The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-15

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ton solved. AS rapidly as his capital per-
United II he became a producer of the goods
he sold.
AFTER ALL THE PROFITS.
The one man he would not serve was the
middlemsn, however necessary a middle
man may seem to be I'm some kinds Of busi-
ness So il came to pass that Upton re-
turned to America. went out 10 Chicago and
there established a provision factory. which
now kills as mary as 5000 hogs In one day.
Another one now stands I'm Omaha. Further
than that he built his own cars TO carry
the factory's product TO market. He was
after all the profits in the business that
could be reached, and ne got them. So he
was able TO undersell the provision mer-
chants of England who were not 50 far
seeing.
This is not to say that pork was his only
product, but IL is worth noting that he
drawback to selling American beef In eng
land not known to many. IL cattle are
risk of loss and thew ayr,ve IN haa conSss
ton. IL the cattle are killed here and the
cracasses are shipped in refrigerators the
meat turns black and IL unstable within
a few hours after exposure in the markets
on the other side. But hogs can be killed
and the pork can be cured and shipped
tempting state. Upton chose the branch
of the business that had least risk in IT.
Some peculiarities OF the Upton shops
are worth mention. They all ny the nag.
They are all lighted by electricity. 50 that
every interior is bright and attractive. The
employees wear a uniform that Is attractive
as well as distinctive.
When his success in the provision shop
business became In a way the talk OF Lon
don inanciers number OF London
Ceylon tea planters and were afraid they
would never see their interest, let alone the
principal invested. went to Upton and In
vited him to go into tea planting"
1t is reasonably certain that they thought
him "a good t~hing'-that they could 'un-
load on his shoulders, They asked him =,
on foreclosure proceedings.
Packing his valise, he went out 10 Ceylon
for a look He landed unknown. examined
the properties-how carefully he
them his future use OF them proved-anc
finally made an offer 10 the bankers II
sounds queer. but the bankers representa-
tive cabled back: Cant you do better TOT
when / got that message I knew 1 had
the plantations on my wi terms, saio
he in describing the event
He knew just about nothing OF tea plant
ing then, but the boy who had attended
night schSol when when 4 mess ssa srs 9n swo w fnn
he was a capitalist able TO buy Plantations
How the ruinous dirt and waste OF the Chi
per's were replaced by economical and
clean machine methods Ga Yankeeish idea
IL not one of a real Yankee) need not De
told here. 1t is enough that Ldpton owns
more land in Ceylon than any other In
dividual.
DID HIS OWN PROMOTING.
Eventually Hooley - Terah Hooley, who
has been described as "the champion pro-
moter and bunco man'-while in the height
of his work. wanted to make a stock
company out OF the Upton shops in Eng
land, and he offered Upton S12.M.0W for
the business. Upton refused the offer. but
eventually turned the business over TO =
corporation In order to get some relief from
the immediate concern of management
The business was capitalized at the figures
Hooley had offered. and ss.ooc.oce of the
stock was offered to the public. The amount
Upton retained about half the stock Last
year it paid IL per cent dividends.
There is one feature OF British life which
wealth have been considering for a LONG
time, but are unable to see how we are 10
adopt such a feature on TINS size Q. tne
TO ambition is not TO be questioned. IN Eng
land when a man has made a really great
ne is rewarded by a title of honor. He is
k~nighted. Unworthy people have been
knighted too often, but the facts remain
receives the title has earned IL. 1T reminds
one of the old proverb. which says "A 5000
name is rather to be CHOSEN tnan great
riches" And that suggests that Thomas
Upton chose both.
He made a career that is honored quite ss
whose opinion is of any weight In the world.
He had by honest work accumulated q vast
fortune. He supplemented his work by vast
charities. At the time OF the Queens J1Di-
lee the Princess of Wales undertook giving
a great dinner to a host of London children.
For some reason subscriptions did not come
in very rapidly and the dinner was likely 80
fail, when Thomas Upton, then known a.
mot the least of our merchant princes.
sent a check for 225.0W. The dinner was no
longer in danger. Afterward Upton gave
f1O0,000 to establish restaurants in the
poverty-stricken districts OF London where
in wage-workers could obtain enough food
for what we call a square meal at q price
donations, amounting 10 more than $50. 1000.
came as a elimination TO all this usefulness.
Plain Thomas Lipton-he who had been =
messenger boy, a farmland. a stoker and q
salesman-was knighted.
The old aristocracy OF the land-the titled
men who had not earned their titles. the
aristocracy by inheritance as Distinguishing
from the aristocracy OF worth-at nrst held
aloof from Sir Thomas. But the Prince or
Wales land il was very greatly to his credit
as q man Of sense) at once MANIFESTED his
appreciation Of the man of worth. and then
what could they who were holding alocf
do but come to the new light?-
Finally, as a member OF one OF the greater
Challenger for the Americas cup. and. hev-
ing built and landed her In this port. he has
come to see her give us the greatest race In
the history of the famous silver mug.