New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
THE WAYS OF THE RUSTLER
HOW HE MAKES MONEY IN TIE WEST.
PAPER TOWNS WITH GLOWING PRosPrcrs-ANY

HOW HE MAKES MONEY IN TIE
PAPER TOWNS WITH GLOWING PROSPECTS
THING TO BOOM REAL ESTATE.
aTbere are some people, said q traveller VINO 80
tnrned from the Far west yesterday, VINO sag ~
hslave that tho recent goldmining boom In Lower
r,atopnIa was II not manufactured out OF the "ho'o
,oth At least exaggerated fostered, adyertseo anu
magn,aed out Of all due proportion 70 lS eHi ~.
portauce, by realestste 'rustieS in'ereSo1
property at toms In Southern California "n.i'
miners could procure outfits and set OUT ny ~
train or ON foot for the plhcer fields don't Anos
bnr this mar be- of course. but am sure nom wnst
know Of real estate rustlers IN the West thar such
,nlan doos not compare IN audacity ana ingenuity
With the way IN which many Of their paper to"ns
have been doomed, plotted, put the market ana
sold for good money TO innocent purchasers
@The rlistler himself is a product OF the west anu
his name originated In Dakota, whore the very aiScV
Of his movements rs supposed TO produce noise hho
that which tho wind makes in the long arg srasS VI
tho praires He comes under all gulses, from the
local preacher with sanctimonious tones, the business
man with SIX hat and jeriy manner, 10 inc siniPD
rustic IN Jeans and topboots. The best way 70 'oss
him "a TO say syndicate Not exactly In the way
vou would say 'rats' to terr1er but let the worn
fan IN convers aon and his eys gllmmer IN spiD
Of himself. A corporation, an association, COM
many, never buys Land out West, only syndicate
The rustler rustles best in small towns whose pros
pects are their strongest points Genuine growth
drives him out. He needs elbow.rootn and the moro
dreary the prospect the more indefaHgaop docs no
rustic He IS willing too, to boom tho uturo OF any
land and Of any people, but OF course seldom mas
field for his peculiar abilities outside OF the western
States
GIVING POINTS TO THE GUILELEss "cANUcK."
al remember one little town, however, Prospect
Heights they called IT, that sprang up in night al
Ia IN rtfcia ha
peg Canad,, when people In that city went crazy
over the opening Of the great prairie lands 10 the
west Of It by the Canadian Pacific Railway Tho city
YVES fun OF American real estate agents who had come
up to help the canadians appreciate and purchase
thoir own land. Several OF these wdoawake fellows
laid their heads together and bought 500 OF farm
land three four miles out OF tho city, on liitle
knoll that rose . few feet above the dead level OF
the prairie They plotted the place Of In town los,
advertised II freely tho coming site OF suburban
homes for city dwellsrs, and formed construction
company TO erect houses thereon. Great quantities
Of lumber and other building material were carted
out TO the SITE roads Of almost botomlcss mud
carpenters and mAsons were employed, and work WA
begun simultaneously a town hall, several saloons
an academy OF music, grist mil, number Of small
cottages for renting purposes, q postoflce, several
stores, and two or three more pretentions houses.
aAli this was Only heralded In tho papers and BY
small bins thrust into tho hands OF the now arrivals
who were then pouring into the city from Eastcrn
Canada and Europe at the rate OF 500 day. Even
the widest enthusiast IN the city was astonlshed At
the phenomenal growth Of this suburban town. While
vacant lots were changing hands in Winnipeg, hero
were buildings Of many kinds going up all sides.
True, no OF them had gone MP far. but beginning
had been made, and material was lying around IN
profuson, with moro coming in every hour. Two
saloons in tents were doing good business with the
teamsters, worRnen and visitors, and ct the rial
pencils, paper, plans and other implements Of HE
trade sas io bland agent OF the otsnSble owner Of
was given out who Intended there 10 erect mills 10
grind the wheat crops Of The great pssres whom any
would visit this ofiee, when something nke the fol-
lowing would occur:
THE FLY GOES TO SEE THE SPIDER.
"'Excnse me minute says tho rusiIer thsts
the telephone ben' lie puts his ear to the receiver
and amer moment shouts: Cant say TIL 1 look
at the booln.' Thea to bis caller 'Gcnisman at tho
Victoria in the city wants 10 know ~ lots to l2,
block +. IN SINNERS addition, be had AZ e45o
EACH Then the rtstler uIstlos tho leaves OF big
book consults bogus sale-lls and shouts into tho
telephone: Sold this mornlng TO Toronto syndicate
to build gas-works on. Very sorry. Goodby. what's
tbatl Tho same numbers In the next block do you
ssyi Hold on, I'll sen' More ruStllng OF the
leaves OF the ledger. Then he shouts again: Yes,
they're gone too. Montreal msn going TO erect
brewery. You should have taken tfsm yesterday
when you were here I'll bet you ton 10 tho
whole plot is sold out before the week closes Then
he talks awhile to his visitor only TO be interrupted
by another ring on tho telephone. Hello. who Is ~
The AlbomGrlei Oh. the Marlborough. Wen, go
ahead. Who arc yOuf Oh, yes, you were out hero
this morning. Want those lots reserved for youi
how longi Can't do II. Two days the outSids
Well, IN reserve four for three days. but not SIX
Not the corner ono. Two or three people have been
asking for IL to-day. might have sold ~, but
pected you 10 close tonight, That corner lot. ne
adds, coming back to his visitor, to whom no has
already mado up his mind he will sell II, seems 10
DO fAvOrte. The adjoining one on Tho north has
been 500 apart BY the owner Of the plot for church.
tho next one TO the west was bought estcrday by
man whose stock OF dry goods is on tho way, and win
DO hero before no can get bis building up. afraid
And 90 II went He sold that corner lot, OF
course He sold the whole plot Of 900 acres within
a fortnight by the aid OF cpnsummAte gall. a con
oealed battery In his desk tbat rang tho telephone
bell when no wanted II, and capital enough 20 got
lot Of lumber on the land, hire a few men 20 DIG
foundation holes, lay bricks here and there and erect
the framework Of half dozen buildings. His duws
did ell the rest supplemented his tu1dlng operations
and pad him their money. When he had sold % ell
he soid the lumber too, and went away and with tho
gentle rlsuer went the money and tho boom. And
nov hne growth OF Wild mustard fills tho yAwninR
cellars oat crops are gathered on the town-hAn
plaza, and the rest Of PrOspe Heights IL burlod
among miles of tall prairie grass