to do.
Clowry expected at the end Of six
months he would be given a position
with some salary attached to 1t, but
the company, recognizing his faithful
service, did far better by him than he
expected and his promotion was big
one. He was given an office. His ef-
forts being crowned with success did
not deter him from striving for high
er honors and he applied his principle
to the new job and mounted rapidly
In fifty years Of hard work and con-
slant devotion to the interests Of his
employers he rose to the position OF
president of the Western Union Tel
egraph company at one Of the great
est salaries ever paid to an American
who rose from the ranks.
Patrick Houlihan Is the superinten-
dent Of the Hannibal and st. Joe rail-
way. Thirty-six years ago he was
employed as water boy, carrying wa
ter to a gang Of workers on an I'LL.
nois road. He carried water better
than any boy the gang had ever seer
and his diligence in the water carry
ing line gave him the start that raised
him to a powerful position.
John G. Carlisle, secretary Of the
treasury in Cleveland's administra-
ton, began teaching school In Ken
lucky at $12 a month. At the end OF
a year he asked for SIS. 1t stirred the
people up to such an extent that the
matter of a SO raise for the young
man was made campaign issue. He
went on the stump in his own behalf
and was defeated, but he says the ex-
perience gained put him In the house
Of representatives a few years later.
Edward T. Jeffery, president Of the
Denver and Rio Grande railway, start
ed in the office Of the Illinois Central
railway company in Chicago at sal
ary of As cents a day. He was anoth-
er man, or rather a boy at that time
who wanted experience and was will
Ing to work for It, He says: "The
idea that I was engaged in business
was a delight to me-"
Take almost any prominent man OF
affairs and you will discover that he
has achieved success through dill
gence and hard work rather than Ly
any especial gift" Brains nor skill
will avail a man anything unless he is
willing to work hard, and the hard
worker always outstrips the dreaming
genius in the race for material VIC
tory.-Chicago Tribune.