Mohave County miner., 1907-06-22
Watch the Man Higher Up.

man with muscles of steel and physi que to match, came from the state o Kentucky to the city of St. Louis. He was an entire stranger, knew no one had no "pull," and but little money, He came to the city to seek his for. tune, and he applied for job with a large business firm. The proprietor looked him over, seeing he was man of muscle, said: "Yes, sir; we can give you a job. Go down in the base- ment and the foreman will put you to work"
 He never stopped to ask about sal ary, time of quitting, or to look at the clock, but to the basement he went; there he was put to work handling boxes. He never stopped to consider whether it was white shirt job or not but went at his work. It was not long until he was called to the first floor; he was too good for the base ment. He was soon transferred to the second floor, and so on until he knew the entire business. And today he is one of the largest salaried men in St. Louis, also having an interest in the business, says J. M. Baldwin in the Chicago Tribune.
 Why was this man a success? He knew nothing about the business. No special reason may be given, only he was a hustler; he had the makeup of a man. The job he started on was easily handled; he kept an eye on the man above him until he knew the business. This man was willing to work and learn, and he got there.
 The difficulty with most men is they are blind to business progress. They are not watching every move of the man above them. It takes men with eyes and brains to succeed in business these days. The day has passed when man could work as he felt. Learn the mans work next to you; it is not hard to do, for the reason that many do their work in poor manner, and if you are watching you soon will sur pass hlm. Get some life into your body, hustle up and study the business until you have it down to perfection. You never will get any further than handling boxes if you do not put some ginger into your work. Learn to han dle your boxes better than and faster than the other fellow, and hustle with all your manhood.
 It is not necessary for you to do an injustice to the man above you in or der to reach the managers desk. Do. ing your work better than the man above you will be advertisement enough. If you do your work well it will not be necessary for you to say work about advancement.
 It was not the mans strength in handling boxes that brought his suc- cess, but it was knowledge of the bus mess. When it became necessary to have man in certain place he was ready and filled it. He did not scheme to get ahead of the other fellow; ad- vancement was an easy matter. The ambition to be man, to reach the top, caused him to surpass his fellow workmen.
 There are changes being made in large firms every day, when the right man comes along. When the man of force puts in an appearance he has an easy climb up the ladder. Some men think they are not treated right when the other fellow passes them in the race for success. Say naught against your fellow workmen; if you can not speak favorably, say nothing. Keep your mouth shut, work and keep an eye on the managers position. There always are oppoi tunities! Do not think that you have no chance at the managers desk. Keep on digging and you are sure of advancement. The drop of water continually falling on the rock eventually wears it away. So it is with your work; your continue ed efforts will bring its reward. It is your business to be prepared when it appears.