The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-28

How did you do it?" | asked him
one day. Easy" he replied 81 did
whatever I could get to do, and kept
busy. | saved NV money and put 1T
where it helped me earn more. Men
found out that they could rely on
me to do as | agreed, and to take as
good care of their things as [ did
of my own, and | got bigger wages
than anybody else in my class, and
| always had a job Could have had
two or three at time if | could have
divided myself I'D, while lots of the
other fellows were out of job nearly
half the time. 1t is easy enough for a
young man to do as well as | have.
| see lots more chances now than
there were when | was at work. One
must get among people who appre-
ciate steadiness and reliability, then
prove to them by his work and ways
that he is the stuff they want, and he
will not lack for work at good pay.
Lots of young men think they are
valuable. when in fact they are not
worth the lowest wage paid. A fell
low must be what he claims to be,
and men who need reliable help will
soon find him out, and then his for
tune is made-if he sticks to business
and saves what he earns. Steadiness
and reliability are what business men
want in hired help. These, coupled
with good common sense, and deter
mination to do the work exactly as the
employer wants it dom will insure
worker all The work i.c can de- all
the time You see hcv am fixed
contend that it is possible for anv
tn
but his hands and some good sense
and get into as comfortable circum-
stances as | am. How many will do
it? Not one iii five thousand The
average worker is more interested in
short days and unions than in GETTING
ahead himself 7 would advise a
young man to look out for his en-
ployer's interests first, and his own
will follow right in his tracks and
won't need any looking after, so far
as the best wages and constant en-
ployment are concerned"
Many writers advise young men not
to make money-getting their chief OBJ,
ject in life I advise them to go after
it. and to keep it. Put it where it
will earn you a living. Don't hoard
it like a miser: keep it busy. Money
makes money. Get some and set
1t to helping you earn more, like
the young man referred to above He
is a still young man, and without a
doubt will live to a good old age to
enjoy the results of his earnest efforts
when he was a wage Garner He is
wise enough to stop when he has
earned fair competency and get full
benefit of it. There are thousands
of young men starting out for them
selves this spring. Most of them will
work for wages, and my advice to
them is to seek their employers in
terest as earnestly as they would their
own, save every penny of their wages
that they do not have to spend for
necessities, and get it where it will
draw interest and help them earn
more. There is nothing that helps |
more to make young man feel like |
A business man than to have some |
money drawing interest I remember |
i young man who started out for him /
self one spring, many years ago. and ,
IN the fall wrote home telling of a |
good job he had secured for the win
er, feeding bunch of steers and hogs
1Or a farmer. In postscript at the
Oot of his letter he added that he
lad hundred and fifty dollars loaned
md drawing six per cent. '1 knew
he boy is all right" exclaimed the
ather. He's as good as gold-he's a
,rick' The mother cried a little,