The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
A THRIFTY YOUNG FRESHMAN.
How He Started New Business That Has
Become Immensely Profitable.

Speaking about peculiar trades" said g COM
mission man at the stockyards "did you ever
hear how Cunning, of Kingan's, set up a bank
rupted friend in businessp
The Journal reporter, to whom the query was
pat, confessed his ignorance, whereupon the
stockman continued: Cunning has been buy
ing here for Kingan for several years. He is
famous among the boys for his ability to name
the weight of porker, the variations between
his guesses and the report of the scales being it
is told by the boys, often based on the length OF
the pigs tail. Cunning is big, robust Irish
boy, who has a smooth face, rollcking blue eyes.
and genial disposition. He wears his oreeches
in his boots, and his hat the back of his head.
He can jump any fence at the pens and knows
everybody who visits the yards
mot long ago, one of Cummings friends came
to him to borrow some money to start up In
business. Cunning, who had been raised by
poor father in Ireland, thought he had a better
acquaintance with the ms and outs OF economy
than his friend had, SO he said. I'll loan you the
are to enter, and tell you how you are to direct
the policy Of it,
"Tne friend was a little loath to have his call
ing chosen by another person, but, like Crock
ett's COON he knew he had to come down any
way and that it would be best to come alive, SO
he consented. As to the policy of it he cared
less for he did not expect a great amount OK pol
icy in any business. Cunning could spare the
money to set up. Now. said Cunning, here's
hundred dollars. Go and buy a cheap old horse
and wagon. Don't be too proud and try to get
one too good, but save your capital. You Will
want to get the greatest interest, you know.
from your investment The man went away
and in due time returned with a one-eyed horse
which he guided with fragments OF clothes line.
THAT suits me- said Cunning. Now, with the
balance OF what gave you, 60 around among
the retail grocers and buy the lard barrels
they throw away. You can get them for 10 % 10
cents each and 1 can fix it so you can get 20 02o
cents for them
margin in that, but he went OFT and began to
purchase. Meanwhile, Cunning had rented a
shanty with vacant lot, and around the top OF
a small stove had fixed a dripping-pan, which
strong enough TO bear M the weight OF q
barrel. On top of the stove he had constructed
a spiral coil of pipe which had diameter large
enough to thro W it out against the edge of the
collected, a fire was started, and when the
coil warmed MP Cunning helped his friend hoist
a barrel upside down over the pi ping. 1t was
not long until the lard began to drip. It had
been taken out of the barrel with care, so that o
particles of wood might adhere to the goods for
the tidy housewife the result being that. when
Cunning and lis friend got through. the drip
ping-pan was full. the barrel was tried out and
the profits OF the concern were assured"
$50 the fellow is making money! interrupted
the Journal man.
Making money! His business beats that Of any
man at the yards. He thinks some of loanirg
the gas trust the money it needs to bring its
ond- grade lard king of the West. By the way,
do you know Phil Armour has standing re-
ward out for the discovery of a process which
will separate the lard from other greases In
kitchen offal2 He says some one will some day
make fortune out of that resource"