Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-17


man for such career Ia one who Ia born
to succeed, who roads. and believes that
nothing can prevent him from attaining y
success. His motto In success. not money c
that comes of necessity, and If IL soc
ondary consideration. Such n man you
cannot hinder,
"Given an average education not neces-
sarily an academic one. he Will do any
kind of mental work. perform II well ana
bide his time. He will be patient Seeing
the stream of affairs flowing In the wrong
directions he will still be patient, set his
teeth. and say within himself, Some day
| will change the current of that stream.
When that day comes he needs Dig
amount OF practical information an hum
BILE spirit, and level head because then,
for the first time, he really begins his
difficulty.
| "a young man may inherit wealth. |
and education. possible business. IT
were he. and wished TO succeed. 7
would first get in touch with the small
| lest details of the business and work
UP to the office. II / deserved IT. and
| after I had worked In the OFFICE
would wait until the clcverest man In
| the business was unable to attend To
some particular duty. Then I would
happen to get beside It, do II so much
more satisfactorily to the firm. and do
&, ,ros,or+.tious1v. then releyatc my
self back to my ordinary seat in the
background
''in the course Of time the young
man. who could thus act In an cmor-
gonCv. would he required tn do II again.
Tho next time no would perform the
1,,,t. o.. .,tiec,ctor, ne before ur
,,oro so and again lo wonld rotiro 70
Irts ,i,,o &c - subordinate. put When
an onDortunitv Of that Kind occurred
,roir bc wound urdouhtedlv no given
an annoi,tnont to take charge Of the
,,si,ior
".rbis ,s siunl,. n case Of Keeping
vourscIf I'm the hackground and per
c,rn,i,,- ,.o,,r Duties so conscion,iousiv
ava ca e,,cccssfulIv that tho firm who
cnnIoved ,ou for their own protection
and fo,. thcjr own bonont. has given
Won preference.
"rha nox, rronosition that apnoars to
nv mind IS that Of the Young man who
falls into active business nv inherit
Iancp | pity him. whatever his cduca-
,ion whatever his ambition; the fact
of rrorormcnt places him at a disad-
vantage. mo has rreiudices 70 overcome;
he has precedence to make good. Tn
loss no Is guarded and Dreparod with
sbirk the rAsnorsibiIitv
II have seen success offered to such
voung men assured success. G am
talking actual facts. not momontarv
obligationsl and they have simply
shrunk before the magnitude of the
. artornrise because they had not within
themselves rcsourcef,ilnoss.
: what shall do with my boy? First
e give him an ordinary common school
education. Do not deprive him of "A
: high school course but before he is
e through with that. we can Determine of
" what metal he is made. All that is
g needed today IN business Is know
u ledge Of a fow things that arc taught
= In tho high school and in polite society
y an oven tornpcr. courtcousnoss under
" all provocatior. a thorough knowledge
' of commercialism, bookkeeping, arith-
= metjc. and grammar. History is a good
n auxiIiarv. tho knowledge Of tho lang.
u uares nootrv and music while the,
n arc NOT necessary. sometimes come II
! very handy.
he "Givo me = vounr man. who Is :
N good indigo If human nature. with q
=" high school education and n determine
= ton To- be a learned. and ultimately
-r will show YOU the Young man who will
be success in the retail. wholesale
a. manufacturing or financial world
Id does not make any difference to VIVA
IL field he dcvotes his energy, cXCep
notifies and If Won ask mo to pass m,
n. opinion on politics-I simply do no
l. know ANYTHING about IT,"
d. Augustus Bacon. member Of the firm
OF ". & 4. Bacon. of Boston. in a let
NJ, ter to the author. say:
81, "rbo storckeopor has before him
,a larger. and hroadcd fold than Is nrrerc
il Inv anv other calling. His tra!nin
-, from how tn uronriotor is a broad cdu
or cation Ills acouaintances are in ever
-, wall, or liro and his influence grow
- o.or,, ,aar <.vt "a tho indigo an
ia minister hts advice is most sought. II
, ,e "a rosl nower in the conmunit,
-. .rt, ric,, man conos ia him about in
Vie ,os,r,orte tho noor woman to ask if IN
H. honl, &c all ri,,h, ar II her interest
,s oo,rac,Iv calcu,ated. the Young man an