The San Francisco call., 1905-06-22
TAKING CHANCES IN LIFE.

Heinze. The young man came and the
two went into consultation.
Now, Mr. Heinze," said Mr. Rogers,
you know that we can ruin you. If we
carry this thing to the end We can strip
you of all you have. But. we have some
plans which are interfered with by these
suits, and l have sent for you to talk
business with you
Il am always ready to listen to busi-
ness proposition, was the young mans
answer.
CALMLY ASKS FOR $Io,ooo,ooo.
How much do you want to quit?''
The young man smiled. 81 did not
come here to make a proposition Mr..
Rogers. You sent for me, you know. 1
am here to listen to you
I'VE will give you s250,O0O cash to settle
all your claims. We will give it to you
this afternoon he added impressively.
The young man looked at the older
man with smile. 81 thought you were
a man of broad views and used to great
negotiations" he said.
"In the name of heaven, how much do
you want?" was the answer.
''Ten million dollars said Heinze.
That the young man had at least
good idea of the difficulties which lay
before him when he refused the offer to
name his price cannot be doubted. That
he made no mistake in measuring his
own fighting qualities as able to cope
with them was proved a little over a
year ago, when, after endless suits,
decision was granted in the Montana
courts which practically gave him the
victory over the great company he had
been fighting. 1t also turned the Minnie
Healy mine over to him, worth, it was
estimated, just $10,000.o0O.
NIXON TOOK CHANCES.
Giving up certainty for the sake of
wider field is one of the chances which
men take which are made to some extent
matters of certainty by the intensity of
their ambition.
Few young men have been better situ-
ated than was Lewis Nixon in $780, He
had just been transferred to the staff of
the navy, and had been put in the con-
struction corps. During the summer of this
year he was given charge of the design
of the battleships Indiana, Massachusetts,
and Oregon.
few weeks after these contracts were
let he received a telegram from Charles
H. Cramp, president Of the Cramp Com
pany, asking him to take lunch with him.
His acceptance brought the offer Of
position with the Cramp Company. He
was only 20 years old, and had far more
pay and higher rank than any Of the
classmates who had graduated with him
at Annapolis He had an honorable posi-
ton, with good pay, for life, and retired
pay in old age. He took the chance of
the unlimited life, with the opportunities
that the business opened to him.
CHASE'S ADVICE TO DEPEW.
Senator Depew tells of the advice given
to him by Salmon P. Chase when early
in life he talked with him about getting
a Government position.
when 1 graduated" said Mr.. Depew,
II had no money. no friends who were
able to assist me. and the world looked
singularly dark and unpromising. came
to Washington to secure clerkship in
one Of the departments. l had letters to
Cabinet Minister. He said to me:
Young man. can give you q clerkship,
but il do your career will be closed.
You think you only want It temporarily:
that you will save money and then go
out and get your profession at the law.
but you will acquire habits. you will be-
come more and more dependent upon
your salary, you will more and more lose
initiative, and more and more fear to let
go Of the certainty which you have. until
your energy and ambition will be so
sapped that you can never be anything
else than a Government employee
IF had refused that advice I would
now be, unless removed by politics. still
q clerk in the Treasury Department. But
/ secured small school and suffered the
usual hardships of beginners while study
Ing law. l went through the usual early
years of few clients, small pay, and many
privations, but finally and gradually
came success and the discipline has made
me what I am