Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-29
BANKING OFT WEST.
FINANCIAL OUTCOME OF PAYING
ATTENTION TO BUSINESS.


pathy-Trouble with the Settlers 4
Fu,,, u,r,,i,
ON an east bound train the other day was
II well fed and com looking man
who announced that h,. mad been attend
i'm to business very strictly for three OF
four years. and that hr was then on his
way To the seashurr for the purpos,. Of
having a little recreation. His wife was
plump, freSh-lonking yuung woman s,,v
eral years his iuulur. who. besides being
flshiuuauly dressed. had an air of bus.
ness about her which is met with in the
fair sex more frequently in this part OF
tue country than elsewhere.
Yes" the tourist sad, after settling
himself back in his seat in the smokers
section. I've b-en attending 10 business
mighty close In fact. I've had to. I'm a
banker When | came ont in this coun-
try had Just about 5000 clean cash
Down where came from everybody said
4 81 900 wasn't enough to nut in YOUR eve
1t might do to buy home with or get a
team. but as far as business was con
concerned it was only an aggravation
had heard something about Dakota. and I
made up my mind that | wouid show
some o the smart men whether $4OuO
capital WIS good for anything or not. |
went west along with the immigrants. set
mp l'ttlr office put out a sign Money to
Loan and sat down to await custom.
Il put my money out in small sums
principal Y. \ settler would come in and
ask for Sin or SEQ would ask him what
he had Well. he might have an eguIty
in his land, or he would have some house
hold furniture. farm machinery. or horse,
aud wagons. ! would let him have the
money, and take "A mortgage on all that
he had, dednCtiug my interest at 10, T. or
"A per cent, in advance Plenty Of them
would want "a lite money for month or
two months, AMI ia always sock it to
those fellows I've hal SO r the use of
$50 for thirty days many a time. 4 good
many OF tn settlers We're Scandinavian-
nnd | could not talk to them in their own
language, nor could they speak to me in
mine. but | got up printed form which
they could understand, and in that way
mana E"d TOD" business very salts tactUrIIs
BANkIN" EJsINEss ouT WEST
1t requires very clear head and
good Judgment To do banking
business Il here. Particularly Is
this true in new scttIer,ent in
the winter time I've changed my
lo"ation three times since I've been in Da-
kOta. After Il township has been settled
for while it i. not much GOOD To men in
mv line. WE-pI have mnyed have nj
wavs gone r, new country Tra n.onIa
get along first rate for a few months hnt
tn, first winter fatc,.s ,b,,, Tb., b.,-.,
10 bo,... -. I -"
h,, roa,I,. >, t,i, =, 'I,
benefactor h,ve had -, on. ,i,rl. a,,J
apot bar mort ,,e,,,,s ~, ,t ~ tr-,.i...
TO several hunJr.l r,rr,ors .,,,,,., -
taking mort,,a.-as for .r,,. os-,,,,II a.
SO 10 S3o In fact tlsr ,rn ,b., o,,o. tb,,
nav. As tbe men ,vb,, ,,.v, tb.,,, or, Vs.,
atIv an, tb..,r i,-+ l,,,. ,-,,I -, al 80.
Won hsya IN do !. "a v,,it n wbiIaorJ ,b,,,
rnther in tb.ir s+,,tT
Il have cor % inrn ,,,ssessio,, of coma, -
the hest farpfn., Ii,d il, Dat,t, T., tb,.
way \ man n,D,-ht ,,.., harI a,,I
-orna q, m. f. SIrI f,- j., ,,,.,,,.b. W-t
the time wa. ~, h.. ,,,,,,,rI ~, ,,.,r.,.,.,y
than he wa. h.f,r, AMI nv, -,r,,ohir,,
MORTGAGE a Iit,I. Tvy,,,iI ,,i,,,, birT
other sIno rho y,b.,ln tb,,,-, - J,,r,id =,
threr months Tb.n h.. ,,i,,rt ,.,,,,, .ir,,,,,,I
and make "A mar n,,utL ,-,, ,sL 60,
extension and ali th,r va, 500, tba,
wasn't what | was ont th.r. fn- Nv
cauital WASN'T very l,rra ord bod -
keep it MOVING. ani, thrn too thrr- to
sentiment in business I'd have to TAKE
the farm In som, such cases I have
sold 1t back to the man at II or u per
cent. interest. on condition that he would
pay me monthly. hut lac usually gets tired
ot that
TIE FUNNIEST BARGAIN.
Yes, have had Ia take n good deal Of
junk in my day, some Of 1t stuff that !
couldn't give away. but | took it Just the
same II wouldn't be business to let 20
Of anything that you once got hold Of
Probably the funuie~; bargain that | ever
made, thou n, was the one that brought
me that youn- laly in there, my wife. She
was ouJ here farming, as she calls il.
thou n she didn't know a harrow from
feed cutter She was a brave girl, though.
Sac had Il lttle money and paid fr- her
farm, but she had to 20 into debt for her
house and machinery. That's where |
got iii my work When il came time for
ler To make payment she was short,
lud 50 she came to me for money. | gave
!, II her and took IA mortgage on all her
property real and personal That is the
liuI ut deals like To make. II you can
get one of those girls for a customer. you
are lIab!e TO have farm after awhile
lirt cheap.
We'll, when the note fell due she
couldn't pay it, and | gave her an eXten-
'lOn AT - per cent. | usually get 10 in
,uch emergencies, but | took pity on her.
Then that came due. and she had no
money. and fureclOsei on her That
made her mad She wanted to make
and after a while | patched
a |
d H. IOIu hfr the place anu al the thlh1s
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