The colored American., 1902-01-25

The personal fortunes of several persons more
or less veil known, have increased as result of
investing at the right time, few of the many are
as follows:
w b. Hardison srso 600
Thomas Hughes ISo 600
SdwaTd StIausbuTg ZOO 600
Charles Toll Councilman $4,000
L NJ Mosher 40 600
Harry Chandler "a coo
Lester Robinson [coung Rec7rderl 20. 600
Anderson & Chanclor 1000 600
Edward Doheny Ioo 600
l. @ Parker 100000
Robert Bulla 7sooo
And there are hundreds of others [men and
womenI IN the United States whose fortunes are
estimated at million dollars and upwards. i b Sc
fortunes the result of small savings from sal
airy or otherswise. in nine often they are
the result OF buying article when it for sale
at low price and selling when the price had reach
ed hguTe many times that which it originally
cost This is the secret of accommodating wealth
ANY bFieht- ambitious person with few dollars
start can get rich. 1t is easy TO buy and sell Buy
cheap and sell at the highest rrices The man or
woman who economies small income can
never get rich as result OF such savings. Put
your spare funds to work for you. Make your
money earn WAGES. Plant few dollars in the oil
business and see II grow day and night Not
many industries yield profits as flowing oil we'll
II II Is worth say 81 barrel, and yields only
barrel some Yield so barrels day} the income
is 800 Expert oil men receive go,d wages so
We will estimate the pUmper and his helper at IS
each making $40 daily expense, leaving a clear
pTout OF 500 day. Oil wells produce day and
niGht Sundays also. therefore the profit for a
year OF SOS days is s5a,sso enough TO pay
I2O Per Cent DIvideods to Stock Hold
no matter whether you invest ten or a thous and
dollars the money would be divided according TO
how much yon put in OF the original $500 900 cap
ital The stock could have sold at 50 cents 81
or SIOO share, but the big profits would 20 TO
the investor who had the foresight 10 buy al the
, cheapest price.
National Oil Reporter. Oct. 10. Ioo1.I
Fuel oil will axe the pace Of 8 per cent Of all
the coal that is now used in the world. II means
as yearly market for $500 900 600 worth Of fuel
oil IN tn United States alone We desire tie
bright. ambitious readers of this paper 70 be
| among the hrSt 10 secure OF the first allot-
rnsut Of the shares of the El Captain Oil Gonna
/ ny. capital stock s. 90, 900, 1ully paid and
| non-ssseSIble. The first allotment Of stock Is
now offered TO those persons who apply al once
! AT so cents per share,
| From among the persons. men or women for
each State 10 purchase stock viii be selected for
membership Of the corporations Advisor Board.
Fer these responsible positions the Corporation
experts OF the ri Ca itan Oil onpzny have after
considerable expense and careful work succeeded
IN securing GO acres Of excellent ground IN the
! Ventura Oil Bet Of California and arge acreage
IN other districts Nery few other large oil com
Pznies. except possibly the Standard Oil Compa-
nv. and none Of the small ones have lands IN these
districts In the hands Of experienced and com
pstsnt men with wise business mznakemcnt. the
oil industry Is safer than any average business
and profits greater, dividends q per cent.
month are not III nknOwo in oil the sto
TisS Of Ihe riches poured foEIh by oil
Wels often seem ridiculous when compared