Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-16

gov aE PICKED Up . FoRTu:E IN ss> fa.S
CISCO.
IEe hero Of the following story (which Is
going rounds of the press and which was
originally told By San Francisco cores
Pondeni Of an Eastern pspeI is Mr. Henry
Root. a Williston b3y and the son Of the
late timri Root. well known through Chit
t5risn county and the story, VIC learn On
good authority. is strictly true
There are 50 many curious turns OF Tor
tune wheel on the COmstock. | heard
only yesterday OF a case where cold FLOODED
persistency OF purpose aud tengcity of grit
IN the face OF I:.vst du cOuraging circuIns:sn-
ces wen big fortune and the case is the
more remarkable because knowing the
parties. meeting them almost every dav,
being familiar with their surroundings,
etc never before heard of it. Ii leaked
out only BY accident. Mr.. Root il the man
who designed all the machinery. laid all
tie plans, made all the contracts, and
super intended the work of building Gov.
Staniords famous wire cable street-raIl-
road in this city. which runs a distance
OF two miles through the riches: and best
part OF the city, and IL to-day the model
stTCet-TallWhN Oh lNe tOLllDeul. ItDOt Is d
young mar not over thirtysix, thin. why,
homelg and-well shabby lie il SPLEEN
did mechanic, and though for long time
In Central Pacific employ, nobody knew
until he built the STANFORD street-rail-
way entirely on his own plans. that there
was 20 much IN him. To look at him you
SOuidn rhinE Root EVER saw mining
stock certitci tie.
Yet ono day when Sierra Nevada vas
booming along at eco, Root walked into the
Office OF leading broker an old friend and
said
Dan. guess we'd better get rlG of some
Of this now. ard he handed over two GER
tihcatsS, one Of 500 snares and the other OF
leo. Dan took them, looked them over,
and noticed that the backs of both were
perfectly covered with receipts for assess
ments
Where IN the word lid you get these -
ASKED Dan
bought em fonr years ago. said Root
Had 'em lying in my trunk ever since.
Pad | think fifty cents share for some
SIX bits tor some more, and got some ioT two
bits. Been paying assessments ever since
relIgioasly and the whole lot stands me IN
about s. share, / want you 10 sell hall
OF 1t now, Tor guess its tins to call the
turn. " and within three days 800 shares of
Root stock found a market az from $500
to S220. and his broker passed 10 his credit
over $50 600.
The other 300 shares no got rid Of a.
S225 and $40. and about so COO more
went to his credit lie hauled down $50
600, and then, gs to the rest said to his
broker. II want you to pnt 50 many
thousand into Norcross. 50 many into
California. 90 many into Curry, ami SO
many into Belehcr Pay for them. let
them lie aud when assessments come pay
On them
But, sa,t tic tTysor. you may have
to wait, ard -
- lnai = last what expect 10 IJ-Eait
But sooner OF later some one or the other
OF those stocks viii make me fortune
Aud this i the spirit that our average
working 'alliCTJ.ln goes INFO speculation
on the tJmstJck with Few here buy
tUms:Ock STOCK Tor dividends. Lat a mine
there Begin TO pay dividends, and unless
they are very big, or the mine has pros
pee, OF keeping them up, not dollar is
added 10 the value Of tho stock. Our quiet
buyer, our business man, our Shrewd CAPT
talIst. are ali actuated by the same idea.
Buy them when they are cheap, lay them
away. and sooner or later If any mine within
mile makes d strlke We may make 200 per
cent Ii the strike should come in on our
own mine We may make from 600 to
10 600 per cent, and, perhaps, II We have
stock enough, walk Otf with the fortune we
expected II have t. work all our lives for. "