The Republican journal., 1917-02-22
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q lsl7
LURE OF BIC CITIES
A Word to the Man Who Yearns
For a Job In New York.
DON'T HURRY TO LEAVE HOME
Be Sure the Change to the Hustlins
Metropolis Will Be to Your Advan-
taqe Before You Make lido Your
Rsst Where You Are and-Wait.


taae Before You Make lido Your
Best Whore You Are and-Wait.
In the American Magazine a writer,
giving some words Of advice to the
many aspiring young men throughout
the country who feel the lure OF the
great cities and who are consumed
with desire to try their fortunes
therein, says:
"An old friend called to ask my ad-
vice the other day. He came to New
York from little Indiana town. He
has wife and four children-and
poor job.
CAS- I talked with him kept pictur-
ing him where he belongs-back In the
old home town. If he had stayed there
he might have worked into $l,oOO or
81, 200 job, which would have been suf-
ficient to satisfy all his needs and
most of his wants. He could have had
a garden, a yard, a savings bank &C
count and a membership in the local
lodge. Evenings he could have sat ON
his porch and held converse with his
neighbOrs.
ION the Fourth of July he could have
been some punkins' at the neighbour
hood picnic. He might have become
village councilman, and when the fall
campaign arrived he could have been
| on the committee to welcome the con-
gresham when that great parsonage
( came to town in search Of votes. In
other words, he might have had real
place in the community.
"Now, what does he get in exchange
for the $1,000 or $1,000 that he earns
In New York? Well, I suppose he gets
a measly little fiat with dark bedrooms,
fine assortment of cheap lunches, two
chances daily to hang by his eyelids
in the subway, great fund of loneli-
ness and a woebegone feeling of use
| lessness.
THAT is the trouble with these whal-
ing big cities like New York and Chi
cage. They are all right for men of
known ability-men of force and ambi-
ton who have learned how to direct
their talents. But they are hard on I'M
tried men-men who have not yet
| found themselves.
This is not said for the purpose of
soaring venturesome and unattached
young fellows of ability who want to
| try their muscles on the big town.
| There is no danger of soaring them.
They cannot be scared. The morning
| trains are bringing them in by the
hundreds-this very day-and all the
printing presses in the world could not
drive them back.
But it is said for the purpose of caus-
ing every small town man with respon-
sibilities to consider carefully before
| coming whether he has definite aim
in coming and whether he has faith
and conviction that he really has some
thing to give to the big town.
Don't come just for the ride. Don't
come except from positive choice.
Don't come just because others are
coming. The best rule of all is this
if you have 10 definite, compelling rea-
son within yourself to come. don't
come until you are invited. Do your
| job well at home. If the big town
wants you she will call you.
"A hundred kilograms went out from
New York today to various and remote
parts of the United States carrying Of
fers of good jobs to smart chaps who
have done so we'll that New York has
heard of them.
Only last week l met a young man
from Massachusetts who had just been
offered an $4,000 year place in New
York. He said he hadn't the least idea
| how the thing started-except that he
had done work that had been brought
to the attention Of several New York
bankers, one Of whom had looked him
up and then flashed him the offer of
job.
$50 leave your name and address
with the local operator and go back to
your knitting. New York is not tongue
tied. If she needs you she'll wire.
"Of course, if you think you are a
bowling genius you will probably take
the first train for Broadway-and may
be it will be just as well for you to do
so. A genius is just as unhappy one
place as another. But, genius or no
genius, there won't be any brass band
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