The Argosy, March 1907 — page 198: what you’re looking at

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THE ARGOSY—ADVERTISING SECTION. during this time nearly 1,000 per cent. I can recommend your schools to any ambitious and earnest man. The I. C.S. is certainly a wonderful institution.’’ 1,000 per cent is a pretty fair return on the small investment required for an I. C. S. Course, isn’t it? Mr. Collins’ address is 112 San Fran- cisco St., Santa Fe, N. Mex. Here is the name and address of an- other worker who made his work return big dividends with aid of the I.C.S., Joseph Cain, Searles, Ala. When Mr. Cain enrolled for one of I. C. S. Mining Courses Mine Foreman at $90 per month. He now holds the position of Mine Superintendent with the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Com- pany, at a salary of $225 a month. Mr. Cain says: ‘‘IT know of no other method than tue. 1: Soe which a man can advance so quickly and surely.”’ Advancement quick and sure, right where you are, is the re- cord of I. C. S. men throughout the world. At your present work, without, the loss of a mintute’s time or a dollar's pay, the I. C. S. takes you, trains you and shows you how to make that work pay, how to advance in it, or how to change to a more congenial occupation. The I. C. S. can do this because it has a staff of 2700 people and an invested capital of $6,000,000 devoted to the ex- press purpose of training you fo make your work pay. When a man who is willing to do his part gets the I. C. S. organization behind him, don’t you think it ought to help— a little ? Take, for instance, the case of a young man like Wilson P. Hunt, Moline, II. he was a i, i eeedameanal FROM APPRENTICE TO PROPRIETOR. While still a machinist’s apprentice, 20 years of age, Mr. Hunt enrolled for the Mechanical Course. On finishing the course and receiving his diploma, he be- came a draftsman ‘and then a machine designer. Later he started the Moline Tool Company, Moline, Ill., becoming Secretary and Superintendent of the con- cern. The I. C. S. supplied just the help needed by Mr. Hunt to realize his am- bition. When Chas. E. Norberg, 1026 Albany Street, Los Angeles, Cal., got in line with the I. C. S., his income began to increase in a most surprising way. Mr. Norberg’s remuneration as car- penter was $3 a day when he enrolled for the Architectural Course. He tells us: ‘‘ Previous to this I had only a common school education, but the in- struction given was so plain, so easy to follow, and so practical that I have now become a General Contractor, and my earnings range from $75 to $100 a week. The I. C.S. is certainly a great blessing to the wage earner.’’ What Mr. Nor- berg says about the simplicity of his in- struction is charac- teristic ofall L.C\S. Gang Drills 4 * ; Moline Tool Company Matias, Hhiewts j Tras | lessons and text yee! aie 8 books. They are easy to /earn ; easy to remember, easy to apply. Not even a common school education is requir- ed, only the ability to read and write. But one obstacle can stand in the way of the success of an I. C. S. man—his own lack of ambition. Still another Californian who dates his rise from his enrollment with the I. C.S. is Albert. K. Harford; 854 Fifty-third Street, Oakland, Cal. At the time of enrolling Mr. Harford held the position of engine-room store- keeper at $85 a month. Let him tell what happened in his own words: ‘For those who have to work for a living, there is no better way of advance- ee In anawering this advertisement it is desirable that you mention THE ARGOSY, COmmicloool<