The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-24
How Millionaires Trade.

1t is fun to hear one millionaire tell a story of
another millionaire. and here is one of that
kind, says the New York World Some time
ago he heard that Mr.. Huntington had a connie
of very handsome cobs for SALE and being in
want of just e. at sort of thing the millionaire
. communicated with Mr.. Huntington and asked
his price. In response to the note Mr. Hunt
ington appeared in the office Of the would he
purchaser. He explained that the cobs were
particularly fine animals and that he would not
part with them except for the reason that they
were rather small, indeed too small for him
self aud wife, who were rather large people
The purchasing millionaire and his wife not be-
ing large people, this of course was no obiec-
ton, and Mr.. Huntington was asked to name
his price. He said he wanted $1,000. Well the
millionaire had seen the cobs and so had his
coachman, and he knew that this was a pretty
long price. He expressed that opinion 10 Mr.
Huntington, and told him that if he could get
down to a reasonable figure thew might talk
business. MIR. Huntington asked what his
Iuea Of a reas naoie aSure was and the wouId-
be purchaser said he would give him $500 for
the pair. Mr.. Huntington scoffed at the offer.
and said that he wouldn't entertain it for a
moment, and the millionaires parted and mat
tiers were left in this shape.
The next day Mr.. Huntington reappeared and
said that he had thought the matter over and
that he was willing TO take 9OO but the other
party to the negotiation was not willing that he
should have 5000 of his. in this transaction at
least and stuck TO mis- original offer of $500 for
the cobS. Mr.. Huntington talked for some time
and expatiated en- the equine excellencies which
justified the 5000 price, but the millionaire pur-
chaser wasn't at all impressed. Mr.. Huntington
was quite as eloquent as any auctioneer who
ever held forth at Bulls Head or any that MIR
Van Tassel had ever employed, but the elo
Quence failed of any effect and Mr. Huntington
again departed He appeared again, however
and appeared and disappeared for all the DAYS
or the week and several days of the following
week. and altogether spent perhaps twelve or
fourteen hours in striving to convince his ems
toner that $500 was not too much for what he
had to sell. Butfailing utterly In this d lap-
thropc desire, he finally said that he would
tax the SoOO which was offered if the purchaser
would pay his coachnan SIS.
'5ut. said the other millionaire party II
have nothing 10 do with your coachman.
But" said Millionaire Huntington. ''mv
coachman expects something, and it seems to
me thai If l give you the horses at your price
you ought to pay him"
Well, the purchasing millionaire didn't look
at 1t in that way. He didn't think that a coach
man on wages-and he presumed that MIR
Huntington paid his wages re sularly-was en-
titled to commissions. and he thought thew had
a demoralizlng and corrupting influence on the
stable or unstable morals of the coachnlan and
ne thought also that If there was any corruption
or decentralization to go forward il would have
10 De done With sir. Huntington'S money These
arguments were, of course, unanswerabe and
MI huntington, having spent number CT valll-
aole hourS-becauSe millionaires hours must be
Valuable--ln attempting to induce the other
party Ia negotiation to pay 800 more tsan he
wanted 70 pay, and, having failed utterly ac-
cepted the check for $500, and the horses were
duly transferred.