Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-13
SAVINGS.

Not every one can be rich. or wants
to be. But every one can .if he will.
be thrifty. which Is better. The first
| lesson one H. given To learn when he
enrolls In the school that qualities
for success is to put by part of his
earnings each week
The truest friend In time OF ad-
versity or In moments OF opportunl-
~. and the surest foundation upon
which TO build a fortune. is the ac-
cumulated savings OF months and
years.
The habit of putting money away
In reflex In Its action. The money
itself is valuable accessory, and
the quality of mind and character
developed through this habit makes
for ultimate success.
A skillful and high-saiaried ma
chinist who at ffty has been forced
to sell valuable invention for n
small amount, because he has had no
capital OF his own to float It. re-
marked ''If had only had a little
money l could have made fortune
out of that device"
He Is badly mistaken. The fact
that no has reached the age OF Atty
In a high-paid position without hav-
ing saved any money. is proof posi-
tive that he has not the temperament
and habits that insure success I'm bus
mess enterprises.
| However much money he might
make. sharper and shrewder people
would get 1t away from him. just as
they have been getting IL away from
him for thirty years.
a man who cannot withstand triv-
ial temptations to spend money has
not In him stiff enough financial
backbone TO make a success OF any
big business venture
The stores, the ytreets, the places
of amusement, all furnish temptation
to young man to part with his
money. II his ideal, the purpose
within him, is not stronger than these
outside inducements, his salary, be
it large or small Will be frittered
away on unnecessary expenditures,
and opportunity will always find him
empty handed
It Is the order of mind such a
course indicates which spells failure,
not the mere feat of being without
ready money, through the possession
Of small savings has often been the
stepping stone to great success.
Ready cash is the greatest moving
| Ii'''' III 'hc punihcno WoIiu. ~ bpedbS
with the loudest voice. II clutches
things with the firmest grip. II com
mands the surest confidence.
II is to the bank which has the
largest capital that we like to entrust
our savings, and II Is the man who
has made the wisest use OF his own
money that we credit with business
acumen.
Cornelius Vanderbilt worked day
and night, saving every penny. untn
he had $4,000, the nest egg about
which he gathered one OF the largest
fortunes ever amassed
John Wanamaker's first pay was
only s1.20 a week, and walked four
miles to and from work each day TO
save a part of It, as a corner stone
for the gigantic fortune he has built
John ID. Rockefeller still has the
little book In which he kept ac-
count Of every penny at time when
his salary was smaller than is that
of any Of the $4,000 men who work
for him today.
Not all OF us can be Vanderbllts
or Wanamakers or Rockefellers, or
want to be; but their experiences
point out the way TO money-making
and housekeeping. and most OF us
can. n We Will, go reasonable length
in that direction.
And there are other uses for saw
ings than getting rich.
James a. Garfield teaching school
at s12 a month. saved money to car
ry him through college. Most of the
really great men Of the past and Of
\ the present In all lines OF endoavor