The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-12
ALWAYS SMART
bay 0o&Id a. a Basiness Man rwerts- four
Years Ago.
Herald


Years Ago.
lSyrseUse Herald
lie was the only nan wSs eVf afraid
cd" remarked hale and hearty gentleman,
wbo-csdn't look as il ne was afraid sGx any
body, 60 u Herald reporter, I'm 1853 was
assignee OF tsnnery eighteen miles from
Fonda I advertised 10 i'm q New YORK
paper, where Jay Gould saw il, and he came
10 Fonda To see about the Snatter. Hes
chain lightning and electricity on end.
3e 'wes a comparatively poor man, then,
but J told my wife that IL any man. in
the country was going to get rich Jay
sjCu3d was the man. We drove -oIt TO. the
taDneTy at CarOga SeotOn. 1t was nrse
property tannery, two sawWiHs, ami
houses for the hands 10 live IN. Gould 10, ,Sed
fl'e wTtole thing over he d&n't cay III uch,
but SOD everything He made vi his nnind
right He wanted me TO go in PARTNER
ShIpgttb him When We got back 10 the
house DE sat down aud wrote Off artic! es Of
copas:aership. He had no original, and
didn't Quake "A single change, erasUse or cor
nectioa- re wrote IL right of, ami as you
see, it's got everything in nd nothing su-
peraOIs"
The.articles. the original Of which the gem
tiSnian handed TO the reporter, are written
on single sheet of paper, i'm small and
regular hand aud read as follows:
Articles OF copartnerShiD made aud entered fpto
February p, 1859, between q. r. freeman, OF
FONDA, y y, of the one part ana jay Gould,. OF
the cify Of New NOrk. of othe.r part. to- vii.
This eOpartn ershtp is for the purp0se 90 rchns
Ing ana carrying on the tanning business at the
iannery l9t,ly occupied by q. Il. Newkirk and
i've yearS fsom the date of this agreement Name
OF the firm 20 be Z. Is. Frecn.aI * Co g.. f. Free
man is to taSe charge OF said factory and To con.
Duct and carry out the general plan OF Jay Gould
same rs now carried on by said Gould at GOulds-
bOro lanncFg, and he Is To be allowed for
such service the sum OF $500 per annum. jay
bouldi TO attead and take charge OF the money
snaters in New York, and 10 take OF the hides
and leather. and this is ali that is TO be requircd of
MN, eN eDtug su,h general directions a. he NAV
te enabled to give Zach partner is 20 share
equally the profit ana loss, and neither partner is
g. sign the name OF TIE firm 20 puper their
sNu. ~&Ould either partner NJ amy time become
dissatisfied. he shall make The other offer TO give
take. Tie Oter being equal. the other Shall
take - ia I'm days. In witness whereof the parties
have SET tLeir hn nds the day and year Aforesaid.
These articles were signed by Mr.. Gould
Thirty days were 10 be allowed Mr.. Freeman
TO close up the business, when he was To
make and sign and send 10 Mr.. Gould a copy
ct The articles OF co partnership. Mr.. GOuld
and Mr. Freeman were. of course, to buy in
10 be made out in their names About ten
days before the time for signing and sending !
the articles OF co-partnership Mr.. Freeman
received telegram from Jay Gould ordering
the deed 10 be made out TO himself and {. |
NJ. Leupp New York man whose name he
gave This man." said Mr.. Freeman, had
more money than l. and so answered his
purpose better Gould took possession, but |
sold out his interest shortly aGterwarl at a
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