The Dillon tribune., 1886-10-08
BANKING OUT WEST.
FINANCIAL OUTCOME or PAYING
ATTENTION TO BUSINESS.

a Dozen Farms and u Wffe-Maklng
Money Regardless OF Sentiment or Sym.
pathy-Troublc with the Settlcrs-A
Funny Bargain.
On an east bound train the other day was
q well-fed and comfortable looking man.
who announced that he mad been attend
! inc to business very strictly Tor three or
four years. and that h. was then ON his
way to the seashorc fer the purpose of
having !: little recreation. His wife was
a plump. fresh locking young woman sew
eral yeas his iun.or, who, besides being
tashiunauiy dressed, nal an air of bust
ness about her which is met with in the
fair sex more frequently in this part OF
the country than elsewhere.
, "Ncs." the tourist said, after setting
-, himself back III his seat in the smokers
section, 1--WE bSen attending to business
mighty close. In fact. I've had 10. Pm n
banker. When l came ont IN this Coun-
try had Just about $4,000 clean cash.
Down where came from everybody s;.id
$1,000 wasn't enough TO put in your eye.
! 1t might do to buy u home with CT get
| team, but as tar As business was con-
, concerned ii was only AN aTGravation. l
had heard something about Dakota, and l
made up my mind that would show
some o. the smart men whether $4,000
capital WIS good for anything III NOT.
went west along viii. the inilui grants. set
up n little Office, put uut 4 SIGN Mcnty 10
Loan and sat down to await custo,n.
Il put my money out III small sums
principally \ settler would come in and
ask for $50 or ;loo l would ask hi,u what
he had. Well, he might have an equity
in his land, or he would have some house
hold furnit ure. farm machinery, or horses
and wagons. I would let him have the
money, and take Il mortgage OH all that
he had, deducting my interest at ~, I. or
II per cent. in advance. Plenty al them
would want Il little mercy for il inonth or
two months, and Id always sock ii to
those fellows Eve had SO for the use of
$50 for thirty days many Il time. \ good
many OF the settlers We're >canuinavianS.
and could not talk to them in their own
language. nor could they speak to me in
mine, but got up Il printed form whicl.
they could understand, and III that way
managed to do business very satisfactorily.
RANKING BUSINESS ouT WEST.
. ut requires Il very clear head and
good Judgment to do /; banking
business out here. Particularly is
this true in new Settlement in
. the winter time. Eve changed my
location three times since Nv, been in l'a.
kota. After II township has been settled
for Il while it is not much good to men in
my line. When have moved have al
ways gone into new country. the people
+ get along first rate for few rluuth>. but
the first winter fctc!les them. They hay.
!. to have money. and Il man W'lu>tand>
by ready I" help them is Il sort OF public
, benefactor. have had at one lime :,n,
! .,Nnf her ~ tho TIM liz,
:. To several hundred farmers, some time
taking mort cages Tor Sums as sn,n.l u:
v $40 to so. In fact. they are che ONES THAI
:, pay, rs the men WHO give them ATE usi'
ally Oh their last legs. and about a't tina
you have to do is to wait while and ilrl
gather in their stuff
; II haze tnL,t into possession az some .
the best farming iaNt in Dakota in th
way \ man might gel hnrl up, ail'
come to nlr for 800 tui'SiN months. Whci
the time was up hc Wuul,l he worse "i
:. than he was before. and by stretching !h'
y, mortgage IL little | would give him an
~, other 500, the whole thing to Inc paid II
, three months. Then he might come a:o,,n'
:, and make II poor mouth, and ask tor III
- extension. and all that. but yon see tina
+, wasn't what | WAS :n. there FOR. NJ.
J.. capital wasn't very large, AID | had t
hcCp IL !lNSlI!e, w. ti'A ~ - w
-, sentiment in business. Iii haze to taxi
. the farm. In some such clsr> l i,nN'
-. sold it back to the man Il, l.: or Il pr
cent. interest, on condition that he w"ul'
pay me monthly. hut he U>'l:lly gets tire
of that.
TIE FUNNIEST BARGAIN.
y YES, have ha., to ,ai>c il good deal Z
Y Junk III my day, SOME If it ~iutf that
l. couldn't give away. la, took II ii,s' III
- same. 1t wouldn't i, business to le' :.
i Of anything that you. once got h"ll "
q" Probably the f,lnnie-l bargain thai eve
II made, though, WAS the "M. ,l'a, hr"uG'
y me that young lady in there my wife S'
was ont here 'farnAin.s. ~ Ii" calls
though she didn't know ~ harrow from
!" iced-cUttrr. She wa, brave -lil. ',l"nsi
l. She had little money and paid Tor ne
10 farm, Int she ha,l To Z" into '''h' TO- h'
u house ami machinery. That's whr''
u got in my work. When it r;.t,r time Il
w her to make Il payment she WA" ~''T
and ST. she came ~ !.,r for money .HN
it to her and took Il mort -5;,-.' u, AL "
property real and .rr>"n,'!. 'nai i II
=; kind Of deals like - mas i Erl' "a
~. get one Of tu ~ girl inr :; customer 50
-. are l!nb, t. have i !Hrtu ;tt"r "n.'::
a dirt CHEAP,
:; "Wc!l, ~'lrn the note t-l .n' 81
w., couldn't pay il. ana. ! -s'tr. i'rr .t"''\l"
>. sion at /. ;A.r cent n-iI"!!, @,' -
-, such emergencies. i,'it too. .'.;, "H ~
II, Then that came due. H'n ~:'' Ii;''!
So. money. and su !u:.r!t."i Ca !"'r. ia
Mlnsl. l:..i mad, -itr Wa,!lr', 80" 'li!A"
cu.n;l,,t,li:,,., ANA "!;"r W!l.ir ;:'lrt
Ep;t i.Qr.iIi!, Nit4 iri. nt.t - t'i''il
,t OF it. ,r;i her lie '.,t,.,' ,.,i st' ''"' i'
~. wou!I have to h. >.'li ! il'l:'u'! Il ~.
nj h;,i tl.rn III ia" ;',.,.i Ill. ga "' u
mt claim. aud the %;ht 20, notice t" 'rH'