Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-23
SECRETS OF SUCCESS.
Advice to Young Men Based Upon
Experience.

Experience.
Judged by results the tendency OF
novelties in what is called popular ed
ucation of the day is subversive Of the
habits that make for happiness and
success in life. The rising generation
seems to be steadily losing the sense
Of personal responsibility. the power
Of initiative and the instinct to work
in the JOY of accomplishment. Here
and there in the country men who
have succeeded in life through their
own efforts are moved to condense
from their own experience certain
suggestions as to conduct which may
be needed only with profit and pleas
ure by the young men Of the country,
and. as for that. by the young women,
too, in this day Of participation by
women in the hurly-burly Of business.
One Of these benefactors Of their race
Is Mr.. Stephen w. White Of Philadel-
phia, the secretary Of the Northern
Central Railway company. A few
months ago the Manufacturers Rec
ord called attention to an address he
had made in Philadelphia to body
of young folks-an address full Of
sound sense and Of advice based upon
an active business life Of forty-odd
wears. OF like purpose Is an address
delivered by him more recently before
the Employment Club Of Philadelphia,
The address Is so full Of meat that the
Manufacturers Record quotes from 1t
to some extent. Speaking to individ-
uals about to enlist in the great army
Of wage earners, Mr.. White said that
the employer looks for sincere and
willing service-that Is, a readiness to
do whatever Is asked to be done, 1t
being taken for granted that no right
minded employer would ask his en-
ploye to do anything that was wrong
or to sacrifice his manliness, and as
corollary that the employe, keeping
in mind the highest interests OF his
employer, as we'll as Of himself, will
furnish the very best that he has to
give, both Of physical and mental abil-
ity, and should put into that giving
such a measure Of honest, sincere en-
deavor as we'll make his effort earnest
and thorough, whether he Is being d.
rectly superintended or not, whether
the master is present or not. With
that broad principle In view, Mr..
White elaborated the following rules:
81. Endeavor as far as possible to
secure position which you think will
accord with your tastes, because we
are apt to do that thing in business
best which we like best to do.
"2. Having obtained position, let
nothing divert you from making your
self familiar with its duties, so that
in time you shall become essential to
your employer and be able to obtain
that increase in your compensation to
which your added skillfulness entities
you.
"3. Do not perform your duties
mechanically Think. Study your
employers methods. See where you
can perchance improve them. Gain
his confidence, and faithful work will
do it, for employers are not all the
hard taskmasters that the grumblers
make them out to be. When you are
assured that you have found your way
into his confidence, then make the
suggestions that have occurred to you,
and in the vast majority Of instances
you will find not only are they accept
ed, but that your value in his eyes has
increased, and in time it will bring
the desired reward.
"a How many have I seen grow
old in business life without any appar-
ent advance. either in position or COM
pensation. Sometimes you will hear
them complain, sometimes not. What
is the cause Of this stagnation? They
have never learned to know what has
been aptly termed a noble discon-
tent Satisfied with a fairly comfort
able position, not too hard or driving,