Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-05-25
EVERY ONE HAD MONEY
Description of Halcyon Times
All We're Wealthy.
Some of the Scenes Following an Equal
Distribution Of Wealth.

tnere was no incentive 10 WORK unleS
a man enjoyed working. There wa
certainly nothing to induce man t
do any manual labor unless it wa
ordered by physician-and, come t
think of it, there was no reason why
physician should continue his labor
unless he was humanitarian. II
consequence nearly every one decide,
to live life of Luxurious ease. A few
in whom the habits of work were still
strong were willing to continue, bu
there was no opportunity for them.
The President of a big manufactur
ing concern was rather desirous O
keeping the plant running, and tn,
directors thought it good scheme
too, but the factory hands couldn't Sc,
it that way.
81 think III take a little vacation,
said one of them. "I've been workin,
pretty hard, and l need rest. Aftel
awhile I'll start up in business for my
self"
but who'll you get to work for
you ?" asked the President. "All tn,
other men are making the same planl
as you are."
"Um, we'll, Ihavn't thought of that, ,
replied the workman. "Still, don 7
mind work, and if the proper induce
ments are offered, l may go back to
work myself after little rest"
"What would you call proper in
ducement2"
Cant say exactly without some
thought, but l think I might accept
800 day. You can't expect mil
lionaire to work in a factory for any
less"
So the factory was shut down tempo
rarily and the employees sent home.
And it 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 pos
sibly got to the theater. But there
were no cars running, and when he
finally asked some one about it, the
man replied:
"Why, you don't suppose million.
aire is going to drive street car, dc
you? Not much. Most of the OLD
drivers are thinking of starting street
car lines of their own."
swell, I can get a cab, anyway ,
thought the ex'factory hand, and ht
went over to another corner and woke
a cabman up.
"A mile and half" said the latter
refectively, after he had learned tn,
destination. ''Well, call it $50.
ought not to be out here anyway, but
got so used to sleeping on the cab tina
don t feel comfortable in bed"
Now the ex-factory hand didn t pro
pose to be ''gouged" like that, and
being a millionaire for that first time
he didn t want to walk, so he went HON,
and told his wife that if prices kept in
creasing the 81, 100000 would probabl,
last them month or two.
Better invest it," she said. "Pu
part of it in bank and invest the res
30 that we will get some revenue from
it.".
He thought that good scheme, an,
the next day he tramped down town t.
a bank and found the President an,
one or two of the Directors sittin
there in solitary state.
Cant take any deposit" -" said tn
President regretfully.
whats the matter asked tn
ex-factory hand.
"Matter!" exclaimed the President
You don't suppose we can afford t
hire millionaires as bank clerks, d
you? Some of the boys intended to G
to Europe for few months, and som
are planning to start banks of thei
own after they have laid off a while.
II believe I'd take a trip myself if
only knew where could put some Q
this money while l am gone," said tn
ex-factory hand thoughtfully.
What are you afraid ofp" aske
the President.
II might be robbed"
Robbed" laughed the Presiden
''Who do you suppose would rob yo
when every one has all the money b
needsp But how do you expect
travel ?"
ION railroad train, of course.
The President laughed again,
THAT would be an unique expe
ience, he said. "Think of travelin
on train that had a millionaire fl
a aconductor, a millionaire for an engil
eer, millionaire for a brakeman, an
; a millionaire for a porter. I'd like
take such trip as that myself if Il
trains were running"
, Aren't they ?"
''Is the factory you used to work
runningY"
Moo"
The sx-factory hand tramped bae
: home in thoughtful mood. He hs
81 200, 900, but somehow it didn' see
to be of much service to him. Son
of the shopkeepers who owned the
. own shops were ready to do lit
business, but the employees had all LEI