Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1917 — Got Good Advice. [ARTICLE]

Got Good Advice.

A millionaire kid recently decided to go to work and accepted a position in the office of his father, who is the president of a railroad running Into New York. The young man had an obsession that opportunity selects its favorites from wealthy candidates, but the clerks in the office thought otherwise. In fact, they made it so disagreeable for the youngster that he appealed to his father. When he heard the true story he lectured his son thusly: “This corporation which employs you has a chairman who started In life as a bootblack. The first vice president was born on a farm, worked his way through college, and incidentally took care of his invalid mother and father. These men had no wealthy connectlons, but they never side-stepped hard work, and If you take my advice you won’t either. You cannot drift along and get ahead. Be friendly with your associates In the office.” diffident youth saw a new light and Is now in line for promotion.