The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-06
ADVISES YOUNG MEN
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vac ~ IoAOS0 n Leslie y.
President Bedford OF the Standard
OIL company OF New Jersey Is an
apostle of the doctrine of publicity.
Having himself travelled unaided
every step OF the way. from the valley
OF obscurity to the summit Of success,
l asked Mr.. Bedford to tell some of the
things he had learned during his jour-
ney. to give some suggestions or point
ers for the guidance of other climbers.
Well" he began, my advice to
every young man would be this:
DO everything you are told--and do
1t with all your heart and strength
willingly, cheerfully and enthusiastic
caliy-and then look around for more
work to do.
Don't measure your work by hours,
but by what 1t Is possible for you to
accomplish from the time you enter in
the morning-and be early rather than
late-until the place closes In the even
ing-and don't quit the moment the
place officially closes If there Is work
still to be done.
Read and study and think along the
lines of your business. Learn what 1t
Is all about, what service 1t contrib
utes to making the world go round
more comfortably and efficiently. Cul.
tivate the habit Of looking ahead, of
! acquiring as much foresight as pos
| sible. Have imagination and vision.
Then try to plan out your life, to
| map out a course: consider and CAL
culate the steps necessary to carry
you toward your goal: 80 forward step
by step--and don't get your sequences
mixed. DO one thing at a time. II
your job at the moment Is to keep
books. master bookkeeping thoroughly
and study the fundamentals OF &C.
countancy-don't merely keep your
books mechanically. From accountancy
80 on to study finance. and this will
help to open other doors. Or. il a man
starts in n manufacturing department,
let him first master that department
and then learn all there is to be learned
about other departments. Thus will
he become familiar with the whole
process Of MANUFACTURES.
His next step would be to learn
the outlets and the uses for his man.
ufacture-the market for his product.
BY studying what and how much his
market will take or will not take he
becomes a capable merchandise man.
This double knowledge OF manufactur-
ing and merchandising qualities him to
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way to rise to the very top. whereas
the fellow who was content to jos
along in a nut in one department will
still be about where ne began"
You thing. then, Mr.. Bedford, that
almost every fellow has n chance?" !
asked.
NO. not a chance. not one chance.
but many chances" he replied spirited
ly Every fellow has chances coming
his way constantly: It is not a Ques-
ton OF having chances but OF recognize
ing chances when they come. You
sometimes hear a fellow say. I had a
chance once but didn't take it, Never
mind the change that is past: watch
out for the next one and qualify to be
able to seize it,
You believe the young man of nor.
NAL intelligence and abnormal 'lili'
gence can usually make at least a mod
crate success Of his iife?" I queried.
"Yes|I have no patience with smart
Alexis. with high filters. with brilliant
; young gentlemen who go up like sky,
rockets. for they usually come down
like sticks" he declared with empha
sis. do the natural thing: do JUS
what Is reasonable whether YOU ar,
dealing with an employer or a customer
or a competitor or with labor. Avoit
! short cuts.
Success that is worth while is, afte,
all. very largely = matter of plain
Everyday morality combined with tire
n mendous industry and deserved rep
- utation for integrity and for fairness
towards the other fellow"