The Dickinson press., 1888-03-03
ECONOMY IS WEALTH..
HOW REsPEcTABlLITY is SUSTAINED
ON Sis A MONTH.

Facts About Finamcicrs of the Pacific
Coast-liow the Habit of Close Econu.
my Is AcQuirctl-.A Miliiomaire's Stra.
tcgic Gencrnsity,
Half n dozen gentlemen in the office of the
Palace hotel were talking the other evening
OF the comparative extravaganza of people
i'll San Francisco. An old resident who owns
houses 10y the block and lots by the acre, and
is himself regardeda as n champion economist .
remarked that good deal of the talk about
the extravaganza of the San Francisco COM
mnnity was fiction.
I'm inclined to think" said the thrifty
capitalist, that there are just as many eco
n"mical people i'll San Francisco us any town
i'll the country. How do You account for tho
immense deposits i'll the local savings banks
II the community us a community is not
strictly economlcal!'
II don't quite agree with vou,' said Il well
known young grain spcculator who has mado
and lost millions without hcing very lrrccp.
tibly affected thereby VI think the COM
munity as II community is reckless in its
estimate of the value of money. hut there arc
no doubt as notable examples of economy 10
be met with i'll San Francisco lis in any city
i'll the Union. Every pnncrr knows -
for cNample--a well preserved man with gray
beard, neatly brushed clothes and shining
silk hat. In early days he was IL we'll to- do
young Jcwelcr and saved his money, so that.
lie will never need the assistance of his
society to appeasc his undertaken. He began
years ago to cut down his living expenses ,,s
a matter of principle. and now, when hc',
old and comparatively comfortable, lie has
got it down SO fine that the sum of $la u
month supports him.
HOW HE MANAGES 1T.
"ll"w does lie do it! Well. in the first
place he has hunted up IL room on the top of
Telegraph hill, where he has to ascend l,v n
rope ladder Tho marine view is excellent
but the work Of getting up is frightIul. Still
he doesn't mind for the rent is only 81 n
mouth. He blacks his own shoes, shaycs
himself and walks down town to breakfast
making surrtha tho establishment which hc
patroni2es is able to supply IL square meal TO
n healthy man for fifteen cents Before lo
orders he makes it point to tlcvastatr he
pickle jar, sweep the table of bread and
crackers, radishes, bectS or ANYTHING clse
furnished gratis. Then he w,tlcs into his
modest order, and after dcmoishing that
strolis up to read the papers at the Pioneer
hall. He always carries his ovcrco;,t thrown
loosely over his shoulders, as the common
practice of tlrusting the arms into ,l,,
Sleeves has Il wearing tendency He invnri.
ably spreads Il couple of newspapers over his
CHAIR Ill the reading room, Su that the cane
seats may not too suddenly remove the nan
OF his alrcady long Worn but well preserved
lmntalnonS, He has patent for hanging ~,
| his hat so that it will lose none of lis lun,tv V
OF outline hy contact with the wall and
| when he duSts it he invariably Uses his hand
kerchief, a brush being calculated to shorten
its term of service. He could afford tn livr
at The rate of $500 month, so tlsat he will
fully puts i'll the savings bank at his time cf
life, and without having amy family To leave
his savings to, some $3.50
"A good many rich people who nude ,hci,.
own money make themselves appear mean
without sllSpcctihS it or Icing really as par
simonious as they sccm,' remarked a full
bloodcd cattle king '.'rhey got into the
habit of driving close bargains when thcy
were poor, and it used to he necessary as well
as Il matter of principle with them To see
that they weren't cheated. They srcn ia
forget. though, that what looks all riobt
with hard working man on a small salary
OF MS wife, isn't quite the correct thing with
the same man or his wife when they have
s2O,GOW0 or ::mHO,O0O. Now There was
IS wife and tlaug liter. The market pro,l,.
used to talk about them in way that would
paralyZc them if they only heard it, and all
on account of their mistaken ideas of what
they had right to do. Most l;ules in their
position give their market orders and wait
Till the bills come i'll to see what the meat is
pound.
ON A MARKETING TOUR.
"Thcsc millionaire ladies' used tn 90 ro1nd
the stalls some time ago on u regular mar
keting tour, and display the same kccnncss
about the price of porterllurlsc steaks ana mo-
tatocs per pound us if n few bits more or less
were matters Of vital Importance. used To
hear the markctmen comment on Them but
| knew that it wasn't pure nlcnnnrss as sup
posed. 1t was just a mistaken idea that it
was good American horse sense and COM
mcnmable smartness to 80 and Ilag.lc with
several butchers instead of pickin. ou, n
good, honest man who sold prime meat, and
telling him us u wealthy lady should pra-
ciously do to send up so much beef ormul,on
or whatever slie wanted without inu,Iirlng
about the market prices of the day. of
course, the patronage of such a customer
would he worth keeping, and an honest and
competent butcher would take pains to- SEQ
that she got the best III the market and at
market rates. OF late the ladies alluded to
have ceased to visit the markets altogether,
and, like other rich people, order through u
servant
You are right about rich people being
both mistaken and misjndgcd,H said prom
incnt bond and stock broker ''If II man i,
worth Il hundred thousand dollars they saw
he's got n million at least, and if he is Mt all
saving when he has got million they say lie
is lnscr and starvcs himself There was
- who was rlgid economist and
great money maker. They SAID his death
was caused by trying toclmb over the grave
yard fence where his parents are buried. in
Germany, and thus beat the sntckcclcr out
of n fec of five ccuts. That showed the pub.
lie estimate of his economy Yet know the
man had Il soft spot in his heart One time
told linn about n widow lady, whose ll.,-
band he used to know years before, when
they were well off. The woman was about
starving, and he promised to do something
for her. A few days after he saw her going
up Murkrt street, ncar the new city hall, and
anu taking live $50 pieces out of his pocket
lie wrapped them in piece Of paper, and
walking up to her said: Good morning,
Mrs. -; you dropped this package Tho
woman protested that she had lost no SO
pieces, either wrapped up or loose. She
would know If sh. ha1 she said lie insisted,
however, that she had, and compelled her to
take the money and use it as her nwni
ou can advertise IT., said he. ''if you
Ike, though I'm sure you dropped it your
self. Ii 1t turns out, though, that I'm mis-
taken, send the owner to me and Iii settle
with him. San Francisco Chronicle
Figures Versus Fiction.
a New York paper says that Howclls,
Curtis, Warner and Lawrence Hutton draw.
together $4,000 year from HarpclS. Lets
figure that Up. w. ID. Howell, gets $1,000
year, So docs &. W. Curtis. Chal!r> Dad