The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-24
ROOM AT TIE TOP
J. E. Wootton Writes in the Interest of Young People in Mena and
 Polk County.

 out advertisements announcing that l could prepare men and women in few months 10 hold a $l50 1ob, and you believed Ii, the Meua Business College would run oyer in less than ten days. You would leave your blow handles, come from behind the counters, turn loose your $50 jobs and come straight to Mena. I have no way to convince on paper, but If l had you before the blackboard few minutes I would give you the proof so strong you could not go around it.
 recently heard man say, If I were qualified to hold $l50 job, would there be room for me anywhere? Or, in other words, could you guarantee me a posi- tion?" That IS simple question and will almost answer itself. Just suppose that you were with out job, in needy circumstances aud anxious for something to do. Ii you will follow me moment 1 will show you how quickly and how easily 1 can place you.
 l will first gather 500 other men who are without job and anxious for something to do. l will bunch them together and place you on one side. Now lls- ten to the call at the first door: WANTED A man to clerk in a
 grocery store; salary $50 per
 month
 You can't get in forty feet of that door. 500 knocks ahead of you.
 l Follow me up to the second door and listen to the call there:
 WANTED A man to act as chief
 clerk in dry goods store: sal
 ary s65 per month.
 He must be a man of expert. ence and must understand bus.- ness. You can't get in at that door. Too many kuocks ahead of you, but not so many as be- fore. Scores refused to knock because they were not qualified to hold that job.
 Follow me on to the next door and listen to the call there:
 WANTED A man to keep books
 in wholesale dry goods store;
 salary Sl00 per month. The applicant must be an ex- pert bcokkeeper, he must be quick and accurate in his calcula- tions, he must write a neat hand, he must be sober and upright in every particular. If otherwise, he need not apply. You won't bear many knocks at that door.
 But for fear you are too late, follow noe on to the next door and listen:
 WANTED A man to keep books
 in national bank in Chicago,
 New York, or some great city;
 salary Sl50 per month.
 You won't hear a single knock at that door. There is d place for you, young man, plenty of room, and you need not be in a hurry. They will wait for you.
 l was talking with the presi- dent of national bank not long since, and he said he never saw the day wben Sl50 men were so scarce as now. He made no mis- take, and 1 want to say to you, young people, if you are qualified to hold $l50 job don't you wor- " about room. You won't have to hunt a job. The job will hunt you, aud forty will be after you instead of one. How silly for anyone to want guaranteed pc- sition when he is qualified to take hold on the top.
 Will you now go with me to the first door and let us see what that man is doing down there? He is working himself to death aud drawing small wages. What about that man on the top? He is having a good time and draw ing high wages. That is true the world over. The man with uncultIga,ed brain must earn his wages by hard toil. The man with cultivated brain gets pay for what he knows and his work is always easy.
 Young friends, the above is not ! icuon. It is solid truth gather ed from long years of experience and observation. In conclusion will say, if you wish to strike for higher wages, connect yourselves with the Mena Business College at once. Its movement is going to be upward and we are deter mined that it's history shall be