El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-28
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M poor boy TO do, starting out
in life2" ! asked Alfred
Kerr. vice president and manager of the
FL Paso Bank and Trust company. We
were discussing the Boy scouts and
boys generally and 7 knew that Alfred
started 10 work at Sc a month and that
he didn't have a silver spoon in his
mouth until he put 1t there himself
Get an interest in the business, he
answered. vehemently and without
hesitancv- a man must get an interest
in what he is working for He never
gets ahead very much working for other
people Get All interest la the business.
even II IL IS small. and strive all the
time 70 yet q bigger interest i man
cannot DO his best until he knows that
he is working for himself; that what he
IS making is going at least in part 10
himself
I worked for the Frost bank in san
Antonio for u years and got increases
in salary 12 times. but I had TO quit
nv job u times TO get them Every
time I asked for q raise. / was refused
and then ] quit ] was always rem
stated and given the increase. Then I
decided that II was time 10 set out for
myself; that il 7 was valuable enough
10 the firm that they would hire me
back al more money every time | quit.
ought to be valuable 70 myself I set
out and organized r bank, but II was
my first venture and I had to get 3 lot
Of small stockholders in About all 1
hao IN the institution vas a salary a
little bigger than the one I left in san
Antonio.
I saw chance 20 organize another
bank. and with what little money had
saved, 1 bought some stock and then
demanded q certain amount Of stock
Tor myself for organizing the lnsutu-
ton I got it. The bank is still operat-
the stepping stone for our FL Paso
bank Here 7 put in the money saved
"a my second bank venture and got
some more stock for organizing the in
stitution- Vow " hen / make a dollar
for the bank ] feel that 1 am making
something for Kerr Il is the only way
Tor a bov starting out without means
10 get ahead in life
Another Of The Ell Paso Herald's
popular features is 70 be dramatised
Bringing Up Father" has been on the
stage for several years and has made
its promoters a lot Of money Vow The
katZenjahher Kids" those two CAV
little fellows who have delighted the
kiddies and grown ups who have
watched their funny antics in the
pages OF the comic supplement of The
Herald and other leading papers of the
country are to he dramatized. Hans and
Fritz will be made the central figures
in q big musical comedy that will be
days by q new producing firm. GazzolO.
Cats and Clifford. all widely known
theatrical producers. When the foot
lighting Of Katie MANNER Kids takes
place all Of the characters that have
made the cartoons famous will be
placed on the stage and there viii be
= big chorus of girls, of course, in this
newest Of cartoon musical comedies.
NOW. young man. it Is not well TO
drink too much Victor Moore is said
to have been telling q young acquain-
lance. as they stood near the brass rail-
ing. When you have had enough, quit"
he continued. Now. take those two fell
low standing over there When they
look like four men 10 you, then you
have had enough
There's only one man there. Mr..
Moore said the young man who was
receiving the admOnition.
Economy jars said d sign / saw on
something in a china store the other