The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-06
TIE cnANcEs WHOSE.
what One Thousand Dollars Might
Have Done.

Have Done.
Little things sometimes make large
business enterprises! A gentleman
told a reporter OF the REpuBI1cAN
that hs once had an opportunity to go
into business with friend. who
wanted only one thousand dollars, to
which he would add an additional
Thousand. and thereby make from five
to ten thousond the first year In the
handling of novelties. Their head
lquarters were to be In New York city.
The gentleman telling Of the circum-
stances said. met ono or two Of my
mutual friends and told them about
the offer, and what big money we
were going to make the fret year and
what a big field there was In the busl-
ness for millions.
My friends listened md then began
Ito throw cold water on tho project,
advising me to have nothing to do
with him who had made the PROPOSE
ton, saying II you had fifty Thousand
dollars and would listen to him and
put IL In his geeping that in less than
IA year 1t would all vanish, that he was
a visionary fellow and always had
some hobby on hand. which he rode to
death. In fact they SO filled my mind
with dlstrust that finally backed out
lof the deal. Well. that fellow hunted
Iup another man who had more eand
than had, and In less than year the
young firm were established on Canal
street, In New York. with an office on
the second floor and one room back,
Engaged In selling all kinds Of novel
tics. and done paying business from
the start.
| An inventor happened In one day
and showed the boys crude wire
corkscrew. which they thought might
he a good thing. and they purchased
the patent right for $50. They then
hunted around and got come work
men to experiment with wire until
they had got 1t tempered to the right
consistency, SO that 1t would not Lull
out straight when the screw was in.
serted into cork. After which they
had a machine patented to make these
little corkscrews. and commenced to
turn Thorn out by the Thousand at q
day one OF Carter's agents dropped
Into their office, which now occupied
the first floor OF flve-story building
devoted to the novelty business, and
solicited tho firm to buy gross OF Ink,
The senior member picking up a
small flve.cent bottle. which the agent
had as simple said, why don't
you cell a patent curksorew with each
bottle, 80 as not to soil the fingers
when drawing CORK from bother
''Because," replied Carter's agent.
I'VE could not afford to do 1t, owing
10 the cost (25 cents) for corkscrew
ooh. but you could afford to give
them away with the ink" and Insert
l5G one of the little wire corkscrews
he deftly pulled the cork without the
least bit solling his fingers. Carter's
mpn was amazed, and enid, What
will you furnish the pullers for by the
gross?" The novelty man gave him
the figures and then gave him dozen
corkscrews, which The agent took
down TO the headquarters of the firm
and showed what could be done with
such a simple devise.
The head Of the firm was delighted
and Immediately ordered eeveral hum
ldred gross 1t WINS not long before
every patent medicine manufacturer
fell into limo and adopted the use OF
the little wire corkscrew. from which
q fortune was made by its lucky own
ers. thus said the gentleman who
narrated the above. got badly left
because l listened to lot of old
lcrcakers, when II / had followed my
own convictions would have been to-
day a rich man, all from one thous.
aud dollar Investment.