Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
"What Chance Has an Elevator
Bow or Man?"
He Can Study Character, Discipline Himself Gain Promotion
IF He Has Ambition.


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Every man is dissatisfied with his own kind of work
Each thinks in another man task opportunities
lacking in his own.
Jefferson the actor died bitterly disappointed because he
his whole time to painting And he was very
poor painter.
Richeeu 81 eatest statesnsnhe knew enough to
stop dueng by furnishing with that ne should
have been poet and nothing else
He thought his poetry appreciated because the
greatness ed its being treated its merits
(Read on elevator boy coming to you in mnute
Richeeu said to Racine real French poet: I think
shall write poem and publish it signed with What
do you think the public will say The poet replied courage
ousy: The public will say Racine has gone crazy
All the world thinks he ought to do something ne is not
doing.
boy exception when he said to the
editor much about this job What chance is there
running an elevator anyhow"
The answer the question many thousands of
young in and out of elevators.
The who elevator has his big advantage over
To be seen is to be ADVERTISED and in this age to be
advertised is to succeed-rF YOU CAN DELIVER THE
The man who runs the elevator is SEEN by the big men
and the little in the building and by visitors who come
THE ELEVATOR MAN is SEEN BY THOSE WHO HAVE
CHANCE TO PROMOTE HIM IF THEY THINK HIM THE
RIGHT KIND OF A MAN.
And in that there chance that millions of other men
might envy.
coming contact with the who might give them
The elevator man is seen He has chance even in his
sphere of activity upon those with whom he
comes in contact the fact that
important work.
should elevator do for his sake and for
the sake of future promotion?
He should stand straight and attentive at his task
The boy who stands straight saving himself for
keeping his lungs the right place and his ribs in
the right place Incidentally he mpresng those who him
with the fact that he man OF energy and IN one form at least
of CHARACTER
watching his floors and preventing accidents the man who
attracts favorable attention
nd
the questonoften stupdtha put to him is the road
to
and nrm holding steady for them directing them
carefully huryng them being impatient on the road
successful and able to help others
rule too vigorous They have learned to smpahze with
age and weakness
They like boy or man whose sympathies
fortunate.
The elevator has chance to STUDY CHARACTER
In the world of business as in of the professions
Mr. Elevator Man Boy, keep your mind elevator
your doors the lever hand get the floor of
level with the floor your building don everlasngy say
ATTEND 70 THE ELEVATOR FIRST
And while doing that watch and study the people
they come and so.
which successful and which unsuccessful.
The successful there early with clear And the
unsuccessful get there a little later with eye dull
Ask yourself why that this succeeds and that
You see the boy of seventeen smoking cigarette never
thinking talking of anything important You know where he
will land
You see the old man at the top of the heap little quick
tempered perhaps absent minded but successful Study him
and see how HE managed it,
If you wanted to learn billiards you would watch good
billiard player you wanted to learn baseball pitching you
would watch pitcher.
All kinds get into your elevator and speak to you and all
kinds notice you
Also M Elevator Boy you actually make your elevator
gymnasium not only for BRAIN but your body
we'll
AS you study your passengers ask yourself How would
be
: this person.
What is that man thinking about why this always
time and this always late?
And while you work stand straight breathe deep
Don't breathe upside down, the distinguished scien-
st George Dawson puts it. Breathe bottom of your