University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-05-16

lie average weekly mdudSer, eOl
tor or proprietor is usually recog
nized as a man of more than ordi
nary intelligence by the greater part
of the population of his respective
town and vicinity. His opinions and
expressions are respected regardless
of the extent of his education. The
man who can write something that
appears interesting to them is placed
upon a pedestal. Very often you
will find that he tries to be a pOliti.
clan. on one side or the other, and il
you will trace back the necessary
qualifications of good politician
you will find them to be shrewd in
business ability and fully able to
drive as good bargain as many OF
our bankers today. But how few OF
the editors are really good business
men? Why? First of all, they are
not acquainted with nor have they
the knowledge of their costs.
The old way was as fOllows:-A
boy started in the weekly office as a
devil, and if he remained long
enough gathered information on all
the Old-fOgy ways of doing business !;
and believe me, those were many. We
cannot blame them because they
know no better. They had not the
opportunity to learn differently, but
today the spirit of advancement in
ideas and methods is so pronounced
and the trade journals give such
wide publicity to them, that a print
er must be slow indeed if he does not
heed at least some of the good advice
handed out and profit accordingly.
You young men. attending this
School of Journalism, are particular
ly fortunate, for when you leave here
to embark in business, you will have
been furnished with chart from
which to steer your boat, if you wish
to call it such; which, if you will fol-
low as good pilot should do, you
will steer clear of the shoals and
that have been met by
those who may have gone before.
When | was boy, working for
a small salary in one of our lar.-e
cities. remember the proprietor of
the establishment imported a rela-
ton and placed him in position which
brought me in touch with him. He
was formerly editor of a paper, which
is still alive and by the way is now
by my own brOther-in-law
and his father. This editor, that was
imported, came from a small country
place and had ways of his own which
appeared to us city boys as being
'old-fogy-ish." consequently we nick
named him Fog Horn
Now l take it. that when any one
Of the students in this branch of the
University attempt to start in the
business either as employer
Or employe, they will at once be
able to show evidence of this educa-
ion that you are now receiving. You
know that Missouri is the great
Show Me" state; but believe me
when | say that young man has to
show the good that is in him in order
% succeed. not only in Missouri but
n any state he may enter business in.
The one who watches the clock at
lOon and night for the quitting hour
S not wanted long by anybody. He
must be up-tO-date in order to sue
'ced. l often wonder what my own
,Oys will amount to in a business
way. You may have read remarks
If various wealthy gentlemen, such
Is Carnegie, Sage, Rockefeller, and
,thers, who in giving advice to young
nen tell how in their opinion the
'Oung men of today have equally as
,ood opportunity of making good fl
as they had. cannot
lgree with them. Perhaps you may
hink my ideas on this subject are
and not up to date,
,ut nevertheless feel | am right. |
General business is conducted upon |
Entirely different lines than former
v. Machinery now takes the place
# hand labor in many instances and |
Onditions are changed accordingly. |
Is students in this great school of
journalism you should consider what
modern machinery has done for the
business. The linotype and
nOnOtype type-setting machines, the
thompson and Nuremberger type
asting machines. the two color pres
es. the Harris Rotary-one and two
olor. the auto press and even the
automatic feed for the ordinary Cor
on jObber. All these inventions
ave a tendency to change conditions
n naferially Nv ono rourot &c fbot