Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21


on a suit of broad cloth and white shirt.
In this dress, looking like swell among
the rough men around him, he sat down for
dinner one night in the little canvas tent
which formed the best restaurant at Sacra-
mento. As he sat there eating dinner .
man of about so in business clothes came in
and took seat opposite him. After the
two were through with their meal this man
who had remained silent up to this time,
suddenly turned to the future Senator and
asked If he knew where he could get man
to work for him. The young man replied:
II don't know. What's the pay and what's
the job?"
''The job is not hard one" returned the
business man. 'I've got 8 stack of hay
about a"mile up the river above the town,
and want it.watched. 1t has corral
around it, but there are great many cattle
in the neighborhood and I'm afraid they'll
get into it. I want to bring it down on
boat to Sacramento for sale as soon as can.
The work is not hard and it oughtn't to be
worth more than $40 day But if can
find the right men, I'll pay an ounce or
SIG day."
Felton, Got the PIace'
"Well, I'll see," replied FELTON,. "You
come around here tomorrow to breakfast,
end If can find you man will bring him
with me. -
The next morning young FELTON, dressed
himself in his red shirt, rough trousers aud
the toggery of his mining camp, and was
sitting at the table when the man came in.
He did not recognize him at first, but when
FELTON, said "Good morning." he said,
well, 1 am blanked. And what are you
going to do with that outft?''
"Oh, replied FELTON,, 'I've decided to
start out on tramp"
"And where are you going?" asked the
man.A
'That depends somewhat upon you," was
the reply. "You want q man to watch that
hay up the river, and if you are still of the
same opinion and want good man, I'll
take the job
mot you," was the reply.
Eyes, me-" said FELTON,, "and I will
watch it right
"But it will only be for few days." said
the man. 81 am going to get away as soon
as 1 can
81 don't care whether 1t is for five days or
i've months" said FELTON,. 9TH take the
job"
Had a Fine Time OF It
The man then asked him if he could shoot
and upon his replying that he could he went
to the store and bought him shotgun and
told him he could spend his spare time in
hunting about the haystack. He then gave
him a tent and FELTON, watched the hay He
watched it for nearly month, and in the
meantime quite friendship grew up be-
tween him and the business man. who was
merchant of Sacramento. FELTON, sent him
down some of the game he shot and the mer-
chant sent him up things to eat from the
store. At last when the month was about up
and FELTON, had received about $500 for watch
ing the haystack he came into Sacramento
and told his employer that he had concluded
to stop working for him.
whats the matter?" said the merchant.
"Oh, I've got some capital now," was the
reply, "and 1 am going into business for
myself.
'.What are you going to do7" was the
reply.
''Wel," answered the young man, GIVE
noticed that the immigrants who land here at
Sacramento always have lot of provisions
with them which they can't afford to freight
up into the mountains. They have kegs of
pickles, sugar and other groceries which
they sell here to whoever will buy them.
Now you merchants cannot waste time in
looking up these things and I've concluded
to go in and buy up this stuff and,sell it to
you. What do you think of the idea?"
Doubled Up His Capital.
'tIt seems to me to be good one, was
the reply, sand if you want partner I'll
60 in with you."
"I'd rather do big business than little
one," said FELTON,, and he took the man into
partnership. He found the business paid
we'll. He bought pickles for 81 gallon
and sold them for $40, and as most of them
were brought in in ten-gallon kegs he made
$50 keg. Pickles brought high price
from the miners because they were thought
to be remedy for the .scurvy, which was
almost an epidemic among them, and in
few months the Deacon had cleared Sc, 900,
$4,000 of which went to his partner.
FELTON, next conceived the idea of taking
big stock of goods up into the mountains,
and he bought two whaleboats paying $500
apiece for them, and he bought all the goods
he could with the extra 81, 600 he had left,
and borrowed $1,000 more from his mer-
chant friend and put that into goods The
flood came and the boats were carried away
Here was Felton's fortune gone again, and
he was now $4,000 worse off than nothing
He went back to his merchant friend at
Sacramento, and the man generously told
him that he had made 81 900 out of him
anyhow, and that he could pay him when
he got ready.
How He Missed Big hring.
1t was not long. however, before he was
on his feet again, and in short time re-
deemed his obligation. He speculated in
mines and real estate, always acting on the
square, but taking the advantages which
his good business judgment gave him, and
he made a fortune. He had at one time
part of the famed Comstock Lode, which
afterw ard made so many people wealthy.
He had given good' price per foot for it.
but though he had found some pay dirt in
his claim, it was comparatively small, and
in connection with his partner he sold the
whole for S19O,00O. Shortly after this the
wonderful vein was discovered, and under
the very claim which he sold for this
amount was found its richest yield. 1t is
safe to say that 500, 000 900 were taken out
from under the spot which he sold for less
than 5000, 900.
'It is something to have had experiences
like these" added the Congressman to
whom was talking. 'Tt Is something to
have made and lost fortunes. 1t is some
thing to be millionaire United States
Senator, but it is great deal more for a
man to 60 through all these experiences and
to retain the same practical common sense
and the same freedom from conceit and
love for his fellow man that he had when
he was in the beginning of his career. And
this is the case with our new California
Senator" FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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