Cyrus Field's Advice To Garrett

When yonng HobUarrett rooit u npon ïimself tü run the earth, after he became president of the Baltimore and Ohio, he starled the Baltimore and Ohio sleeping car system, the Baltiraore and Ohio Express company and the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company. Oue day he ran across Cyrus Field in New York, and the old financier took him in land. "Robert," he said, "your father and t were friends during his lifetime, and [ don't want to see yon ruin the great property he built up. But you are start,ng out well to do it. No man in the world can do what you have started oat to do - fight the Pennsylvania railroad with your railroad, fight the Western Union Telegraph company with your telegraph company, fight Pullman 's Palace Car company with your sleeping car company, and the Adams Express company with your express company. My boy" - laying his hand affectionate[y on Bob 's shoulder - "you are going o ruin yourself. No one concern can aope to make a successful fight against Eour such corporations as those. They will wreek youl "-