The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
~ HERE shall begln?" Most
$$\ Al young men ask themselves this
wv question at some time in their
lives. Usually 1t is when they

wv question at some time In their
lives. Usually 1t is when they
are through with school and
are about to enter the whrl Of bread win
7 ming. Thousands Of them, Just out Of school
or college, will begin asking themselves It
In a few weeks: Where shall bcgin7"
The question Is of paramount Importance
to every young man who hopes for success
In the business world. A good start is half
the battle, and half of a battle goes long
way toward deciding the whole. All too
plentiful are the men who did not get started
right and who are now too old or too set in
their ways to go back to the beginning and
take fresh start. Every business house
has them--dead timber doomed to hopeless
ness and mediocrity to the end.
4. The young man should DO doubly careful
in starting right. He should consider
everything carefully before making his
choice of a career; his likes and dislikes, his
ability for some things and the lack OF 1t.
for others; the chances that a place holds
open to him, and the question as to whether
he will fit into the place and do 1t justice. II
4 he is trained for a profession he has no need
to worry about his choice; but the majority
OF American young men are not trained tor
professions and 1t Is to help these choose 70
their best advantage the business to Which !.
they are best adapted that this series OF
articles has been written
Thoughts Turn Toward Offices Offices.
IL There was never a time in the history o.
4 the Industrial world when the chances tor me
young man OF fair educatio were SO numer-s
i GUS and brilliant as today. In all lines, mer-.
camille, manufacturing, railroads, ban Ks,
stores, large and small, there Is plac &c lot
the young man Of en- ergy and ID as On me tlle
other hand there was never q time when the
demands on the young man fighting ms way
to success were SO high. The business IN man an
Z Of today Is an experlenc e-trained soldier. He
who would go into battle with him m ust De
( Of the same training. ;iE
It Is undoubtedly to the office tina 7 I'M ave- e
age young mans thoughts turn w q bout
to choose business care q rical work
appeals to him because OF his school training.
e is more akin to the work that he has been
doing at school than anything to be found
II the business world. Eliminat ing the oc7
cas,onal favored position. there is no place
where the young man can start to such ad-.
vantage as in the Office Of a reputable firm.
except, possibly, in the sales departments But
there special training is usually necessary,
and the art OF selling goods is ha II 'knack.H
. af2 Il Z 1 - "a
Small o ffice Offers OpPo rtunity.
Z TO tho young man who wants to work
into a business z the small office offers the
best opportunities. Here he will find that his
Y capacities or lack Of them will be no ticed
quicker than in a large place and while his
opportunities for advancement are not5Ss
L BRILLIANT is tenfold easier % q get into
the firm p than in a larger place. ISL,
:, A business school training will be Of little
use to a boy going into such place. Each
small firm has an Office routine different
from others, and the best way for a young
man to get a hold in one Of Them Is to begin
early and work up.
Leaving school at II or IS a boy should be
content with a position as Office boy for q
few months until he Is enough familiar with
the Office work to make him valua bic in some
clerical capacity. His pay to begin VIII
be 81 or So a week, never more than this.
His promotion will depend largely upon his
liking for the work. for an employer with
but few men on his pay roll cannot afford
TO have men who are not actively interested
In his business. IS It Is this inclination Of the