Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-11
SOME SAYINGS OF HILL.

SOME SAIL NGS OF' HILL.
One of the smartest men of the
present generation is old Jim Hill,
who became one of the greatest
country's great men, with as poor
start as any body ever had. The
sayings of such a man are valuable,
and the Devils Lake Journal pre-
sents number Of old Jim Hills
sayings (and they represent his ex-
periences-:
What this country needs above
everything else is the rest cure. We
all want to go to sleep for good
long time, and wake up with both
eyes wide open.
Every extravaganza, whether it be
state or individual; every increase in
prices, whether it be in wages, rates
or commodities comes. out of the
consumer. He must pay the bills.
theoretically the place for econo-
my to begin with is with the individ-
ual. But he won't do it. That is
the plain situation today. The indi-
vidual refuses to retrench. On the
contrary, he Is using the increased
cost of living as an argument for an
increase in wages.
There are others in this world be-
sides ourselves, and some Of them are
active.
The time for man to retire from
active business depends on conditions
Some men are young at seventy;
others are old at fifty, The method
of living, the occupation, habits, sue
cesses or failures, all have their in
fluences. r>t
"A man must maze up his mind, If
be is going to succeed, that when he
takes the other mans dollar, he must
give back to him an honest return.
There is difference between rail-
reading and politics. In railroading,
the competent man wins.
ANY one who has faith in this coun-
try and who disputes its right to
grow greater and stronger, isn't go
ing to make much progress himself.
You cannot mix business and poll
tics.
1T is no more possible to solve many
Of our economic problems by legisla-
tion than it would be to fix dislo-
Gated limb by law.
The men who would borrow and
spend lavishly may mean we'll, but
the signboard where their road d.
verges is marked plainly, Disaster -
The value Of our farm products this
year is eight billions Of dollars. 1t
might as we'll have been sixteen bill.
lions or even twenty-four billions.
We haven't begun to till our soil
We don't know how. We have mere
" scratched the surface.
The man with the big opportunity
today is the man in the ranks.
Success never comes to a man who
spends most Of his time watching
the clock.
The man who climbs up Is the
enc who is not content with doing
only just what is absolutely neces-
sary, but who does more.
my rule for success is untiring ap-
plication, loyalty to ones employer
which is loyalty to ones self, doing
the best you can In every task that
faces you; praeticability, initiative
md industry. :..~...., :. .'>s'
Luck and laziness do--not~ CO. to.
gsther. The man. who climbs up
must prove himself and grasp his op-
portunities. Opportunity wifi not
] look him up. ~ '''''s. TO-"
The best advice to give a young
man IT, very. old and simple. Get
knowledge and understanding. De-
termine to make the most of yourself
BY doing to the best Of your power
such useful work as comes your way.
There are no new recipes for sue
cess In life. Sl. G5. IS 4
Some opportunity will Il come at
some time 10 every man. Then It de-
ponds upon himself and upon what
Ne shall hase made Of himsen what