Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-30

''cAN'T YOU SEE THE CONVENIENCE"
money for himself. Come out to the
barn."
followed him out, and when he had
placed the model in the alley and
arranged certain parts to his satisfac-
ton, he said:
''This is the Climax farm gate, covered
by three different patents. l have
bought the right to the State of Michi-
gan for $500. You see the idea? This
rope leading out on either side of the
post is to be pulled by any one wishing
to pass through. See? Farmer doesn't
have to get down off his load of hay,
just gives yank-gate representatives,
through-gate sbuts-goose hangs
high"
'.But-but-r'
''There's no but about it, Mrs. Bow.
ser. Let's figure bit. Well say there
are $4,000 farmers in the State. Each
one wants five of these gates, making
$50, gates in all. Each gate can be- put
in for S. and the profit is SIS. This gives
me S1,25O, 900. Well allow $50, ZOO for
bad debts and we have cool $1,000, 900
to put in our pockets. Isn't that good
margin on S5OO?'
do you know that the farmers will
buy this gate?"
BUY It'll Why, they are crying for it
all over the State! I expect to be at
least thousand orders behind, the best
can do"
''Well, hope it will be success,
but"
There you go! Always ready to
throw cold water on any Of my enter
prises! If brought you solid chunk
of gold you'd do your best to make out
that it was nothing but brick!''
An hour later couple Of sturdy old
farmers.came up at Mr.. Bowser's invita-
ton to see the patent, and I sneaked
out to one side to hear what they might
say. Mr.. Bowser exhibited the gate,
o went over his figures, and then asked
what they thought Of it.
'What's it for?" they asked.
''Why, to save farmer from getting
down off a load of hay or off his wagon"
''Um! Yes!"
''Isn't it good thing?"
''Mebbe.''
''But it must be. Can't you see the con-
venience at glance! The farmer
doesn't have to get down."
X>O. 500 A0 uOu anu ne 3 a Ouru0Q
idiot! He'd better git down thousand
times than to pay So for that gate!
What's he there for but to git down!
He's got lots of time to git down and
climb up again"
In about ten minutes they knocked
the underpinning away and let Mr..
Bowser down with dull thud. He
didn't let go altogether, however, until
Hfk ho I01 %as~
hay-market and secured further opin-
ions. One of the last farmers to ex-
anime it turned to MIR. Bowser with:
''If ye want to catch the farmer, in
vent sunthin' that will fodder the stock
and feed the hogs afore daylight on a
winters morning. Might make the
bushel, do his plowin', run the cider
mill and pay off the mortgage on his
farm"
1t wasn't long before Mr.. Bowser in
vested in a patent farm-fence. The
model showed three boards and two
lines of wire to a section, and he
bought six county rights at about 500
each. He came home on a trot, brimful
of enthusiasm, and as he took me out
to see the model he explained:
patent gate, but he can't do without the
fences. He can't wriggle out of this. no.
how. He's got to have it, and he's got to
come to me for it,
eyes"
! 1.-THE agent wanted $1,000 at first for
the counties, but he soon discovered
that knew a thing or two. shall be-
gin tomorrow to turn the barn into a
factory. I shall supply. this country
from here"
"Has any farmer seen it?'' asked.
"Not yet; but three or four Of them
will be up pretty soon, and have no
doubt that every one will order . mile
Of It"
Three solid looking agriculturists put
n IN appearance after awhile. They