The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-03
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
He Gives FatherIy Advice to the Pro-
fession.

Although in a brief time I shall own
the sky-scraper In which 1 began my
humble career and as 1 ride uD and
oown in the cages the elevator boys
Will feel chills Of awe Green over them,
snail never forget that / have been
one OF them. My fatherly interest in.
tne S, procession will never grow less. 1t
VIII ever be for me to pat new bekfn-
ner on the head and tell him to take
Excelsior for his motto
Every youth who enters an elevator
IN a public building should have GER
tain rules and precepts to guide him.
The closer he lives TO them the sooner
ne VIII own the building and be able
10 olscnarge the engineer at an hours
notIce ana warn the building stone
man on the tenth floor that he must
eitner cease sending bouquets to the
VPeWriters or seek other quarters.
courtesy Is one of the foundation
scones OF a successful career as an ele-
vator boy. When set out to elevate
thlhgs was told that the public had
no rights that was bound to respect,
ana oy acting accordingly my career
beginner I would say: Be humble
run on the cable. but keep your mouth
smut. Be so dignified that even
mlilonaire won't even dare poke you
IN the short ribs in a jocular way. but
al the same time let your demeanor
pc such that an old woman bound
TOT the ninth floor won't be afraid to
call out.
dtgnihed way. If he calls you bub
resent 1t in a dignifed manner and
nave no words over it. Pay no atten-
ton to him when he says that you
must either furnish him in cigarettes
or your time in that sky-scraper will
De short. He is only bluffing. If he
can bulldoze an elevator boy he will do
II; II he finds he can't he will subside.
he VIII offer to teach you the game of
poker. Respectfully decline He will
take all your salary and lead you in
10 broad paths of wickedness.
EVERY tenant in sky-scraDer that
Knows his business Will square mihself
with the elevator boy the first thing
This is particularly the case with mil
honaires who are trying to get divorces
ana lawyers engaged in shady trans
actlons- They will call the boy. up and
tell him that they have a fatherly feel
Ing and want to see him get along, and
Will laugh and joke with him in the
most familiar way. This is in the pri-
vacy of their own offices and must go
no further. II the elevator boy begins
to call them Joe and Tom in public he
VIII md complaint laid against him
in short order.
At Christmas time those who have
been riding up and down with the
elevator boy for long months are sup
posed to have an overwhelming desire
show their appreciation. Don't bar
gain for a house and lot onthe
strength of what you are going to get
this way. Human nature is very un-
certain quantity So are Christmas
gifts Where have looked for $25
l have come out with as many cents
In such cases an elevator boy must
not lose his dignity and show his dis
appointment.
Nothing can so disorganize an eleva-
tor boy as to fall in love with any girl
about the building. He must steel him
self against this peril The better look
ing and the cutter she is the greater
the peril for him. She always makes
the first advances. She waits for the
cage to wobble little and then grasps
the youth by the arm and calls upon
him to save her. From that she be-
gins to praise his eyes and his hair
and his gold-f1lled tooth. and unless
no keeps his warning in view
he is a goner. Her love means
sleepless nights and days of anx-