The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
R GREAT RAGING STHBbE
THE BIG STRING OF FINE HORSES OWNED BY E. J. ARNOLD
 6 COMPANY.

c COMPANY. Some Information of Interest About
 the Largest Enterprise of It's Kind
 in the Mississippi VaIley--The op-
 portunlty offered for Profitable in-
 vestment.
 From Burlington Qa-) Paper of Recent Date
 A representative of this paper being in St, Louis one day this week took advan- tage of the fact to visit the offices of the largest and greatest racing company in the west Many of our readers do not need to be told that the name of this firm Is E. J. Arnold & Co., with offices in the Benoist building, corner Ninth and Pine streets. To those who are not fa- uiliar with the operations of this com pany and it's prompt and satisfactory business methods 1t can be said that Ar hold & Co. own and conduct one of the largest and certainly one of the most successful racing stables in the United States.
 E. ]. Arnold.
 MT E. J. Arnold, the head of this great enterprise, comes of racing stock his father having been the owner of string of good racing horses in St. Louis gem eration ago. The Mir Arnold of today Is in his personal address the embodi- nient of the bright. active and diligent business man. He could as readily be the president of a bank, trust company or a railroad. and would do his work well. He is without question the great est expert in America in the lines or handling a big string of racers prontaDiy and in the business of bookmaking at the various important race meets. We talked with many responsible business men m St. Louis abont MT. Arnold, and there was but one expression, and that was the fullest confidence in his ability ana Integrity and the legitimacy of his lm- portant and profitable enterprise, one wholesale merchant on Washington ave nGe said T have known Ed Arnold ever since he was a boy and knew his fatn- CT before him. Both father and son are accounted experts in their line. They never failed to pay dollar for dollar. ana never heard of accusation belng brought against either one of them. me Arnold stables are as solid as any pahk In St. Louis and amply good for every obligation they assume. There isn't wholesale dealer on Washington avenue who can give. better bank references than F. J. Arnold or who can show a bigger bank balance. I have had money invest ed with MT. Arnold for some years past and my dividends have been paid with weekly regularity. While 8 per cent week sounds like big earning capacity, the ArnolGs earn it and more. But there are banks in the country earning as high IS 15O per cent: the Chemical National If New York, for example, while other oanks in other cities are known to do IS we'll"
 Do Not Bet on the Races.
 Contrary to the belief prevalent in some quarters Arnold & Co. do not bet on the races 1t is no more a gambling concern than is any bank or trust company that invests its funds in a business with all the details of which it is familiar and for which it knows there Is handsome pro- fit as the reward of knowledge, skill and diligence. The earnings of the 29 splendid horses owned by Arnold & Go. and rep iesentins in themselves the investment of a large fortune. run up during the year to large total The profits from book making are known to be very large, and Arnold x O. are the most successful firm in this business in the United States. From these two sources of income, both of which are operated all the year round, Arnold & Co. pay depositors of sums or s20 and upwards weekly dividends or per cent each week. This company has been acepting these deposits for upwards of four years past and every depositor -.as always been paid with weekly regularity out of the earnings of the stable and the book.
 Has Splendid Horses.
 One. secret of the success of Arnold 6a Co. is their magnificent string of horses. No other stable on the western circuit IS equal to them. They carry away the pig money in all important meets. Experts In the working out of probable results based on records and pedigrees, go along with the Arnold horses and supplement the bookmaking department. In the Arnold stables are such splendid animals as .Peaoeful. ''Maxmus," "Icicle, Anna Elliott" "Quaker, ''Yinland, and others of nearly equal importance III the racing field. The regulations and per formances of these horses, ana thelr heavy winnings are well known to all uho follow the record of the sporting page in the daily press.
 In the Arnold Offices.
 The writer of this article found that he business of Arnold x Co. IS cohouc.- sd very much like that of large bank IF trust company. They have a suit or .ooms in large office structure known ,s the Benoist building, corner Of Ninth md Pine streets. They are doing large business. receiving and paying out money 10 depositors very much as bank ooes' All funds placed on interest deposit with Arnold & Go. are subject to withdrawal at the desire of the depositor and ladies and gentlemen come and go some bring ing money, others taking it away mak- Ing a scene at once animated and busi- ness appearing, If you have money on deposit with Arnold & Go. 1t takes only a minute or so to get 1t, as we noted while we were in their offices.
 Plans for the Future.
 We found MT. Arnold personally to be- long to the type of representative busi- ness mer. He talked freely of his horses and his plans,
 "We intend" he said. Ito enlarge our capital gradually, and eventually l shall buy and carry on a big breeding farm. There is a large profit in breeding race horses, as they fetch handsome sum when their speed and bottom have been demonstrated. We paid eight thousand dollars for Icicie the other day. and con sidered that low figure. We know there is big money in breeding racing stock and Tn due time we will add that department to our business"
 A legitimate Enterprise.
 After several hours passed in the of- fices of Arnold & Co.,, during which we had every facility afforded us to acquaint ourselves with the details of the business we came away fully convinced that this company is carrying on a business that Is entirely legitimate and with whom ce- positors money Is just as safe as 1t would be if invested in any other legitimate enterprise undertaken for gain. Any good business man who will visit their xff1T 1Na <ttrtn