Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-02

Hat hill and examined q msp.
"Name IL Rome, suggested ono of them
"Romeg" said another doubtfully. II
wasn't built In day, you know"
Rome, Italy, was not /" said the 6rc
speaker, ''but Rome, CAL, shall he"
Those who played tho parts Of Romulus
Remus and Celer were the president, vic
president and treasurer Of the Glorioa
Climate Land and Water company. Thei
names are not material, but convenientl,
TO distinguish them one from another w,
shall make use Of their titles, respectivel,
general, colonel and major. Dulce OF dc
oorum est to serve ones country on tn,
Held Of battle, vanquishing her enemies
and upholding the honor of her flag. Tha
II one way to secure distinction and ;
military title. A somewhat simpler meth
cd Ia to provide occasional drinks and ci
gars for the gentlemen of the press. The
pen Is mightier than the sword.
The major had been citizen of Los
Angeles one month. He still sometimes
inadvertently said you when he meant
.we.'
| The colonel had two months longer to
his credit and intended to run for the
Office Of county supervisor at the next elec-
tion.
The general was q veritablo old timer
He had boon living in Los Angeles now
nearly year
Nobody knew whence they came There
they were-that's all. In this matter they
were no worse off Cor shall we say no bet-
ter?) than many Others at that same time
and place. The general, for example,
when he was introduced to strangers had
a way of saying in a loud voice: "Yes,
sirl My name Is Bangs, sir And that
was my name before came here Then
he would look aggressively around, and it
happened not infrequently that of them
that heard him one or two would turn
little pale and cast down their eyes
All, whittier have they gone-those
Judges, commodores and generals who for
p brief time seemed to own the town. Can
1t be that they are all In Oklahomaf
The capital stock of the Glorious Gil
mate company was So, 600, 900, of which
sum $500 had been subscribed and paid
In. 1t was we'll known, however, that the
company was backed by q powerful Eng
lish syndicate In those days when man
desired to enter upon any little enterprise
such as building railroad, constructing
b deep water harbor or founding large
manufacturing center, he would always
take care first to secure the backing Of
some powerful English syndicate. They
were always powerful Nobody ever heard
Of weak one.
The only other asset Of the Glorious
climate company was document bearing
the signature OF degenerate scion Of q
once illustrious Castilian house-an op-
tion on piece of land favorably located
for town site.
The general, for all that the seams of
his coat were shiny and his cuffs some
what frayed, carried about with him new
Iertheless q secret talisman. He had a
{ f'pull" with the railroad. The informa-
tion had come to him from the inside"
shat the California or Bust railroad (pro-
jected) was to pass directly through the
tract covered by their option.
| Believe in this railroadf Well, they
knew the pablo did anyhow-the dear,
'trustful public that always believes In
things.
The colonel had been a newspaper man
In his early days and understood the gen.
tie art of working the press. In sur
prisingly short time everybody in southern
California knew that great things were In
store for the new city Of Rome. There
could be no doubt Of 1t because the news
papers said SO.
On a certain day in August the tract
was to be thrown open to the public in
grand auction. In the meantime few
lots were disposed Of at private sale-prin-
cipally to newspaper men, public officials
OF high standing railway magnates, ia
nous writers and actors
The major was to act as auctioneer. He
admitted to his partners that he had never
sold lots in his life, his greatest efforts
in the line of Misrepresentation
having been limited to the trading of
horses.
"The principle seems to be about the
same, however, he said. Ask five times
what it ie worth and then take whatever
is offered"
! He was a cool and easy speaker. The
crowd, the music and the enthusiastic
cheering of the cappcrs moved him to ex
traordinary effort. Many Of those who
came to scof remained to buy.
No one was more astonished at the re-
suit of the sale than the conspirators
themselves. There was money enough TO
transform the option into deed. pay all
the debts Of the company, establish
handsome bank account and fill the pock
cts of all three with coin.
; 30 mucn prosperity terrified the MAJOR,
who anxiously inquired whether they had
not better divide up and bolt. The Others
laughed at his fears They had accom-
plished thus much with no money at all.
There was no limit to what they could do
now with re-establishcd credit and full
locker.
but we must change our tactics, the
general admitted Heretofore il has been
faith and not works that We have offered
tho public. We must show them that we
bmean business; that we are laying the
koundation of great city"
The next day 80 men went to work in
Rome, and the dirt began to fly in all di-
rections They were laying out the city
ON grand scale.
A second auction sale was to take place
in few wesks. In the meantime brokers
in the employ Of the company went about
buying back a few Of the lots already sold,
thereby stiffening the market. Several
thousand street railway ties, rented for a
short time, were scattered through the tract
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