Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-08
THE BEST INVESTMENT.

PHILIP LYNCH, Editor and Proprietor
ALE. porRN Associate Rdisor
THE BEST INvhs1n
me nublic Is constantly appealed to
.cen,s ~ varlous corporations,
"a : o--or,o,s-s ~ nromisino enter
a.,so. Rsnr..en,ations ara made of
~ -.",.r;or claim, Of each of these
~i ah,.o,s q. n-osentino tho on.
ee'e'a - nI-sns..n,ant with
possuy .N ,.os
OUT stopping S"a'y1I ~
pecIuses' of
"inSestmens 'or spe'u
the actual motive p,eseh'su' anu wiz
out oispatihg that 'nei' "io
terprises and corporations wh'cn oner
a safe employment OF any actual capt.
tai which may DO lying idie, there arc
several important Considerations wn,cn
should o attendeo 10 oy everybody
Among these are the questions; are
my expenses actually witnih my IN
Gomez" Money passes through my
hands-but Is 1t mine! Am = a
word, earning what ! spend, or SIT
mine to spend?" II these queries can
be satisfactorily answered. well. Ii
not, the first step to DO taken Is 70 re-
duee tho expenses down to the In
come, or 70 bring the income up 70; the
expense OF living. Pr'de may reSoie
and vanity DO mounoea ~ sre ni
course, Il =, after ALL TUG o"iJ s"ie
ono. In the u 70 proVide money
Tor an expensive s1yie oi liVing, msn
who would be snocKed at the Q Q Oh
direct misappropriation OF iands in-
trusted to them, axe q cirouitous
course, which M 70 tne same tnihg'
IL they . iunos OF tnelr own tney
would tax advantage OF some open
Ing when promises large prohss'
Having trust funds, or what Is eqntVa-
lent, the property OF their creditors In
their hands, they expose other mems
money to the risks Of speeulations.
No absolute dishonesty may be intend
ed at the outset. But whatever the
intention, whatever the sophlstry by
. which they deceive themselves, the re-
suit Is the same. An act of dishonesty
Is committed whenever an insolyens
man "speculates" to hide his insoiV'
ency, Or when a trustee or an official
employs private, public or corporation
funds In his own private operations
Occasionally men succeed In doing
this, and by good luck or good man
agement, enrich themselves at the eA'
pense Of Others, without absolute de-
falcatiou. In this way fortunes are
made out OF public hduciary trusts oy
! the incnmbents Of Offices the regular
and legal salaries or Ices OF which are
by no means large. The ancient spar
tans held the guilt OF theft 10 consls'
In being detected. Practically tns
same rule OF morals obtains how IL
many political circles. Inc man "n'
uses other mems money p"o''o VI
private, snecessiuliy-tnat Is 70 a.
who can replace IL az the minimum
legal demands BY some heldto d
honest, though he has enriched nlm
self. But he who Is not successtpi l
held to DO a rogue. ihe moral enat
actar OF q TRANSACTION Is ioss sisn' VI
and t Is smar'ncss OF Snf 40
OF the operator ""i'" saves
wan Oh that "nio" u'o'
hin. Inc pest INVESTMENT "na -"
man an MAKE anu .n' ht's WINCH ~ -
shoaia MAKE Is IN Tue purchase VI. ~
W haoiiisies' In "ofu' tue 'e'!
best use OF mopey sin paying one
eoa II ousssahuins pa "
ssi! ene 70 run 70 I" 'n'ui
VIII = ia'T "uI w.
1"eu ~ suo
any -.
snFewo BUSINESS enPtao su''' aN
actual reaping Of profit. Another
"investment" which everybody car
make Is the punctual payment OF opel
onno,nto e fhau hava anV anCh dehtq