The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-26
HUNTING A JOB.

what kind of men boys grow into
depends largely upon their training,
said an Ardmore citizen today. Il
have raised four boys At Il one
was earning $3.50 a month and he
makes IS day now and has steady
employment. My other boys are do
ing about as well as this one except
one, who is not physically strong He
has been forced to do office work
where the pay is not so good"
The Ardmoreite publishes story
today of a Kansas youth who re
ceives a salary of So, 600 a year at the
age of % years.
Not all the successful men. by any
means, map out their career in their
youth and devote their time to pre-
paring for that special line of work
Men have succeeded in that way, but
more men have succeeded by tax
ing hold of the best thing offered
when IL came, and making the best
of IT, When something else that Of
fered better pay came along it was
also accepted. A busy, hustling brain
can learn to do more than one thing.
As a rule, il is better to learn one
thing thoroughly. We are told that
this is an age of specialists, but this
Is also an age Of allround workers.
The man who can do just one thing
well may be thrown out Of employ
ment, when the man who can do
half dozen different kinds of work
will be employed at remInerativ. wa
geS.
Parents, business colleges and
schools have done TOO much teaching
of men TO be employees OF others. A
bright young lad approached an older
person few days ago to advise with
him about finding something 10 do.
The adyics came back 10 refuse
10 work on a salary. wear -stched
trousers. do without until an opening
comes TO embark in some Kind OF blsi-
ness.
The successful management Of al
business, however small. will lead to
. bigger business This young man
was in shape to wait for few months
until the way could be paved for
him. There are many who must ac-
cept employment at wages. to meet
immediate demands.
The development of initiative must
not be destroyed The man who al.
lows himself TO get in rut is the
man who seals his own destiny. Ma
ture demands progress. Without ex-
ercise OF original thought progress
cannot be made Every line Of work.
no matter what it is, offers opportuni-
ties for originality. A plan can be
developed of doing work differently,
of doing il better. There is a chance
for originality in selling goods in
window decorating, in teaching, in
merchandising in farming-and the
man who reaches out and gets some
thing new and useful ahead OF his
fellows has. with that one stroke,
won his success.
Boys are eager to get up town on
a little wage when the great broad |
country, which will grow fruits and
vegetables and forage crops and cat
tie and horses and hogs lies out un-
conquered before them. 4 practical |
cheap irrigation system is needed. |
Where water cannot be had the oNy-l
gen in the air can be put down where
the roots Of the plants are. The young |
fellow who develops a practical idea
there has doubled the wealth pro
ducing capacity OF the country and |
made permanent success for himself. |
Young man, before you hire out TO
another man 10 carry out his plans, /
first exhaust every resource you have
and all the resources Of your friends |
from whom you feel free to seek ad-
vice. Do something or your own
motion and feel the tingle that comes
10 the nerves th%t fits you TO con
auer other worlds in business.