The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-10
MAJORS NEW TRUST.
A Great Promoter Takes the Landlord
Into His Confidence.

MAJORS NEW TRUST.
A Great Promoter Takes the Landlord
Into His Confidence.
1t was the landlord again with his
bill for the rent of the office, but he
had scarcely entered the door when the
major advanced with outstretched
hand and greeted him with:
Good morning to you, and good
morning. You have come for the rent,
and of course, you have brought the
bill? All, see-I see. l was just about
to send a telegram asking you to call.
So many months rent-so much. Cor
rect to a cent, and you don't know
how glad l am to do business with 4
man in a business way. Excuse me,
while l lay the bill away, where 1t will
be safe and undisturbed for months
and years to come. There-'tis done,
and
I'm after the rent" announced the
landlord in a decided voice.
Exactly-exactly- see. Three
months ago, when it was impossible
for me to raise $40, you showed your
faith in my integrity by renting me
this office. You did not lose your faith
as time passed on. You have not lost
it yet. If you did not get your rent for
the next six months you would still go
on trusting me and feeling that your
money was safe. 1t is needless to add
that l am grateful-that your conf
dence in me has touched a tender
chord"
Look here, now, but I'm after my
remit" exclaimed the landlord, with a
threat in his tones.
"Yes, touched a tender chord" re-
sumed the major as he wiped his left
eye with his handkerchief. II like to
be trusted. l like men to have conf
dence in me. When you called here a
few weeks ago / explained to you that
1 had gone out of law and real estate
and insurance, and had become a pro-
moter of enterprises, but you were in
a hurry and had to cut it short. In
deed it was only an experiment then,
but today you look upon a Napoleon of
finance. Your hand, sir. Shake!
Congratulate me, and at the same mo-
ment, permit me to say that it does
me a world of good to be able to re-
pay you for your untiring confidence in
Maj. Crofoot"
Then you can pay the rent?" queried
the landlord, as his face frightened.
MY dear man, l did not take you in
on my first five or six schemes, because
there was one chance in thousand of
failure, and I was determined that you
should not lose a dollar through me.
waited for a safer and better thing.
I've got it at last, and when you walk
down those stairs you will have a
positive contempt for corner lots worth
less than $4,000 apiece. Treasurer and
general manager of the great American
Rat and Mouse Trap Trust, greet
thee"
But, where's my rent? I did not
come here for dose of wind"
1T was the incest, slickest lob OF
| them ALL" chuckled the major as hi
paced the floor with beaming face. THE
idea was my own-strlctly original
There isn't house in America with.
out its rats and mice OF late years
competition has forced prices down til
no manufacturer has been able to make
cent. To catch rats and mice YOU
must have traps. Owing to the Low
price, only one trap turned out for ev
cry hve hundred rodents. The un
caught rodents do $4,000, 900 damage
a year. There was the situation, sir
THERE it was, and was Mai. Crofoo
equal to it? am proud to say he wa
proud to say it. The first step was
do you want me to sue you for thi
account?' interrupted the impatien
| landlord.
1.-THE first step was to protect tn
manufacturers calmly continued tn
major "Forty-two rat and nous
trap makers in America cutting price
| till you could buy trap for five cent
and get a pound of tea thrown in
FOrfW.fxp nira111a,-
| Crofoot, grand promoter, brings abou
a combine and prices jumped so per cent
NO more throat-cutting. Every tral
goes at profit of five cents or no sale
Public must have traps or be over.
run Number of traps to be sold in the
next year 100000. 1t won't take yol
g minute, to figure out the profit. Blu
Major Crofoot does not stop at the
traps, sir, at 10,00O00O rat and mouse
traps paying a profit of five cents each
but he pushes onward and upward tt
the cheese with which they are baited
NO use for a trap unless you've got
cheese in the house. Cheesemakers
were trying to do each other up, anC
the price was down to six cents. Dead
loss Of cent a pound to every maker
Major Crofoot steps in and there is 9
cheese trust and prices go up unit
there is four cents profit--on every
pound. Sale of cheese for batting raj
and mouse traps 1,45O,OO0 pounds annu.
ally. And so, my dear man, there YOU
are, and THERE you are, and let us
shake hands again.
III be hanged If do! If you don't
pay this rent I'll have you out of this
office inside of three days."
Do you know the present number of
rats and mice in America? What is
the rate Of their increase? How much
damage per capita? And while on the
subject study the cat. She is supposed
to catch mice, but one Of our 10 cent
traps Will catch twenty to her one. and
costs nothing to keep. Arouse public
excitement by getting out circular
advocating death to cats as a public
safeguard against the spread of die
ease. No germs or microbes about onr
traps We turn out four kinds of rat
traps and five kinds Of mouse traps''-N
Hang your rats and cats and mica
and cheese!" interrupted the Landlord
as he was gently led to the door. .'but
l want to know about this rent If Won
are not going to pay shall take stems
at once" ~
And there you are-there YOU are ;,
blandly replied the Major, ARTICLES Of
incorporation will be filed tomorroyv
and within week you cam enter upon
your duties. If you want to leave $40