West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-17
TRUS rs.
The United States Pure Air Com
rany to b. organized and
Operated.
Like Col. Sellers Schcme, ''There's
Millions Ia it'---An Interesting
And Well Written Proposition.

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a Rockefeller. Havemeyer and pierpont
Morgan. the great inventors and organizers
of trusts. men who generously sacrificed
their own interests to promote ours. They
did so in destroying competition. reducing
the cos, of production, and actually under.
selling foreign manufacturers in their home
markets, because we are iich aud the
foreigners poor. We can stand To recoup
and leave them sufficient profit to sell to
the foreigners at loss anybody who will
read the report of the Industrial Commission
will find my statement to be correct.
From this can be seen that their philan-
thropy covers our whole globe, aud makes
them the benefactor Of mankind and as
such they also deserve statues aud monu.
meats. Neither can see any reason TO
await their death before doing so. I, will
lie more interesting TO see ourself in bronze
than being only admired by posteri,y.
| As also desire to become a beuefactor of
mankind. can see no better way than TO
organize trust more benehcent TO mankind
than any yet invented. namely, The Pure
Air Company The objec, of this company
will be to purify the atmosphere of all i'm
| puri,ies. First. that overlsying our country
aud this done, that of the res, of our globe,
! freeing il of all noxious substances and life
endangering microbes, thus preventing many
diseases, reducing death rates, at the same
time saving our people many dollars which
they would have to spend in paying doctor
bills.
propose to inaugura,e this company the
first of January, 1903, in case the Republi-
cans shall have good working majority in
next Congress, because nobody can forsee
what Democratic Congress might do. and
I don't want TO run any unnecessary risk.
II the Republicans remain in power, being
able TO raise n much larger campaign fund
than the Democrats, matters will remain
as they arc now the Sherman Antitrust
Law will remain dead. as il is now, and the
Inter State Railroad Commission will con.
iinuc to sleep as she does now, though as il
concerns my proposed enterprise, ! am en-
iirely Indifferent # they sleep or not, because
We will he independent and discriminating
fN'kNf 'hst wiz HtNt tlitic OI no iUIlucnCC
on our operations.
That private associations or individuals
should institute proceedings against us. is
not likely They could only do 50 in
Federal Courts, and the expenses in them
aud the lawyers fees would deter them from
doing so.
The frs, steps 20 be taken to insugurate
our enterprise will consist in applying to
New Jersey for charter, two of It's s,pula-
tions to be exactly like that of the U. S.
Steel Com. ..any's:
First, Capital, $1,000 in cash aud the
right to issue an anlimitcd amount OF stocks
and bonds.
Second, The eminent domain of the air
covering all our States and territories, with
exception Of the State Of New Jersey,
couched in the same terms as that given to
the U. S. Steel Company, 50 that only AN
expert lawyer could deiec, and understand
them.
II only remains for me now to explain
the modus operand of this great enterprise
and show what monetary profits the stock
HpihCi1 hhihuA iebSDnuDiJ tNpcCss
The census of 1900 shows that our popu-
la,ion al that hm- consisted of 76,2I4,ooo
iohabitsnts. Counting the increase at only
800, 1000 per year, our population on Decem
her 81, 1907, must have been 76,sI4, 900
December 81, 1903, 76,8I4,ooo December
81, 1904, 77.4I4ooo and December 81,
1905, 777I4,ooo.
consider We will be able in three years,
beginning January first, 1903, at yearly
expenditure of sIoo, ooo, 900 dollars per
year, to purify our air. erecting in that
period all the required plants and engaging
in our service the most famed and expert
bacteria catchcrs and destroyefs For this
purpose propose that we divide our country
in thr.c sections.
Ficst See;ionC All cities from 1900 in.
habiiants and more
Second Section, Ail cities from f4,ooo in
habilanis down 10 cities Of only 500.
Third Section. The hsmlels and rural
districts. This / conceive will divide the
Inhabitants in as near az an equal proper
ton 50 that each district will contain one
third.
rOpuf ALTON.
Dec 81 1903 76.siAooo as.6os 900
1904 ma 600. ''---7S. .7o4 600
IOo5-77.4I4, 600. ''-7s 800 900
We can moi expect more than 70 Of fuil
payment from the first division. The end
of The second year. the 6rsi section will make
fan payment and the section one sixth
The third year, We will receive full payment
for The FIRST and second section and I.6
II The third section aud only the fourth
}e-T aill be 10 receipt II our foil income,
charging y per cent per day or 50 cents
psr year.
1903, z.5o5.oo The sum received frs,
ON 500. 10000 outlay, 50 $50. 500.
1894, 3S,46o,ooo, the Syn received SECOND
on 500. 100000 outlay. t5o.o44. 600.
1905. sf,36zooo. the sun received on
$500, 600, ooo outlay. t4Lo77.6oo.
1900, 77s4iAooo, the sum received on
goo.ooo.o 900 outlay, s6LosT2oo.
This enterprise can bo, relieve mankind
of oil diseases, principally Of those caused
~ the peoples over imprudence, ye, Il will
make men healthier and proiong life. The
charge propose Of 20 cents per qaafler
none would feel aud II the actual operation
should show The income to BE- inadequate to