Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-19
PERSONAL. MAGNETISM.
An Important Factor In the Struggle
For Success.

One strange thing which crops up
often in the game of success Is the
mysterious power possessed by some
men Of being always able to get back
ers. What is this peculiar force
which causes the same scheme which
would be turned down in most men to
command money easily when handled
by others? Enthusiasm, personal
magnetism, readiness in seeing ahead
lin all cases personality to some ex-
tent, and in no case prestige-these
NAV be taken as the answers from
the men who have been successful.
In the panic of 1898 Leigh Hunt,
the African colonizer, woke up one
day to find himself utterly ruined and
owing a million. He left the United
States and finally wandered to Corea.
Here he located gold bearing quartz
in large quantities, and set about
turning his information to advantage.
He succeeded first in obtaining a con-
cession from the king Of Corea by
which he and those associated with
him were to operate the mines which
1t was proposed to establish, and the
king was to receive 25 per cent of the
net proceeds, says F. G. Clarke.
This in itself might be considered
something of an achievement for a
man without a dollar, but money still
was needed to develop the project.
For this he did not have to wait
even until he landed, after he had
turned his face toward the continent.
While crossing the Pacific Mr.. Hunt
met and became acquainted with for
mer State Senator ]. Sloat Fasset Of
Elmira, n. Y. To him he unfolded
his scheme. He frankly said he had
not the money with which to develop
his project. Mr.. Fasset was an atten-
tive listener. His new acquaintance
needed the money-he had it. They
landed, only to start back to Corea
together, and in a year a small 10
stamp mill had been conveyed up the
mountain and put into operation. The
quartz was prolific in gold and the
result was a company with millions Of
capital which made Mr.. Fasset many
times as rich as he had been and made
Mr.. Hunt a multi-millionaire.
What power 1t was that gave Still
we'll, the poor insurance agent, the
money to build railroads, open
up countries. build towns and
equip them with. depots, electric
lights and water plants, his
friends never understood. In
spite of litigation, derision, panic and
lack of confidence, he always found
the money for each Of his schemes
It Is said Of him sometimes that one
secret Of his success when other men
fail is his enthusiasm and his power
of putting dry details in an attractive
and novel form.
His methods were shown in one OF
his illustrated lectures on the silver
question. When he began, the stage
looked like a big kindergarten. At
one side was a table piled up with
imitation silver bricks Next was
tin box labeled United States Mint"
Across the stage was pole from
which hung boards Of different
lengths. These corresponded to the
annual production of oats, wheat,
cotton and other things in this coun-
try. Next to II was another tin box
with United States Treasury" paint
ed over the door, He cleverly manip-
ulated his objects, gesticulating so
sweepingly, that his audience saw
themselves transported magically all
through the silver states and through
the country west Of the Rocky Noun
tains Next, as a result of his deduc-
tions, he threw open the treasury door
and disclosed an empty treasury. I'VE
have given the mine owners every
Thing and robbed the treasury" he
finis' ed off, dramatically. THE Unit
ed States treasury has gone out Of
business, and we might as we'll hang
out this sign"
When he hung a card, For Sale"
over the treasury door, there was
great laugh from the audience.
This power of imagination and en-
thusiasm beamed forth in Andrew
Carnegie when the inventor Of the
sleeping car first came along with
his enterprise.
The great millionaire was the young
superintendent Of the Pennsylvania's
western division then. One day, as
he was examining the line from a
rear car, a tall, thin man stepped up
to him, introduced himself as T. T.
Woodruff, an inventor, and asked If
he might show him a model he had
to accommodate passengers at night.
Out came a model from a green baize
bag.
He had not spoken minute when,
like a flash, the whole range of the
discovery burst upon Carnegie. Yes
he said, that is something this con-
tinent must have"
He went to Mr.. Scott, the superin-
tendent Of the division, and declared
to him that it was one of the inven-
tions of the age. Mr.. Scott remarked,
You are enthusiastic" young man,
but you may ask the inventor to come
and let me see it." The result was
that two trial cars were ordered built
to be run on the Pennsylvania road.
Carnegie was offered an interest In
the venture, and had to obtain the
money in some way to make his first
payment. 1t was only $217.50, but, as
he says, 1T was far beyond me as If
it had been millions. l was earning
$50 a month and had prospects. at
least 1 always felt that l had. 1 de-
cided to call upon the local banker
and boldly ask him to advance the
sum upon my interest in the affair.
He put his hand on my shoulder and
said, why, of course, Andy, you are
all right. Go ahead. Here Is the
money New York Commercial.
HENRY VIIPS WASH.