New-York tribune., 1906-12-16
SECRET OF SUCCESS.

tI.,,3r lies the secret-if there Is any secret a-
g Tie Immigrant coming here Is in'ineo.a'Fy ~,
rec-e5 wiki the spirit Of work |floh 'hIo'S an
-, 50, No matter what his station IN HE
-. :, the cid country even Il he had never oo"e
ds,.e work before nearly every jewish liIrl'-
frsrr is a. work within two Gays af'er ''"ul'7.
Fdv-s~d 4 Steiner. who has followed '-e "@ -,
- 3,,,rr-a,7- from the steerage bunk 10 'he Fllti
-, .-,sr,r,er- saws: More than - per cent
- -e immigrant jews begin the life o. freedom ny
the hardest kind OF manual Ia oof' ana 'le - ~
vote themselves II petty trading. 'l'SS
80 ;s s1,,s- entirely ohliterated man may have
beer a rnaeuatc or q rabbi in h.s own Nhdee' o1'
,,fo, he comes 10 America he works at Inc same
,st1o ~ yords on tre same street with the water
-.rrfs- wagner or shoemaker of his native town
,-,r-7 ike as r7,. he had never deigned TO notice
rho-e Democracy = the first lesson Inc lllill= am
learns and he seldom foreets IT,
Nur IS lie fuical 20 the work ne VII 20 Any
kind - "a oor Is good he il ever so hard or mean
rra-5dinc il earns lin living Frugal II ms
habits temperate and modest in his oeSlres ana
win an ,ve ever 70 the future. the jewish lfHlh-
Grant Will save on almost any salary The saying
v-ris-. lad IFS origin among the improVldent peas
ans 90 F-uror. = often heard on the East Slce
ga. the C5cu-ue never looks t" tho morrow Inc
-a~v qrv.zve Looks tho morrow There are many
rs nv DAYS I'm the Jewish calendar. and TIE Jew IS
ever bcrt on providing for them
This rar=iCnred calculation IS partly que IN f0e
ar-,ff-ic,, 10 10 othe- than ldborer- The jewish
workman IS not content 10 remain wage worker,
ne dreams of profession or business. even Il il ne
rrI-. soda stand II is these intensely ambitious
men vino rise above the ranks. and by dlu' ot
hard work arl the help of keen Wits attain afu-
erco and even riches Thci~ names. which sound
so rrra1rrl 20 the American ear. have displaced in
little over p decade nearly all others on The sign
boards -- e-i6euc. SroadWHE.
The trade vhfch immigrant VIII follow hore
d.perCs -.t-Ia ou rhe trade me was engaged i'm III
7ae or8 ,orurr-. ANY trade is acceptable which
has -re hest prospects and promises the quickest
res-.1f~ Iu oyery srv.atShop there Is to be found
IN ere-grf.a carpenter grinding on sewing ma
chine lr = shoemaker dsxrrousy using the prssCr's
lyon. TN.a mead of large cloak and suit house in
Rrosdvay. WHO few years ago. acquired great
rotorie,z hy dropping some $4,000 a. well known
ca~rf''ng house. was q carpenter when he came
~ ArIerf.a Here he was taught the cloak oper-
ntc~e trade and worked - the machine for some
wears Eu- re Hss ambitious and soon learned
designing the most lucrative branch Of the tailor
Ing Industry N5t content remain salarieh
en1rIoyo. ne. IN q few years. having saved about
.so0n went into ;he manufacturing business with
p relative The H'm to-day does the most thriving
cloak business in the clothing industry. II was
not case ~ inmate commercial gifts that won
success The man merely took advantage Of the
opportunities that America offers 70 every one who
has the energy 10 reach for them.