The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-17
THEY ALL HAD MONEY.
Description Of a Tin3e when Every Ono
Was Wealthy.
Constitution.

It SO happened that there was an equal
distribution Of wealth and every one had
81 900, ,O00-no more and no leAa.
Of course, under the circumstances,
there was no incentive to work unless
man enjoyed working. There was Ger
tainly nothing to induce man to do any
manual labor unless it was ordered by a
physician-and, to come to think of it,
there was no reason why physician
should continue his labors unless he was
humanitarian. In consequence nearly
every one decided to live life of luxuri.
GUS ease. A few in whom the habits of
work were still strong we're willing to
continue, but there was no opportunity
for them.
The president of big manufacturing
concern was rather desirous of keeping
the plant running, and the directors
thought it a good scheme too, but the
factory hands couldn't gee it that way.
ri think I'll take little vacation" 4"
said one of them. "I've been working
pretty hard and I need q rest. After
awhile I'll start up in business for
myself"
"But who'll you get to work for you p
asked the president call the other men
are making the same plans you are"
Gun! Well, I haven't thought of
that" replied the workman. "still, I
don't mind work, and if the proper in
ducements are offered I may go back to
work myself after little rest"
"What would you call proper in
ducement?"
"Can't say exactly without some
thought, but think I might accept slOo
a day. You can't expect millionaire
to work in factory for any less."'
So the factory was shut down tempo
tatily and the employees went home. And
it so happened that one of the men
thought he would 90 downtown, and lie
told his wife he would run over and catch
q car at the corner aud probably 60 to
the theater. But there were no cars
running, and when he finally asked a
man about it the man replied:
"Why, you don't suppose millionaire
is going to drive street Car, do you ?
Not much. Most of the old drivers are
thinking of starting street car lines of
their own"
"Well, I can get cab, anyway"
thought the ex-factory hand, and he
went over to another corner and woke 8
cabman up.
"a mile and half,"' said the latter re
Aectively after he had learned the desti.
nation. "Well, call it $50. I ought not
to be out here anyway, but have got sd
used to sleeping on the cab that I don't
feel comfortable in bed"
Now the ex factory hand didn't pro-
pose to be "geuged" like that, and being
millionaire for the first time, he didn't
want to walk, 80 he went home and told
his wife that if prices kept increasing the
100000 would probably last them
month or two.
"Better invest it," she said. "Put part
of it in bank and invest the rest 80 that
we will get some revenue from it,"
he thought that good scheme, and
the next day he tramped down town to 8
bank and found the president and one OF
two of the directors sitting there in soil.
tary State.
"Can't take any deposit" said the
president regretfully.
"What's the matterP asked the ex-
factory hand.
"Matter" exclaimed the president
"You don't suppose we can afford to hire
millionaires as bank clerks, do you
Some of the boys intend to 60 to Europe
for few months, and some are planning
to start banks of their own after they
have laid off awhile"
IT believe I'd take trip myself if
only knew where I could put some o.
this money while am gone" said the
e1-factory hand thoughtfully.
"What are you afraid off" asked thu
president.
II might be robbed"
Robbed |" laughed the president
"Who do you suppose would rob yor
when every one has all the money ht
needs But how do you expect to trav.
el2"
"On a railroad train, of course"
The president laughed again.
"That would be unique experience,
he said. "Think of travelling on trair
that had millionaire for conductor, {
millionaire for an engineer, millionaire
for brakeman and millionaire for .
porter. I'd like to take such trip a
that myself if the trains were running
"Aren't they n"
"Is the factory you used to work il
running"
"No o."
The ex-factory hand tramped bacl
home in a thoughtful mood. BE hat
$l,OOO,0OO, but somehow it didn't seen
to be of much service to him. Some of th'
shopkeepers who owned their own shop
were ready to do little business, but th'
employees had all left, and in some place
prices had gone up. In others the shop
keeper said he hadn't raised prices be-
cause he WAS anxious to sell out ant
close up. He stopped at one of the biz
department. stores to get something fo
his wife, and was told by man sitting
in the doorway that it was closed because
there were not enough people left to rul
it.
"I'm one of the 6rm," he said "but
don'u know when We will open again. l