Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-05

THAT was Fathers way. He didn't
forbid ms to do one thing. or order me
10 do something else. lie didn't have
me decide on the basis Of what he told
me. I,ut he had me get the facts. and
then decide on the basis 81 what ha6
found out for myself. In that way
learned 10 analyze proposition, ~
well an 10 rely on my own judgment
In making decisions"
when he WINS eleven years old. the
boy tackled his first real Job. II was
a common ono for boys In small
town -,hat Of delivering the daily y,
per. An active pair Of feet In tho
chief requisite; but this particular
youngster was active at the other OK.
tremity Of his body also He used
his mind M well as his muscle.
Inside Of few months he had built
up n bigger patronage than he could
handle by himself. even though he got
up nj four O'Clock IN the morning and
worked until breakfast time. There.
upon. the clevcn.yearold youngstcr bo.
came an employer. lie hustled for or.
ders and got ~ many that he had 10
hire three boys 10 do the delivering
And this was In town Of only about
fifteen hundred inhabitants.
Paper Agency Success.
His paper agncy was 40 successful
that he sold II after q while for one
hundred and fifty dollars: but In eight
months. without young Ernest 20 push
IL. u fell off NJ much tina, tho com.
pany gave II hack to him without
charge.
Three times he built up and sold that
agency. And each time u WINS given
back 10 him for nothing. The pur.
chaser wouldn't work to keep Il up
to the mark. Ernest Thompson did.
He knew every man. woman and child
along his routes. He would 40 blocks
out OF his way 10 carry IA paper 10
subscriber.
Friends are the best things In life. e"
he Gays. and, incidentally. they are
the hest, the very best. asset In bust.
ness. II man has enough friends.
and In fnir and square In his dealings
with them other things are bound To
come To him"
The other things" certainly have
come Ia Ernest Thompson. Nine hun.
dred dollars. for instance came To him
from his earnings from the newspaper
agency. This he invested In "a candy
store. Unlike many boys who earn
money, he kept right on going t.l
school. put a clerk In charge OF the
store. and spent only his spare hours
there himself.
Ills Candy Store.
The business took In s25 a day, gave
him all the spending money he needed.
and enabled him to gave some u
three months he sold out with $50.
as his profit on the deal. Next, he
bought drug store. ran this for threa
months, sold Il Tor $4,000 and cleared
$1,000 net profit.
Amarillo IL IN the Panhandle 81 Tex
as; the little Jog In the northern par,
81 the state. II IL little" compared
with the rest Of the immense area III
Texas, yet half Of all New England
could be dumped into that jog and not
be tight fit In 1908. hordes n
"home.scckers. from the Middle Yves,
went TO Northern Texas TO look at
farming land. and hundreds Of their
dropped off nj Amarillo. The town WIS
growing fast at that time: yet the aver.
age sixteen year.old boy doesn't think
there are many opportuniii,g for mon.
ey making In "A place Of ten thousand
inhGbi:ants.
Young Thompson was ony sixto,L;
not yet through high school. But he
knew AN opportunity whsn he saw
one. With his savings he bought n
passenger touring car -ani tour.
ing ears were not common ever IN
those Gl,s-and offered his services To
the r'al utatc men In carrying h"ne.
seekers around to inspect land.
Ills Homeseekers' Car.
In all his school life, this was the
only time he allowed either business or
pleasure To interfere with his school
work. For months. twice each month,