The Helena independent., 1893-09-04
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY
Leo Galitski Has An Ingenious
Scheme for Getting Possess
sion OF 1t.
He Sells Stock In His Mythical
Gold Mines In This
State
CiairvoyanA Who Help Hin, With Their
Customers Reoaive y nj ost Libetal
Commission For It.

Loo Galitski. OF suite 1910 Schiller build
ing, Chicago, has found sohem for max
ing money without working for II. Ths
scheme may be just litt!s shady or just q
little over the dividing line of legitimacy.
says the Chicago Dispatch. bat ii Is inter
,sting. He has nice. we'll lighted. nicely
parpeted office aud can baek III his own
company in idleness. while his money is
developing itself Al the pleasing rate OF
sixteen TO one. His scheme is n scintillat-
ing winner. and could he continue in the
even tenor of his allurine ways he might
become rich enough in course of time to do
most anything MIR. Galitski's scheme runs
In this line: He styles himself the rrssi-
dent OF the Golden Star Gold Mining COM
pany of Montana, and upon beau
tiful elsborately printed stationery
gives the company capital OF
33OO,00O. OF course he IL trying 20
sell stock in the wonderfully promising
gold mine of Montana. ana for this pur'
pose has taken into his confidence the
various olairvoyants OF the city. and right
hers his scheme scntillates with bright
ness He frat sends out a prospectus of
the Golden Star Gold Mining company and
gives the mysterious dealers in futures and
possibilities plenty Of time to become
familiar with the lurid parts of the prom.
ises. BY the time he thinks ths matts. has
been absorbed he attacks the avarice of the
mysticos in a subtle, covert way. He Of
fers the clairvovant liberal com mission to
inform the gullible client that money
should be invested in the Golden Star Gold
Mining COMPANY OF Montana before mid
night of = certain date.
The letter TO the clairvoysnt is cleverlv
worded. 1t begins by saring: Some time
ago we sent you letter end prospectus OF
our company. setting forth the merits of
our two gold mines as good Investment.
We did not calculate thaty you should invest
In our shares If you should not feel in
olined to do 80. but we thought you might
then goes on to say that on July 20 shares
would advance from 80 to 35 o.nts, and
you can positively state that all those who
buy shares now will positively
make Eve cents share (aoout 20
Per cent? ,onn, on their sana Investment T"m sa
vice to them to buy before midnight of
Thursday, July 20. 1898. will strengthen
You in their opinion. We viii pay you
a commission Of five per cent share on all
business you can send rs, and We know
you will be able TO make quite sum
will occur next September. lS93 probably
she hrst of the month. You know by this
time all about our two gold mines and all
those you aGviss to invest in our shares will
make money and 30 will you. However
above all they will make the best invest
ment of their lives. Later on We shall be
pleased TO have you give Us the horoscope
Of our two mines"
BY means Of this schome no blame can
fall upon his shoulders il the stock does
not advance BY the time he had confidently
said II would. The victim has no one to
blame and with his money gone his credul-
ity only can be attacked. and that only by
himself. Now this scheme is 80 good that
Galiszki goes out to the WORLDS fair in the
afternoons. aud depending implicitly on
the mails bringing him business does not
trouble himself about leaving word when
he will return. He leaves his office to take
care Of itself and leaves his victims to the
voluble olairvoyants. And 80 II is that III i.
Galitzki merrily rolls ON toward wealth.