The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-09

farmer. and were answering his ques-
tons and the man was about ready 10
add his subscription to the fund when
the nail that was holding up the fellows
breeches fell to the ground, and as ~
was about TO lose this portion or his
clothing when the spirit or the devil, L
don't know which, caused the fellow TO
put in his CAB
We all stopped TO look at the man,
as ne was apparently deeply in earnest.
as he brawled out: Take my exper-
ience. my friend. and don't you have a
thing 10 do with this project II may
look all right on its face, but I tell you
there Is a Niger in me wood pile some.
whar. II you viii take my advice you
viii keep clear Of them
BY this time tbe man had another
nail through the waistband Of his
breecheS where a button should have
been and his only suspender was Sc
curely fastened and his pants were safe,
We were all anxious 70 have the strange
man give US his experience as We would
then be able to show the differences
mora clearly between a straight bust
ness proportion and one which had been
gotten UP for the purpose OF beating
somebody. We were also satisfied that
the man had had a serious experience
and there was no visible doubt but what
he had been done up as he said. The
stranger related the following expert
ence:
st was farming at that time up in
Reno county and G. company Of men
came TO my house one day and pursuad
ed me 10 take stock in q grange store
which was being started. They eK-
planned to me how the middle men ca:
UP all the profit and how farmers could
save money by uniting and buying d.
rect from the wholesaler. I was a little
Shy at first, but they kept on calling me
brother, and giving me the signs of the
order and l was pursuaded against my
judgment TO subscribe 10 the stock and
while 1 confess that got back most OF
my money in goods and probably saved
money on what I bought, yet gentle
men, notwithstanding the fact that the
men called me brother and had the
password. signs and grip lost my
original capital which / invested, and
from that day to this have never bit
at anything that comes around I be-
Eeve that the elevator is q. good thing.
but my bitter experience warns We 10
keep my hands Off
We then explained 70 the man the
difference in contributing 10 q project
Ike the elevator, where a due bill was
issued by the company 20 the subscrlb-
CT and there was no such thing as any
comeback with liability IF double the
stock subscribed. That the elevator
company issued a due bin to the SUBJ
Scrfber which acknowledged the indebt-
edness OF the company TO the subscrib-
er and that il was impossible 10 have
any Of the experience Of creamery stock
OF anything Of that kind. One of the
boys asked the man how much he had
lost by his taking stok in the elevator.
- on, I can't say exactly how much
was his reply.
How much stock did you take in the
first place asked another.
'Oh. only one dollar, but I lost my
original capital all the same. I gave
the brethren d bran new trade dollar.
containing 420 grains OF pure silver
with two holes in II and 1 have never
seen that dollar from that day 10 this
we gave up the argument. He had
lost his original capital and he had one
on US, but despite this heartrending
story the farmer gave US a good sub
scription and we secured almost a thou
sand dollars
Another farmer complained that he
would not have much grain to ship this
year, but that he hoped by another year
TO have a full crop. One OF the boys
asked him how much wheat he had this
year, and was informed that he had
just threshed S.1S9 bushels, and when
II was explained the difference the ele-
vator would make to him he readily
promised 10 come IN by Saturday and
If everything was straight give a good
II IS now or never. Tits week Will
tell the tale. If Sedgwick county loses
this elevator there IS not a grain grow
er in the county but VIII live 10 regret
il. one elevator means more elevators. |
One elevator OF the capacity Of this ono
means change in freight rates. 1 have
strong hopes that Wichita and Sedg- /
wick county citizens viii see 10 IL that |
the elevator IS secured %