Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-05-19
SAM swINToN,s CORN sPECUL aTIoN.

SAM SWINTON'S CORN SPECULATIO,
did l ever tell you," said Sam Swinton
me one day, "of that ere corn spec Of mine Q
the Wabash"
| shook my head.
"You see, Bob," began Sam, atAs way it can
about was this-I got hard up"
switch 10 not very uncommon thing wit
certain individual of my acquaintance, Sam
remarked.
aPrezactly," said Sam. swell. / was bar
up. and wondering how could make the small
est amount Of capital tell to the talest ad
vantage. when, on taking up noospaper,
saw windy paragraph on the advantages o
advertising. The article went on to illsstrst
how many fellers had made their piles out o
the meantst capital simply by advertising, IN.
l determined at vunce, pertickerly % / hat
raised an idea from the suject, that il was th,
| way for me ter 60 about it.
aWhat was the way!" inquired, no: com,
pretending him.
"By advertising" returned Sam.
ayes, WE'LL; you said something about going
sboutit. Going about WHAT"
"Raising pile" returned Sam.
"All right understand-go ahead"
u urged the matter this way,'' said Sam,
"that an advertisement travelled wherever the
paper travelled, and everybody knows they 90
into all the QUITO way places in the State. So.
thinks !, good advertisement will be cure to
ketch the eye of some of the softest of the
interior. and If it does, who knows bnt what
they will give feller lift. Here goes for
trial. at all events. So takes store of Puke.
who. because ] talked up right, didn't want the
rent In advance, run 10 lot of truck that
could neither sell it nor give it away, hung up
my shingle of'Sam Swinton, Commission Mer.
chant, put up sprngin' advertisement in the
two papers published in the town, got couple
Of irst-rate pufs from the editors, to the effect
that was responsible as we'll as some in a
trade, and then sat down to abide the ishew of
events"
"That is. Of the advertisement"
"Prezactly. Well, hadn't been storing it
long, when , planter in the interior Of the
State"-
"What State, Sans"
"lndianny. Of fcourse-consigned me four big
of corn, on commission, with in.
structions to sell it as quick as possible. and
hen write him. SO that be could draw on me
Tor the pewter. Thinks l. as had the stuff
put in the store, there amt nothing like advert-
ing. It's the onls way of making customer.
And laid myself out to sell the corn"
"And that did not take you long, Sam, of !
ourse."
oyer might bet barrel Of Monongyhely on |
hat, Bob, with all the chances to win" replied |
IAN. "ler see, the other merchants in the |
own--and some on 'em drive q stiff business.
tell you-couldn't come within thousand
,iies Of me in price. l could underseII their
oots OF on 'em, and they couIden't help them.
slves. Some on 'em tried to back up against
le BY putting their corn down to the lowest
'arket price. but it warnt no sorter use.
IN mine down to half the usual pricea and
'ey had to knock under. They grnmbled or.
i, and declared that was room the busi.
ess bat It didn't make no difference. con.
nued to sell 20 much lower than any on 'em, |,
lat they at length gave up oil idea Of compe.
lion with me, and | had the market ali to
yseif, until the last bushel was gone. To
sure" said Sam, with one Of his expressive
niles, II had the advantage Of the Pukes-l
ey expected to pay the owners for their corn,
hen It was sold, whereas p
"Ead no such intention" said |.
"Not the less on it." said Sam. ut vas
in my principles, and always had been-I
ELL my competitors, jellus Of my success,
blowin' sgin me everywhere, but
stead OF hurting me, it did me good. Ia q !.
orr tine got my name up a. the cheapest !:
ID quickest corndealer on the Wabash, and
planters began consigning their corn to me
fast came to the conclusion they must have
'en mighty anxshus to get rid Of it," .
"fou never exPeetsd TO pay them dollar, !.
ppose, Sam!"
mot the first picayune!" answered Sam
ut went on selling. There's large mar. =
on the Wabash for everything-even for :
rn, II yer put It low enough-snd 40 went :
for the big market, and want pertickles ~ !
ont the prices. the way materially haulded 2
the pewter was enough to send thrill Of .
to the heart Of dying Christianl When 2
gas felicitatin' myself on the luck which fol. y
rod advestisin' received . letter from INV "
i customer. wanting to know il had sold p :,
con yet, ana 1t 90, ter let him know, 20 ~ !,
could draw on me for the tin q
40 bic plantation wss awsy il the interior, :.
'''te 70 him that il want cold yet and there q y
no telling when il would, % money was =
orfoI tight and more corn in the market q 9
o there vas any demand for. This shut o.
up Tor month or two, whe0 along came 2,
ther letfet, which answered as before. -
! didn't bear from him again fof nigh on to % %
ht months, when he writ me sassy letter. %
ing that be was hard.up, and must have the 60
ney; that must sell the corn OF at any
Q, deduct my commission and let him know
It the balance was, 80 he could draw On mo -
the amount "a
This letter took me all Of heap, - bad Be-
. putting OF the settling with ali my cor e.
'ondents, with the intention Of making IN
{: However, thinks !, I'll give this Puke =,
y sight, ont Of fsller feslin, for I've often do
wn what It is to Be hard-up myself. The G,
escorn came, even 1t The prices 1t which il
% i, TO e476, and thought, seeing that ] is,
doing tall business, that Il wss nothing Pj
. than tar that he should have q part OF the be