The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-05-21
GETTING A START.
now an Ambitious Young Man Sold Real
Estate and Peaches.

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now an Ambitious Young Man Sold Real
Estate and Peaches.
1t was in the spring of 1867 when a
small office was started on the north
west corner of Madison and LaSalle
streets-capital, ten dollars and fifty
cents; annual receipts, two hundred
and fifty dollars. First year was hard
pull. had sign out: "Real Estate
and Law" The law department con-
sisted chiefly in drawing deeds, trust
deeds, bills of sale, etc. The real-estate
department. did most anything in the
way OF real estate, but as at that period
OF Chicago's existence the total trans
fers for an entire year amounted to
about two dozens one can imagine my
share was exceedingly small.
1t was midsummer, and receipts for
that month had been lower than the
average. respectable-looking young
man came into my office, hailing from
western city. He said he had not been
eatlng three square meals per day for
quite time, and asked the privilege
OF sleeping in the Office. The thought
struck me could utilize him, so went
down with him to South Water street
and purchased two nice baskets Of
early Crawford peaches borrowed a
pine door from carpenter friend of
mine in the alley, and with the aid of
two ash barrels set the newcomer up
In business opposite my Office entrance
on Madison street. The peach depart
ment thrived. First day he took in
live dollars, and we increased the stock
to such an extent that we had quite a
thriving trade. This fellows name we
will call Jones. He had very per.
suasive way of inticing the young
ladies as they passed by to purchase
peaches, in fact he caught everybody,
and many of Chieago's citizens will re.
member a cry that lasted all that
summer on the corner, Now then.
ladies and gentlemen, here is the place
toget your fine early Crawford peaches,
Superintendent of the building object.
ed, and came and asked if this man was
annoying me. said; mo, let the pool
fellow earn a living is all right
In fact had the peach department beer
suspended the real-estate firm would
have collapsed. Soon after this a South
Water street merchant, noticing the
ability of the young man to sell his
fruit, offered him guaranteed salary
OF one hundred dollars per month, anc
he left my firm. business did not thrive
for quite awhile, but one day, as luck
would have it, an old gentleman with
long bushy whiskers strolled into the
office and asked me if was LAWYER.
confessed, and he gave me the de-
scription of piece of property on the
north side, the title to which he said
was very much mixed. He had come
all the way from Honolulu, Pacific
ocean, to have this Strengthened
up, and he would give me halt
there was sin it," if l could perfect
the title. The night before this a mum.
Der OF my old college chums had called
TO see how was getting along. We
were all graduates of the Chicago Law
university, and | was the only one who
mad the nerve and recklessness to start
an office; the others had taken clerical
positions in established law offices; the
- , W ooihO Hito my O1HCC OcCa-
slonally to see if my elbows were wear.
ing out, and prophesied that l would
soon have to give up my office and 90
With them, but the man from Honolulu
settled it. went to work, and perse. |
verence won. I bought the interest o.
the different owners in the North Side
lot, and eventually sold the lot and
made eight hundred dollars clear. / |
was afraid to trust any bank in Chi.
cago with my money. / used to hide it |
under my pillow, and kept big ak un. |
der the bed to protect it.
My fellow graduates called again-it
was Christmas ave. l had first-class
new suit of clothes and a stove-pipe
hat and they were greatly surprised. |
When | exhibited to them nv roll of |
pills they turned pale with envy and
left the office. Three days after that
Six new real estate and law Office signs.l
were hung up, and think that every
one of the gentlemen who started in
business on that day has prospered, |
either as lawyer or real estate dealer.
NO less than three occupy positions on
the judicial bench, and perhaps nv
bold effort to establish business in
dull times had it's beneficial effect.
Robert G. Givins. in Banner of Gold.
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