The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-30
THERE'S MILLIONS In IT!
Colonel Mulberry Sellers Knocked
Clear Out of Time.


"There's four hundred million people in Asia
with sore eyes, and every man, woman and child
of 'em will purchase my wonderful eye water at
81 bottle, applied externally, internally and
eternally. There's $500, 900, 900 for starter;
but, my boy, that's but a drop in the bucket,
| compared with another scheme of mine, that
will astound the world, My boy, there's millions
in 1t! millions in i'll" 1t is now thought that
when Colonel Sellers made the above gltterng
promises, he must have had in view "The Peo-
pies Railway Company of America" and that
Emf Kennedy, of this city, is the legiti-
mate successor of the hero of the
"Gllded Age" Certainly nothing ex-
ceeding it in extent and genuine
"bigness" has ever been conceived. The more
one thinks of it the bigger it gets, and finally it
becomes absolutely dazzling.
Seventeen stockholders of the new road held q
meeting yesterday, elected directors and elected
officers Generally, it was decided TO build some
thing like IL 900 miles of narrow gauge road
for which capital stock will be issued to the
amount of $360,00o,000 OF this amount $l12,-
900 has already been subscribed, which leaves
only the trlfling amout of 1888, 800. 900 yet to
be obtained, but this will be all right in a few
days As stated yesterday, $50 shares are to be
issued TO $50 payable in twelve monthly pay
ments OF $3.50 each. Almost any body can raise
81. every four weeks, and the scheme is doubly
philanthropic and far-reaching on this account.
Heretofore paying railroad stock has been
out of the reach of poor men like reporters
and baseball players, but now they can all come
in. This mammoth system of railroads, ex-
tending from ocean to ocean and from lake to
gulf, taking in Kokomo and Tailholts, incident
ally. is to be essentially for the poor men, and
no wellregulated family should be without at
least controlling interest in branch line
The scheme also has benevolent features, and
the list of officers includes chaplain and sew
eral surgeons, whose services can be utilized in
various ways. A funeral director will probably
be arranged for at the next meeting. The fol-
lowing are the directors and officers elected yes
terday:
Directors-J. G. Shoemaker, ]. Fl. Rice, Emf
Kennedy, Indianapolis; Y. A. Boughton, Chicago;
r. j. Breckenridge, W. B. Hoke, Louisville; g.
Philadelphia; W. s. Lander, Cambridge, Mass;
Q. Nj. e. Schroeder, Henry Tapaghen, Jersey
City; David Parsons, Detroit; Phineas Solomon,
South Bend, Ind.
The president and secretary are to be elected
by the board of directors.
Vice-president-C. NJ. Howe, Boston.
Treasurer. H. Stewart, Indianapolis.
Chaplain, Rev. NJ. W. Reed, Indianapolis.
Engineers-H J. Briee, San Francisco; ]. Q.
Baird, Chicago D. W. Pample, Sidney o.
Surgeons-Dr w. j. Elstun, Indianapolis DR..
AdOlph Kristen, Jersey City; Dr. W. F, Hays,
Indianapolis; II. A. P. Gilmore, Chicago.
Auditor-Freeman Wright, st. Louis, Mo.
Attorney general-Lewis G. Garrigus, Russell
vile, KY.
Assistant Attorneys-Frederick Heiner, Indi-
annapolis; John l.. Miller, Lafayette, Ind.
1t is understood that Mr.. Emf Kennedy, the
great originator, is to be president of the asso-
citation. Last night all the gentlemen inter-
ested had a social gathering and banquet at the
Denison House.
A GORGEOUS CIRCULAR.
No one can arrive at proper appreciation of
the overwhelming grandeur Of this world-par-
ayzng scheme until he has carefully read one
of the circulars issued by the originators. For
instance, the following:
Attention, Personallyl-The Peoples Railway
Company of America-from the Leople, by the
people and for the people. chance to elevate.
chance to alleviate, q chance to cooperate,
chance to emigrate, chance to speculate, with
out loss TO any, and upon your own earnings; a
chance to live and let live, chance to save your
small earnings with profit to each concerned. a
chance to advance and secure advancement to the
American public, chance to assist the wanting
thousands complying with the laws OF God and
nature financially, chance TO help me and will
help you. What is most wanted is that which is
most needed, and will be done in the coming
years"
After reading the above everybody will want
stock everybody will take it-children win cry
for it. "Oay, my boy, hogsll do well enough
for side speculation just to raise pocket money;
make money-there's millions in it--millions
in it.p
The only weak point in the circular is this
statement: simple is this proposition, yet vague
1t may at first appear to the reader, simply be-
cause the thing looks too grand in its proper
tons"
The following terse statement of the object of
the association cannot fail to convert to the
| scheme any one with particle OF patriotism in
his make up or poetry in his soul:
"The object OF this association is that of ma
tional character, and for purpose certain to
general public of the United States and OF the
world. To generally equalize, civiize, harmo-
nize and fraternize the burthens of each in the
financial capacity of the American public. To
secure to the moderate financial man or womaL,
boy girl, heir OF devisee, pro rata profit, or
| dividend, in proportion to the capital so In
vested"
1.-The writer of the circular inadvertently neg
| lected to add, in further explanation of the
scheme, that it is emmenagogue, cholagogue,
sudoritc, parturient. deobstruent, antilthic and
anthelmintic. 1t is all this, and mOre.-RRP.l
The originators OF the scheme have had a
hard struggle with themselves to keep from
| giving the snap away, ana have had in view the
opposition of the asinine press. They say so:
''For the last eighteen months it has been a
| fight with us and the system to keep from pre-
senting it to the public knowing, or rather hay
ing faint idea, of public opinion and the prone
ness of the public press TO crlticlse a scheme
with such principles so broad as this seems to
set FORTH"
All Other Schemes Must Take Back Seat.
| Chicago Tribune.
The most visionary schemes of the most san
| guine railroad builders heretofore known must
| take back seat. A secret meeting steered by
| Emf Kennedy, the founder of several occa-
sionally-heard-from secret societies, was in ses-
| sion yesterday at Indianapolis, for the purpose
| of organizing a company with capital of $780,
| 600. 900 to "gridiron" the marion with narrow
| gauge railroads. In view of the fact that many
| of the roads now in existence, and in the alb
| senee of any disastrous competition, are unable
| to make more than fixed charges and running
expenses, the cautious capitalist will want some
| guarantee for his money before investing in O
spridiron" unless he desires TO assist at his own