Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-05-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT
A CHANCE FOR EVERY MAN.

A prominent man of this city, a man who owes his present high
position in his native state to his own genius, ability and push, gave
some very excellent advice one day this week to me Of the plodders
Of the community; to a mar apparently endowed with talent and genius
and who, Notwithstanding. is still carrying grst to some other mans
mill; in short, a wage worker.
"You ar a fool" said he. "A "a who has your ability, your adj
antases Of education. your genius should not be working for somebody
else; he should be working for himself. Your work sheds luster on
someone else; your work brings profits to someone else; you get the
small end, and there is n appreciation of your work, that is, n o real
o. lasting appreciation. The man of Drawn builds up monuments for
others, but it should be his ambition to work for himself. There may
be a excuse for this man, but for a man like you there Is NJ ex-
cuse. A man of brains should be able to make his own way in the
world. Allied with his brain should be the hands to do and the courage
to dare"
This was pretty plain talk from a mai who knew what he was
talking about for his sentiments were the reflections Of his own e-
perence. He was not theoriIng' but "a talkln good, nard pushes
sense. There must be the wage Garner, IS there must be the business
man; but that is M reason why the wage Garner should always remain
Have you ever set your heart upon something which seemed o e.
mote at the start that it appeared but the fgment of imagination? Have
you eve o a sudden, made up your mind that a apparent vision
was within your grasp. and then gone after it with the fire of de-
termination, which nothing could quen' untl the object OF your ambi-
ton ws yours?
We have all had that experience; that is every man and every
woman with ambition to rise in the world, has had it; and the man
without ambition is like a machine without power.
Confidence in ones self is more than half the battle of life Two
young men may start out with the same advantages; yet at the end
of a term of years their stations in life may be wide apart They be-
gin as clerks, say and one may continue a plodder all his years, while
the other will shoot to the top of the ladder They ar both equally
equipped with brains, but both do not use their brains to the same ad-
vantage. One is ever working to advance himself the other is content to
take things IS they come to him.
One will branch out for himself at the earliest opportunity. But
this means work, hard work at the start; it means rebuns, it means
lighting. it means combating discouragins circumstances it means the
sneers of those who have made their way before him, it means often,
humiliation; but It mean. in the end SUCCESS.
Let h young man nave IN oDJecC In view Wncn ne means 20 at
tain. Let nothing stop him; let nothing interfere with this ambition,
let him never for n moment lose confidence in himself Il he does, he
may is well give up the battle. and make up his mind that his mission
in life is to work for others.
And this does not apply alone to the young men 1t applies to men
who have advanced in life; to men who have made what the world
will call failures. Every man meets with failures through life; and it
has been said that life is made up of failures. The good soldier
plucks victory from defeat; the ambitious mai gains experience from
failure. He goes into the fight douby armed. who has tasted the bit
tiers of defeat.
The man who is content to work for Others, may have a smooth
path through life. He is satisfied with a steady income, and yet at any
moment that income may be cut off. Death will cut it off eventually
49, 10 Daeuao auay Iaavinph his anil denQndpnt non others. III
will find the charity cold enough. But the man who has carved out his
way has. the forethought to provide for those whom he may leave
behind him. He is a careful in this as in everything else he does
And then to the a who has made his W way comes that which
is ore dear than everything else to the MAN-absoute independence
He does not have to account to anybody for his actions; he owes def
erence to none. To the young man starting out in life, we would say,
strive to be your own boss. If there is any hiring of men to be done
make up your mind that you are going to do the hiring.
To the man who has made his start in the long ago, and is still
in service, we would say get out of the rt. But first, examine your
mnmself. and make up your mind a to whether you have the self con-
fdence. If you haven't, stay in the rut. for that is where you belong
Above all things, this advice to the man who intends making his own
way:
Don't be afraid to ask for what you want; don't be afraid to look
every man in the eye, and don't be afraid to talk to any a o earth