The Big Sandy news., 1912-06-28
CARNEGIE ON SUCCESS.
Steel King Tells Scotch Students How
To Become MiIIionaires.

Most OF you are probably %
choose one of the professions where
lwealth has second place, in which
lives of constant but elevating toll
are certain. but with the gratifying
fact that you will have the proud
satisfaction Of knowing you are in
a region of effort in which service
rendered. not pecuniary reward, is
the primary aim. Your aim is high;
possibly you may make some dis
covery which enlarges the bounds
of human knowledge. renders i'm
proved mode of operation possible,
or you may shed light upon what
has hitherto remained obscure.
There are many brilliant examples
of professional men making the
world their debtors. Much better
that you should indulge such dreams
which is always something to the
good. Into noble dreams, properly
nounshed, you may instill the germ
of life. Aim to pay leading part
in your youth, and If fame should
devolye upon you later you will he
in your elements. The young man
or woman who cannot entertain
very considerable opinion of him
self or herself lacks an important
element of future success. Aim
high; be King or Queen in your
dreams.
There is no doubt, among you
here a class which intends to en-
ter the domain of business and to
win Dame Fortunes golden smiles,
assiduously to wait upon her
would-be millionaires. This was the
class in which toiled, not at the
university, unfortunately, but in
the home of poverty-honest pow
erty-w which. however, was never in
clined to hang its head. | assure
you. My experience with young men |
pursuing their careers soon led me
to the conclusion that the use of |
liquor was thee rock upon which
more were hopelessly wrecked than
on any other
The rule for the young men of
Scotland, Touch not, taste not,
handle not" | hope is becoming
more popular each succeeding year.
One rule have often suggested to
youth. Remain teetotallers until |
you have become millionaires. Ger
tain am that this would greatly
accelerate their victory.
Believe me, the young man who'd
drinks or smokes voluntarily hani-
leaps himself in the race of life.
That he does either or both shows
that he lacks something; he does
not know how least to train him
self for the race. The coming man
leaves nothing to chance. nor. mark
you, does he spend his slender
means foolishly; certainly not II he
is to prove the coming millionaire.
You can find him stripped for the
race carrying no superfluous weight
In the day of trial "Trifles these,
no doubt some of you may be think
lng-especially smoking-but re-
member. We have seen it almost i'm
possible to know what are trifles.
In the race of life foot ahead
wins the race; pin turns the
scale.
Proceeding to review the rapid
advance of Democratic government L
throughout the world, Mr.. Carnegie
expressed the opinion that we could
not, and should not, expect 1.-THE
present unequal accumulatioRs of
wealth" to endure, and added :"The
cooperative system Jof production,
with its thousands CT owners, is the
entering wedge. In the United
States Steel Corporation there are
-o-day more than 10000 workmen
shareholders. and the number is
rapidly increasing, Here lies, be-
lieve, the true and final solution
Of the problem-capital and labor
pulling together in the same boat
as joint owners. Adam SIN tl lays
down the doctrine that man should
contribute to the state in proper
ion to his ability to do so. While
IN income tax during life may have
'ome serious but still not over
objections. there is no OBJ
lection whatever to one half of the
hoard being taken by
he state at his death"