Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 23 - Page 3
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VOL. LIV. No. 23.
REVIEW
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 373 Fourth Ave., New York, June 8,1912
SINGLE COPIES^ 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Environment and Opportunity
E
NVIRONMENT goes hand in hand with opportunity.
The right kind of an environment is necessary to produce satisfactory work, and if you ex-
pect to get the best from yourself or the men who are working with you, you must have" an en-
vironment which is calculated to satisfy.
Some men realize fully that environment counts for much, and they have applied this knowledge to
the material betterment of the conditions surrounding those who are working with them.
Good light and fresh air are essentials for they keep mind and body healthful, and in these days of nerv-
ous tenseness such plain essentials should not be overlooked,
Then, when one is working under healthful conditions better work is done.
- There is more spirit and energy behind every move and everything counts for greater success, and then
when luck comes smilingly along one can smile back instead of indulging in a scowl.
Societies composed of business men and office staffs are sometimes exceedingly helpful, and regular
meetings, at which time ways and means may be discussed intelligently, ofttimes develop sluggish
mirtds into active minds, all brought about by an environment calculated to develop the best that is in one.
It was at one of these social gatherings of employes where Chas. M. Schwab's opportunity came.
He attended one of the social meetings of steel employes in Pittsburgh years ago, where everyone
is supposed to contribute something to the evening's entertainment.
Schwab's geniality made him a popular member, and he seated himself at a piano in the room where
the company had assembled and started to sing an old Scotch ballad.
He sang it so well that when the lasfnotes were fading a man, quietly garbed, who had a little Scotch
burr in his speech, approached the big, husky young man and said: "That song is a favorite of mine.
Will you come up to my house and sing it for me some time?"
Schwab assented and asked where he lived.
The man replied: "Oh, ask anyone here, they will tell you," arid turned away with a queer little smile
on his face.
Schwab asked one of his fellow workmen: "Who is that man?"
The employe replied, with a roar of laughter: "Do you mean to tell me you don't know? It's the old
man, of course, Carnegie, king of steel. What did he want with you?"
Schwab's answer is not on record, but opportunity smiled upon him and he improved the chance, and
the Scotch ballads and piano practice opened the door to bigger things for him.
He presented himself at the Carnegie mansion just two nights after the social evening.
He was invited by Carnegie into his big music room and for a long time he delighted the great iron
master with his Scotch ballads, melodies, jigs, and dances, and when Schwab arose from the piano he felt
that his lucky moment had arrived.
When he met Carnegie he was receiving the modest stipend of $30 a month, but his ability in improv-
ing a particular environment caused Carnegie to become
interested in him, and Carnegie immediately saw
other qualities in the young man and Charles Schw T ab quickly rose to be a millionaire.
Now, the question is, was it luck—was it environment, or both, supplemented by a tremendous stock
of good native ability?
VOL. LIV. No. 23.
REVIEW
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 373 Fourth Ave., New York, June 8,1912
SINGLE COPIES^ 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Environment and Opportunity
E
NVIRONMENT goes hand in hand with opportunity.
The right kind of an environment is necessary to produce satisfactory work, and if you ex-
pect to get the best from yourself or the men who are working with you, you must have" an en-
vironment which is calculated to satisfy.
Some men realize fully that environment counts for much, and they have applied this knowledge to
the material betterment of the conditions surrounding those who are working with them.
Good light and fresh air are essentials for they keep mind and body healthful, and in these days of nerv-
ous tenseness such plain essentials should not be overlooked,
Then, when one is working under healthful conditions better work is done.
- There is more spirit and energy behind every move and everything counts for greater success, and then
when luck comes smilingly along one can smile back instead of indulging in a scowl.
Societies composed of business men and office staffs are sometimes exceedingly helpful, and regular
meetings, at which time ways and means may be discussed intelligently, ofttimes develop sluggish
mirtds into active minds, all brought about by an environment calculated to develop the best that is in one.
It was at one of these social gatherings of employes where Chas. M. Schwab's opportunity came.
He attended one of the social meetings of steel employes in Pittsburgh years ago, where everyone
is supposed to contribute something to the evening's entertainment.
Schwab's geniality made him a popular member, and he seated himself at a piano in the room where
the company had assembled and started to sing an old Scotch ballad.
He sang it so well that when the lasfnotes were fading a man, quietly garbed, who had a little Scotch
burr in his speech, approached the big, husky young man and said: "That song is a favorite of mine.
Will you come up to my house and sing it for me some time?"
Schwab assented and asked where he lived.
The man replied: "Oh, ask anyone here, they will tell you," arid turned away with a queer little smile
on his face.
Schwab asked one of his fellow workmen: "Who is that man?"
The employe replied, with a roar of laughter: "Do you mean to tell me you don't know? It's the old
man, of course, Carnegie, king of steel. What did he want with you?"
Schwab's answer is not on record, but opportunity smiled upon him and he improved the chance, and
the Scotch ballads and piano practice opened the door to bigger things for him.
He presented himself at the Carnegie mansion just two nights after the social evening.
He was invited by Carnegie into his big music room and for a long time he delighted the great iron
master with his Scotch ballads, melodies, jigs, and dances, and when Schwab arose from the piano he felt
that his lucky moment had arrived.
When he met Carnegie he was receiving the modest stipend of $30 a month, but his ability in improv-
ing a particular environment caused Carnegie to become
interested in him, and Carnegie immediately saw
other qualities in the young man and Charles Schw T ab quickly rose to be a millionaire.
Now, the question is, was it luck—was it environment, or both, supplemented by a tremendous stock
of good native ability?
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