Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-03
Is the Farmer a
Business Man?

he Wlllacoochee IlIlleS'
published in Atkinson county,
stoutly maintains that the far
mer is a business man, and In
a recent issue makes this edi-
torial comment;
The term. Farmers and bust
ness men" is one that The Tines
editor has never had any pa
thence with. Since his early boy
hood he has read it in different
newspapers and wondered how
they got that way.
Why isn't farmer a business
man? Our experience in farm
ing taught us a successful far
mer must be good bushes man
and we have always refrained
from using the expression quoted
above.
Now we are glad to see that
the Columbus Enquirer-Sun, the
Albany Herald and the Savan-
nah Morning News lined up right
on this matter making public an
nouncement that they will here
after recognize that farmers are
also business men.
OF course, the farmer is
business man, and like the city
merchant, some are successful
business men, while others are
not.
There is wide difference be-
tween business man" and sue
cessful business man. who
runs any business is, in the ver-
nacular of the day. a business
man. AS to whether he is en-
titled to add the word success
full, is another question.
A successful business man
often meets failure, but ultimate
! success comes in never quitting.
10 him defeat is a spur to great
er Effort.
A few of the characteristics
of the Successful Business Man
include
Courage and determination;
never admitting to himself that
he is whipped. When the clouds
are blacklist he whistles a tune
and delves for a way out. In
every line of business there is
the. element of risk. He who
lacks courage to go forward and
the determination to succeed is
licked before he starts.
The successful business man
knows his trade, his profession
or avocation. While knowing
that he knows, he realizes that
he yet has much to learn, and
studies the tactics of his com
petitor.
The successful business man
is honest and fair, both to him
self. his employees, associates
and customers. Taking an UNI
fair advantage of another is the
poorest business ethics in the
world. The most valuable asset
to any business is a satisfied and
happy corps of helpers and Gus
toners. No business can long
succeed which does not number
its customers as its friends.
The successful business man is
a man of energy-mental and
physical. Six days shalt thou
labor. When pleasure inter
feres with business, business
failure follows. The man who
prefers to burn up the roads one
or two working days a week i;
not likely to make a success oil
his business.
One of the most successful
men we have known often re
marked that he was always one
hour ahead Of his competitor
that he worked one hour longer
every day and that he worked
his brain just little harder thar
his competitor. It's that added
nour that often brings success,
he says.
Then the successful business
man is a man of poise, self-pos
session, even temper. he is
willing to give and take; grant
ing the other fellow the same
right and privileges he demand
for himself.
The successful farmer is 9
successful business man. He i
Z merchandise who knows hi
FOODS and his makes. and a
the Columbus Enquirer Sun re
marks
We do not know who began the
discussion Of the question, nor