Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-02-22

ing the young man-which will
enable him to secure a position
in life so that he will be indie
pendent, able to rear and edu.
cate a family in plenty, and be
useful to his country and his
fellow men.
: AS this is written by a young
man, from a young mans
standpoint, it will naturally be
from a hopeful standpoint. A
young man is always possessed
of vitality and energy which
cause him to feel capable of
conquering and overcoming all
obstacles. Therefore no allow
ances can be made for the
Young man who lacks either the
force or the inclination to come
up the standard demanded by
the times.
1t is the duty of every young
man to give thought and con-
sideration to the end in life
which he expects to attain. If
this was done by every young
man they would be more i'm
pressed with the necessity of
thoroughly preparing them
selves for their life work and
we could be assured that we
would have a better class of
workmen, business and profess
sional men, and consequently
more successes and less failures
| in life.
The wonderful advance which
has been made in mechanical
invention and scientific discov-
cry has opened up fields of oc-
cupation which were never
dreamed of fifty years ago.
The rapid increase in popula-
ton, the settling of vacant
lands, the building of the rail
roads and the stringing of the
telegraph and telephone over
the country have brought null
|tiplied possibilities to the young
man of today.
AS the young man who Sc
riously considers his future be-
gins to take a retrospect of the
possible occupations open to
him he will be confronted with
a maze of occupations, which
will be astonishing to the per-
son who has never stopped to
enumerate them. He will find
an occupation to suit every
taste, talent, or peculiarities of
character.
If his abilities and inclina-
tions run along the artistic line,
as painting, Illustrating for
magazines and newspapers, de-
signing, engraving, etc, he
will find at least fifteen separ-
ate and distinct classes of occu-
|pations in this field, all of which
pay to the skilled artist a large
reward for good work.
In the business field he will
find between fifty and sixty
commercial enterprises, with
the professions that go with
them, which he can enter. The
business possibilities have in
creased greatly in the last thir-
ty or forty years, caused by a
greater density of population
and the improved facilities for
manufacturing and transporta-
ton.
In a country of eighty million
inhabitants where changing
conditions are continually call
ing for something new, the sup
plying of the wants and neces-
sites of life places possibilities
before the young business man
which are practically unbound
ed.
The literary possibilities are
many and varied. The author,
the magazine writer, the re-
|porter. the editor, all command
high and remunerative salaries.
In all there are between twenty
and thirty different kinds Of
literary work. which are pos
sible fields for the young man
who desires to seek wealth and
fame in that direction.
The mechanical world is in
its infancy. New inventions
are constantly calling for diff
ferent kinds of mechanical
skill to operate them. The
young man who prepares him
self for this kind of work will
find about forty or fifty differ
ent mechanical professions
which will pay the expert we'll.
If the young man desires to
enter the scientific world, if he
would like to be a botanist,
chemist. electrician. peologist