The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-14
TAKE YOUR JOB SERIOUSLY


John D. Rockefeller last week celebrated the
seventy-second anniversary of the day on which
he got his first job.
Rockefeller takes the exent seriously and thinks
that it is of enough Importance to celebrate by ap
propriate festivities.
Whether John D. thinks this event of so much
Importance, whether the stunt is pulled just to
educate the slave that he should value his 'job"
even more than the SALARY" he received, is a
question. 1t looks like some more of take what you
get and work hard and be hopeful and satisfied
propaganda.
Rockefeller was sixteen years old when he got
his first job: he is now Lightweight.
Whatever the motive Of the celebration or the
motive behind the publicity, yet there is one thing
EVIDENT Mr.. Rockefeller took that first Job seri-
ously and worked hard and conscienciously at it,
althO no office boy would consider twice as much
now.
There is a lesson in that: it makes no difference
what the job is, or how much the pay, it is only
honest. conscientious, hard work that wins. Only
those who take their work seriously enough to
master it, to think of it all day and in their dreams
at night, without thought of clock of themselves
until they have mastered it, can ever hope for any
degree of success. There may be elements of luck
but luck does not come to the man who has not
job, and he is master financier, though he was
rich born, as his father was a master before him.
Wealth. position, or advantage, are Of no pernan-
ent value without honest, hard work. No man can
win wealth honestly, or dishonesty, or position OF
glory, without real effort No artist, even though
born with the talent, no poet born with the song
IN his heart, ever became master without labor:
without ceaseless toll. No poor boy, who ever
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work: both of hand and brains And usually the
harder the work. the greater the success.
1t was said long ago. 'There is no royal road
to learning" The road to learning is hard. and
peasant, poet, or prince must travel the same road
and no one can ease it for him, and what is true
IN reference to learning, is true of everything else
And it does not make a whit of difference under
what system of society that the man lives, under
fuedal, capitalistic communistic the person who
comes to the top in his trade or profession must
master that trade or profession, by application anc
labor, or he just won't get to the top The GOOD
luck, recognition and promotion only come tc
those who have fitted themselves for the gooc
luck, and can make good when the opportunity
comes.
faker and pretender can only exist until
he is found out, and the exposure will surely oc-
cur-for water will surely find its level
So the young man who would succeed in any
walk of life, at any time place, must master
his job first of all, he must work honestly anC
conscientiously while at work, and then he mus
organize and fight for what is due him: pay anc
position, and his rights as man.
A mans success is measured by the labor he
put into it. There is no other way to ever amount
to anything in this world
So the young who thinks that he can VIII
and keep anything without work-real works.
surely kidding himself, and the sooner he gets owe
the notion the better he is off,
If you are going to win, you must deliver tn,
goods you must keep your word you must NEE
your obligations, you must know your Job, and vol
must labor after you know it-these things are tn,
very foundation of the structure of success.
And John D. Rockefeller, whether you like hin
or not, did all of these things.
Those that smile when told Mr. Rockefeller still
mas his first dollar he ever earned, should ais,
remember that he has the first HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS he ever got-however he got it
for 1t takes brains and effort to even steal none,
winch is no laughing NATTER also that second
third and fourth hundred million dollars.
And though we do not just admire the method
employed by Mr. Rockefeller, in securing his for
tune and are opposed to the system that made
Mr.. Rockefeller possible, yet Mr. Rockefeller
sides the fortune he still possesses has given awav
since ne took that small job in 1855 on which h,
made good, to science, education and charity. NOR,
than five hundred millions dollars
1T PAYS SURELY, TO TAKE YOUR JOB. BIC
OR LITTLE, SERIOUSLY, AND TO MAKE GOOT
ON IT.