The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-11-08
YOUNG MEN AT SIXTY

IL humanity were INDIVIDUAL, anu
knew it's own needs, it might well ad
vertise along that line. There is nc
opportunity for young men compare
BILE, to the opportunity which man
of sixty has if, as young man, he
started out to make the most of his
possibilities, and kept at it.
A few years ago people were saying
that this was the age of the young
man. It was and is, in the sense that
youthful enthusiasm without expert
ence and without enthusiasm; but il
age with experience has also the spir
it of youth it stands head and should
ers higher, because youth cannot have
experience in the beginning.
To prove this let me mention just
a few of the masters of industry and
finance who today are paramount in
public attention, this being the age
when business operations are recog
nized asian outstanding phase of life
The president of almost all of the
leading railways are beyond fifty OF
even sixty. Samuel Rhea, head of the
Pennsylvania system, is sixty-six
When he was elected he was fifty
eight. Alfred H. Smith, president OF
the New York Central, is fifty-eight
Daniel Willard of the Baltimore &
Ohio is sixty; Howard Elliott of the
Northern Pacific is sixty-one.
As for bankers, George f. Baker
head of the First National Bank OF
New York, and the most powerful OF
American bankers, although less
known than some others, is eighty
one years old. A. Barton Hepburn
hcairman Of the Chase National Bank
of New York, and recognized as the
highest authority on money, is seven
ty-eight. Xxi
e. H. Gary, seventy-three years old
is chairman Of the United States Steel
Corporation, a two-billion-dollar CT
ganization. His is probably the big
gest business job in America.
An interesting feature in studying
the progress of men who now loom
large in our national life has been
the discovery that in numerous instan
ces they were, comparatively obscure
until they had passed the thirties
which used to be regarded as the
prime of life. The twenty-eight men
who have been presidents of the Unit
ed states were between fifty-four and
nfty,five, and they have diet as q
rule, just under seventy.
John ID. Rockefeller did not become
the gigantic financial power that he
now Is until he had passed siSty, the
late ]. r. Morgan did his biggest work
beyond that age; and Andrew Came
gle was almost sixty before the Car
negie Steel Company had reached Its
gigantic proportions. The late r. II.
Hartman, at sixty the master Of m
ocean-to-ocean railway System, with
a fortune of approximately seventy
five millions, was an obscure stock
broker until he reached fifty Theo
dore N. Vail did his greatest work al
ter he was seventy, as head Of ibe
American Telephone and 1e.ograp}
Company. At forty Henry Ford was
comparatively unknown.
Regardless of the ethics Of career
Of money.making, the names that
have mentioned stand for power and
ability; and II Is Significant tho
American industry Is in the hands
men of advanced yeers. This fact has
personal interest for every one. !
John II. Patterson, past seventy'hYe
could direct the National Cash lteeis
ter Company with zest and with ,magi
nation, and Thomas A. Edison, seven
lty-four. can tackle new problems wit
energy and delight, there Is reason q
think that the latter years ought g
be the best years of their lives.
enlightened opinion today tends Z
lthis view. The belief that It pays fof
/ a person to nourish his resources 4
responsible for the acceptance Of th'
study of physical culture hysicne
and recreations, as proper pursuits
Contact with human dynamos at sixt!
has made remorseful others who hav'
lissipated their energies, and win
have wanted the foresight 10 plal
their live, or the will to persevere Il
their purposes, on the other hand
young persons Of even moderate abb
ity should feel new citation. consit
ersng the possibilities of the Ion
years,