Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1880 — 60 Slow. [ARTICLE]

60 Slow.

An old Boston merchant recently remarked : “I’ve stood here on State street for forty years, and I have seen men accumulate fortunes by speculation, and I’ve seen these fortunes disappear. I have seen men go up in worldly wealth, and go down, and I’ve always noticed thatlhose persons who were content with slow gains and 6 per cent, interest came out ahead in the long run.” The result of the old merchant’s observations is abundantly confirmed by the history of the trade and finance of every commercial city in the world. Strict adherence to the honorable and legitimate methods of business —sometimes slow, but always sure—is the secret of the solidity attained by almost every man of wealth who has accumulated a fortune in business and kept it.