The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-26
EVERY ONE Had MONEY.

man enjoyed working. There was GER
tainly nothing to induce man to do any
manual labor unless it was ordered by a
physician-and, come to think of it,
there was no reason why a physician
should continue his labors unless he was
a humanitarian. In consequence, near
ly every one decided to live life of lux
uriOus ease. A few, in whom the habits
of work were still strong were willing to
continue, but there was no opportunity
for them.
The president of big manufacturing
concern was rather DESTROYS of keeping
the plant running, and the directors
thought it good scheme, too, but the
factory hands couldn't see it that way.
81 think I'll take a little vacation"
said one of them. 1--WE been working
pretty hard and | need a rest After a
while I'll start up in business for my
self"
''But who'll you get to work for you?"
asked the president. CAN the other men
are making the same plans you are"
"Um! Well, l haven't thought of that"
replied the workman. Still, l don't
mind the work, and if the proper induce
ments are offered may go back to work
myself after little rest"
"What would you call proper induce
ment?"
'Can't say exactly without some
thought, but l think l might accept 800
day. You can't expect millionaire to
work in factory for any less"
So the factory was shut down. temper
arily, and the employees went home.
And ii so happened that one of the men
thought he would go down town and he
told his wife he would run over and
catch car at the corner and possibly go
to the theatre. But there were no cars
running, and when he finally asked some
one about it, the man replied:
''WhY you don't suppose millionaire
is going to drive a street car, do you?
Not much. Most of the old drivers are
thinking of starting street car lines of
their own"
''Well, 1 can get a cab, anyway
thought the ex-factory hand, and he
went over to another corner and woke a
cabman up.
"a mile and half" said the latter re-
hectively, after he had learned the desti-
nation; well, call it $50. / ought not to
be out here, anyway, but have got so
used to sleeping on the cab that l dOu't
feel comfortable in bed.'
Now the ex-factory hand didn't pro-
pose to be "gouged" like that, and being
millionaire for the first time, he didn't
want to walk, so he went home and told
his wife that if prices kept increasing
the 81 100000 would probably last them
month or two.
"Better invest it," she said. "Put
part of it in bank and invest the rest so
that we will get some revenue from it."
He thought that good scheme, and
the next day he tramped down town to a
bank and found the president and one or
two of the directors sitting there in soil
tary state.
Cant take any deposit" said the pres
ident, regretfully.
whats the matter?" asked the ex-fac-
tory hand,
"Matterr' exclaimed the president
You don't suppose we can afford to
hire millionaire bank clerks, do you?"
Some of the boys intend to go to Europe
for few months, and some are planning
to start banks of their own after they
have laid off while.'
81 believe I'd take trip myself if 1
only knew where l could put some of
this money while / am gone" said the
eX-factory hand, thoughtfully.
"What are you afraid of?'' asked the
president.
IL might be robbed"
Robbed" laughed the president.
"Who do you suppose would rob you
when every one has all the money he
needs? But how do you expect to tray
el?n
'On railroad train, of course"
The president laughed again.
THAT would be an unique experience"
he said. "Think of riding on a train
that had millionaire for conductor, a
millionaire for an engineer, millionaire
for brakeman and millionaire for a
porter I'd like to take such trip as
that myself if the trains were running"
AREN'T they?"
SIS the factory you used to work in
running?'
moo"
The ex-factory hand tramped back
home in a thoughtful mood. He had 81,
100000, but somehow it didn't seem to be
of much service to him. Some of the
shop keepers, who owned their shops,
were ready to do little business, but
the employees had all left, and in some
places prices had gone up. In others
the shop-keeper said he hadn't raised
prices because he was anxious to sell
out and close up. He stopped at one of
the big department stores to get some
thing for his wife, and was told by man
sitting in the doorway that it was closed
because there were not enough. people
left to run it.
''Im one of the firm" he said; "but
don't know when we will open again. II
you want to get anything in particular
you can 60 in and one of my partners OF
head of some department-one or two of
them are left-will try to hunt it up fol-
you. The rest have all gone. They
want to buy, not sell, from now on.
"The closing scenes were ludicrous
too" he added. 1--WE began getting
notices Immediately after the distribu.
ton of wealth, although some of the
clerks agreed to stay day or SO. But
when the ribbon counter girl put on hel
hat and her cloak and began pricing the
goods in the cloak department the girls
quit their work and pretty soon every
body In the store was buying and no ont
selling. l stepped into the breach, lifted
prices little and made tidy little sun
all by my lonely. l think it likely that
can stand it as long as the rest of them.
When the ex-factory hand reached
home he found his wife much perturbed
81 thought we could afford to keep
servant, now that we're rich," she said
shut l can't get one"
''Can't get one!' he exclaimed.
mo, you can't expect a millionaire
daughter TO work in the kitchen for So
week. The first girl went to was look