The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
ESTABLISHING A CREDIT.
A Bold Financial Bluff That Saved
Prospective Millionaire.
From the St.Iouis obe-Democrat.

fTOO inc Cb.llOulS GlOD6 democrat.
Richmond April 1s.-Maj. w. T. oSuth-
crln is president of the Virginia board of
agriculture. His home is in the out
skirts of Danville. Mai. Sutherlin tells a
story which carries revelation of south
ern character.
II came down TO Richmond once" he
said, ''tO see a business man who had sent
for me, He had extensive interests, but
had become so tied up through a partners
operations that he didn't know what to
do. He said to me:
Il have made up my mind that there
is nothing for me to do but to assign.
am broken up. There isn't any way out.
But want your advice before / act
Does any one know how you are
fiXcdN | asked.
No one but YOU he replied. Il
haven't told soul but you. Everybody
else thinks I'm all right
"'How about the banksp I asked
"'They don't know he answered.
"Then | had him go over the whole
situation until | knew as much of his af-
fairs as he did. He was involved badly,
but ! could see the way out for him. He
couldn't see anything but ruin ahead.
felt perfectly certain that If he could
maintain the existing confidence in him
for a few months he would be all right
could see that his business would carry
him if he could only get out of the en-
tanglcmcnts. After had learned every
thing / made him promise that he would
do exactly as / told him He was ready
for that, and he did it blindly.
"'Can you borrow 5000 cash from the
banls2" / asked.
go, yes he said. 4 can do that easy
enough
go and get it, / said. Give your wife
$4,000, and send her TO New York and
Philadelphia to buy the finest carriage
and team which the money will get Tell
her to bring back something that viii out
shine anything Richmond has seem
Il went away. Some days later | was
in New York on business and met the
wife of my business friend. She said she
was up there to buy carriage and
horses. She wanted me to go and look at
carriages.
{" NO said. you have taste. Go
ahead and get the most attractive and
stylish carriage you can find in New York
Then go down to Philadelphia and buy
your horses
"When returned to Richmond . saw
my friend
g When your wife gets back with the
outfit, said /, you give her the other
81 900 Tell her to put it in her pocket
and go shopping. She needn't buy a great
casionally, and always pay, showing her
pocket book full of money and explaining
that you have insisted that you want no
bills run, but prefer to pay cash. Mean
time you keep away from that carriage.
Don't you be seen in or near IL. Wear
your old clothes and stick to your business
just as if you couldn't afford TO be away
long enough to sleep and eat.
"Then I went off about my own bust
ness. / was walking down Broad street
several weeks afterward, when I saw the
most splendid establishment on wheels
that Richmond ever knew, expect. Great
Scott how that carriage did shine And
the horses And the gold-mounted har-
ness Whew 1t was gorgeous, ! tell
you. I met somebody ! knew, and
asked:
" Whose rig is that2'
" why, was the answer, that's Jim
Blanks He bought it in New York for
his wife. Blanks making more money
than he knows what TO do with
~ walked down on Main street and
went into one of the banks After some
conversation asked the president Of the
concern how Blank was doing.
Making more money than any man IN
this town, was the reply
Il made a few more inquiries. The
answers were all the same. Everybody