The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
Burglars Organize for Business.

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Breaking combinations has long been the
principal occupation of the bold, bad burg
lars OF this country. Safe combinations
have been their especial study Careful
scrutiny of its workings in all Of its various
details and applications seems to have
finally led the lock-blowing artists to ad-
mire the combination as an institution. It's
application to kindred and community in
terests is what they appear now to mostly
admire. As predicted, the thoughtful burg
lar has been able TO get many valuable
pointers for use In his business from the
aggressively acquisitive methods OF finan-
cial and commercial combinations. Polit-
ical combinations are presumably still
rather beyond him. sv~~~-
But it is said that all the ;Irglars of
good standing in this cor Ltiy intend to try
in their simple a. guilelessly inexperi-
enced way to FORM combination or trust
in burglirs. Later on they may take adj
venCage Of "the American system Of pro-
lection of infant industries" or course,
these cheUdliers ~ induStrie will also find
it necessary to avail themselves Of the act
for "the exclusion Of foreign pauper labor"
as we'll. Only skilled artists are to be en-
ployed, they say. And the most unique
feature of the enterprise is that the per-
centage of profits and dividends is expected
to largely depend upon the number of
'strikesn they may make.
According to the most reliable reports the
trust is capitalized at the modest sum Of
| 5000. But as no prospectus has yet ap-
peared in the newspapers neither the basis
of organization nor the source from whence
the charter rights are derived is yet def
ntely known. Therefore the most nat
ural assumption is that the project is still
in a crysalis condition, and has not set
apart any considerable sum for advertising
purposes, or else the projectors do not alto.
gether believe in advertising.
So narrow policy is not altogether wise
nor likely to prove very fruitful of success.
All that can be learned of the details Of
the new enterprise is that it is to be operated
somewhat after the manner OF a circus in
some respects aud strikingly unlike it in
Others Advance men are to travel ahead
Of the company and select the most suitable
sites. But no gaudy colored posters or
autographs are ID Dc placeu. ueSo UUllC
cOurierS will also decide how long the COM
pany ls to remain at each ''stand" and
notify the travelling manager at the last
previous stand" When the company
arrives at a stand there will be no brass
band, no parade, no disturbance whatever
and no alluringly demoralizing influences
exerted. In many instances they will carry
away far less money from a community
than the average circus or travelling evangel-
ist does.
To all outward appearances it is dead
smooth" scheme. About the strongest point
claimed for it is that it is a monopoly
against monopolles, and it expects to cur
tail their power by reducing their available
resources
Whether this sort of trust is destined to
make the burglar any more trustworthy
has not been quite clearly set forth. Until
the position of the proposed new enterprise
on that point has been more accurately de-
fined the capitalists of the country who
may hold in contemplation any future deal
ings with the institution are advised to OBJ
serve extreme caution.