The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-12

MISS ALICE JONES -
and ventilation of the building are
perfect. The temperature scarcely
varies from Monday morning till
Saturday night. She keeps the ma
chine oiled and polished to suit her.
self, and she carries the key to a
cabinet of fine instruments that no.
body else touches. She files the buzz
saw and sets it when it gets dull, for
the little sawmill is a companion
piece of the linotype. Anyone can
sharpen and set a common saw IT
| they will give the matter some study
and practice, but buzz-saw is more
difficult. 1t has to be kept true in
every way or there will be something
strange doing when it makes an in
cision into layer of metal slugs.
with the saw whirling like nest of
invisible hornets.
Miss Jones has two elements in
her business engagements that insure
success, even if she were lame on
some others, which she is not. The
time for her to begin work in the
morning is 8 O'Clock, and she walks
into the office at 1855. That gives
her five minutes to hang up her
wraps, put on her apron and sleeve
| lets and get an even start in the race
of the days work. That is element
number one.
| Element number two is that her
mind is on her work from the time
she arrives in the office till she says
good night. There isn't anybody
making a success who lacks either
of those things. There may be peo-
pie holding down jobs, who arrive
late, but they are not the people who
make the big success or who get fire.
quent raises in their salaries. Look
the world over and see how many
there are who begin work at 8
O'Clock, but who are habitually hur-
rying to get within the building by
eight. That is the key to their
character and their career. They
merely wish to pass muster. II they
get into the house by eight, and get
to work soon after, it fills the meas
ure of their ambition, and they carry
that feeling into whatever they do
the wish to "get by The folks who
watch the clock or listen for the
| whistle to see when it is quitting
time do not get sufficiently interested
and sufficiently concentrated to make
success of anything. The folks
who fudge a little on both ends of
che day are not often the ones who
are selected to take more response
BILE positions 1t is said of Charlie
Schwab, the steel king. that once
when he and his associates were
talking about whom they would Sc
lect from their mechanical engineers
to take charge of an important new
venture for them, Mr. .Schwab set
tied it by saying, "Tell them all to
stay on the job till o'clock this
evening""
During the last half hour while
these young fellows were working
and waiting, not knowing why they
were asked to remain, Mr.. Schwab
kept looking to see which ones were
restless and who was watching the
clock. There was only one in the
bunch, who did not look up at all,
and he did not even observe the
others when they went out at 7
O'Clock He was so absorbed in his
work that he did not find a quitting
place till the others had vanished.
Next morning he was named for the
new position, and he made good thru
the years of wonderful career, and
Is still at it,
Miss Jones increased her salary
as much during the second year as
the first and has clear field
ahead for further Advancement. But
it was not accomplished by arriving
late and breathless, leaving early and
hurrying off to other things that in
terested her more. 1t has been done
by giving attention to her part in
the work, and doing her best. Once
when she and Miss Christensen were
invited by the management to take
a day or two off If they wanted to,
they thought it over and staid with
the work. They were both inter-
ested, and there was no other place
for them to go just then that held
out the promise of especial benefit
or especial interest. Their staying
with the work was a certificate of
interest, and a certificate Of worth.
There are probably other girls in
Bingham county who could have
found places to work in the Republi-
can office or elswhere a couple of
years ago and developed jobs for
themselves that would pay 500
a month or more, but as matter of
fact they did not. A good many girls
have wished for good jobs, and have
sat back and held their hands, or
worked along at something not very
desirable and did not use their spare
time to qualify for something better.
There II the rub with most people,
they do not devote an hour day or
few evenings a week to preparing
themselves for better job. They
merly drift.
A persons interest in their work
develops by doing their very best
each day and trying to. improve upon
it the next day. After a person
works up to moderately good posi-
ton or moderately good stage in
their work, it is harder to keep on
gaining because 1t takes unusual pre-
paration. But on the other hand,
it is easier to forge ahead because
there is more room when one gets
above the rank and file.