The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-14
MADE $4,000 ON sss IN SIXTY DAYS
A Story OF Pesauts. Popcorn, and Prosper
ity In n Cold Mtning Cnup.

IN - WV" S'utuH NH"r
CRIPPLE CREEK Col. June 13-This is
story OF peanuts. popcorn. and prosperity. On
the 9TH day Of April last NJ. W. Smith reached
this camp with $50 Mr.. Smith was not here
for his health. Some OF the Binghamton
readers OF THE Sun will remember Mr. Smith
as lad who used to run on tho Erie road as
water boy and purveyor Of such stun as pews-
boys commonly carry to inflict on Idle pas
sengers. and they will not be surprised to
learn that In somewhat similar line he has
achieved success In the now gold camp OF
Colorado. for in his day on the Erie there was
not boy there with smoother tongue or
more persuasive manner than he.
However. although he prospered IA news
boy and developed a talent as salesman that
promised great future prosperity his mother
thought he ought to learn trade. Moreover.
she was afraid the evil communications OF the
railroad life would corrupt tho good manners
learned at homo. SO the lad went to the
moulding trade and became proficient.
After while he drifted West. and worked In
Denver and later In Pueblo. Meantime he had
married and got family OF four youngsters.
and what with the care Of his mother and his
family Mr.. Smith had to rustic in the sand 800
days in the year to make both ends meet.
After a little more than twenty years OF this
rustlng. his thoughts began to go back to the
old days when he ran on the Erie and Jim
Fisk was cock OF the walk-and they went back
with unwonted frequency. He was wearing
out under the hard labor and was Just aching
to a, k somebody to buy something;
One day last spring as he was walking along
the street wondering what he could DO to ,, get
into some kind OF mercantile business with.
masniiyine glasses. This gave, him an idea;;
smith @stHH had earned earn that ali sorts Of mining
people must have mngnifyng glasses Tor OK
animation Of ores. he conclndea mat " WIZ ma
mining camps OF Colorado. pick IN, q profit;
able trade. see the camps. get new ideas. anu
perhaps strike it rich in some unexpected
So he went to various jewellers IN the city to
at reasonable Wholesale rates. but. curously
this one offered to lei. him have some Mt n small
Shsnss but it? sm dss anSa
lect so long he could not help making Ing YEN M,
t sesrs sp Te took stock
GO up to Cripple Creek and see how business
S oIsOn I With sH in pe lis
hveesnt rsstaurant, AMI then walked , up tie lie
had not gone far before no felt the hankering
for something that comes to men accustomed
to work bHt IDLE through force Of }b. Grfn%
roasted pennuts-say nickers worth--would
touch the s9t and oS nsd HSens
a 0. ust ed in the cities he had lived in
:" When couldn't IND even an Italian IAN, let
sGnS to mgss S Ss and onn
WhS BE- md az 3 the
peanuts. whew! roasting peanuts do dos. smell Il
good when fellows l3annc ar9gn9 N WITH IN ms
was pertaining the air neYt morning bright ,,gh
and early and next night late Male Male wages wage,
day pe how
| corn with q little salt on 1t tasted and that old
peanut roaster wasn't too bad as n corn poP,,
| per though I've got new machine since W
course / added some candies and fruit. and
business has been good. rain or snow or
Smiths persuasive ways. gained as train
boy on the Erie. had come hack to MIN sure
He had P2 eay vera
brokers in and owners OF mines. They liked
his peanuts and popcorn and learned to IKE
i hoe '"a and mnins stoeEs and smith sSted on
the pointers He bought and sold WITH sucil
luck that at this writing he holds lS shares ar
forced sale would demand are worth over
$4,000. But Smith is not selling at forced sal sal
by 'i part Of The profits in cash ana has acsump
lated a bank account Of several hundred dol
Ws Veil: stocked variety store which he runs e, a
we'll as the peanut stand. Then he put SlN
worth Of against on nee hole and
ing we'll and Smith will have no difficulty VI If
| getting aid to develop them Moreover no viii
| know how to get out from under shoulo there
be any danger Of n drop.
Recently still another source OF prosperity
has developed. Noticing that he was goot
sa lcsmen several brokers have come to hin
for help in real estate and kindred transac
tons. A deal OF this kind has Just brought
$500 as Il cold cash commission.
III that business goes on improving. the
peanut stand II he for sale. wont itf" said l..
"Oh. I'm not proud he replied. Peanuts
comfort the buyer. and the profits comfort
me-"
clean up 81 900 on a capital Of St3 within sixt,
DAYS by coming here, it should he said tha
srot and filled it. There is one chance in
hundred that a man with so small capital a,
| his would succeed at mething-would de
yelop some speciality and knacK for attt ndinl
| to it, There are min ety nine chances that tn,
| on" with hut S33 capt. Il would 90 broke il
less than thirty three days.