The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-15
WAYS OF THE RUSTLER.
HOW HE MAKES MONEY OUT or
WESTERN REAL ESTATE 5OONS.

Cutting Half "a section Into Lots and
w"rkin. Up Fancy Prices Building
Zig MnI. aud Ga. Works on Paper.
THE rster himself IL 4 product OF the
vest and his name originated in Dakota
where the very alacrity 81 his movements Is
supposed 10 produce "A noise like that which
the wind makes in the long dry grass Of the
prairies. lecomes under all guscs. from the
local preacher with sanctimouous tones. the
business man with silk hat and jerky manner.
to the simple rustic IN jeans and top boots.
The best way to test him is tosay syndicate
Not exactly In the way you would say rats
10 a terrier, bat let tho word fall IN CONVEX
sation and zee his eye glimmer in spite Of
himself A corporation. an association.
company never buys land out west, only
syndicate. The rustler rustlcs best In small
towns whose prospects are their strongest
points Genuine growth drives him ont He
needs elbow room, and the more dreary the
prospect the more individually does bee rus
tie lie Is willing, too, 70 boom the future Of
any land and Of any people but Of course
seldom finds field for his peculiar abilities
outside Of tho western states
POINTS TO THE GUrLELEss "cANUcR."
u remember one little town however,
Prospect Heights they called 10. that sprang
up IN night almost. thanks 10 a rusilcr, on
the outskrtsof WINNIPEG, Canada when leo.
pie In that city went crazy over the opening
OF the great prairie lands 10 the west of IL by
the Canadian Pacific railway The city was
full OF American real estate agents who hai
come up 10 help the Canadians appreciate
and purchase their own tlil Several %!
these wide awake fellows laii their heads 10
gctller ami bought 30 acres Of farm land
three or four miles ont of the city on a little
knoll that rose few feet above the dead Lowell
Of the prairie They plotted the place Of in
town lots advertised il freely as the coming
site Of suburban homes tor city jewellers, and
formed n construction company 10 erect
houses thereon. Great quantities Of lumber
and other building material were cartcd out
20 the site, over roads at almost bottonl'e,
mud. carpenters and ma~ons were employed
and work was begun simultaneously on
town bail, several saloons, an academy OF
music a grist mill, a number Of small cot
tages for renting purpose postoilice, soy
cral stores and two or three more preteutou.
houses
An this was duly hcralded in the paper
and hy small bills thrust into the hand. Of
the new arrivals who were then pouring
into the city from eastern Canada and Eu
rope at the rate Of $40 q day Even the
widest enthusiast in the city was astonlsled
at the phenomenal growth Of this Suburban
town. While vacant lots were changing
hands in Wnnipeg, hero were buildings of
many kinds going mp on all sides True. no
one Of them had gone up far but beginning
had been made, and material was lying
around in profusion, with moro coming n
every hour Two saloon, in tents We're dom.
a good business with the teamsters worl.mon
and visitors, and at the real estate Office over
the way, surrounded los maps pens, pencils.
paper. plans aud other implements of biz
trade. sat the bland agent of the osten,ih.e
owner of the property. wealthy Nlnnoap)
lis mill owner, 10 was given out, who intend
81 there 10 erect mills 20 grind the wheat
crops of the great prairics, when any were
produced Every now and then new conner
would visit this Office. when something like
the following would occur
THE FlY GOES so SEE THE SPIDER
"'Evcu.e mo a minute says the rustler
that's the telephone bell lie puts bis car
10 the receiver and after a moment shouts
Can't say tili / loos az the books Then to
ni, caller Gentleman a. tho Victoria ln the
-itv wants 20 know if lots . % l2 block J..
go SINNERS addition, can be- bad at $50
EACH Then the rustler rustie- the leaves of
a biz took. c0nsults bogus salo list 0ri
u.
to "A Toronto syndicate o. build gas works on
Very sorry GOod-by What's tnatf Ilc
.ame numbers I'm the uext block. DO goa say
Hold on. l'il Sec Moro rustling OF tine leave
of the ledger Then he shout, again Yes.
they're como too Montreal man goin- Or
erect brewery You should have taken
them yesterday when you were here til
bet you ten % one the whole plot is sold ont
before the week closes Then be- talks awhile
20 bis visitor only o. no interrupted by au-
other ring on tho telephone Hello, who D.
~ The Albemarlel Oh, tho Marlborough
Well. 20 ahead Who are youi Oh, SEES,
you were ont here this morning. Want those
lots reserved for youi How longi Can't DO
IT, Two DAYS tho outside Well I'll reserve
four FOR three days but not six. NOt the cor
ner one. Two or three people havo oecn
asking for Il today. 1 might have sold 10, bat
expected you 90 close tonight That corner
lot = he adds, coming back 10 his visitor, 10
whom he has already made up his mind he
will sell IL, seems 10 bo IA favoritc. The AL
Joining one on the north has been set apart
by the owner OF the plot for church. tine
next ono 10 the west was bought yesterday
by man whose stock OF dry goods is on the
way. and will DO hero before lac can get his
building up, am afraid
And So IL went. Ho sold that corner lot
OF course 10 sold the who plot OF go acres
within u fortnight by tho aid u consunmate
yall. "A concealed battery in his desk that
rang the telephone bell when ho wanted 10,
and capital enough 10 get lot Of lumber ON
the land hire leH men 10 dlg foundation
nole.. lay bricks here and there and erect the
framework OF half dozen buildings His
iupes did all the rest. supplemented his
building operations and paid him their money
When be had sold il all, 10 sold the lumber
100. and went away and with tho gentle
rustler went the money and the boom. Aud
nov fine growth Of wild mustard fills the
,aNning cellars oat crops are gathered on
the town hail plaza, and the rest OF Prospect
Heights is buried among miles OF tall prairie
-aass Interview IN New YORK Tribune.