The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-06

| The sap OF the zapote tree is obtained
| ay cutting a cash through the bark like
maple sap. and after boiling it becomes
I o heavy. elastic mass. ike crude rubber.
! enc story goes that Thomas Adams Of
Brooklyn professional Photographic
was wondering iE lower Mexico with his
/ c. mera when an idea occurred to him
I that Chicle might be used rs substitute
/ for rubber. and he hired the natives to
gather large quantity for him and
| shipued & to New York. Another version
f. that a friend of AIR. Adams IN Central
American shipped a quantity % him at
/ Brooklyn. and asked him 70 see whether
il could be turned to any useful pur-
pose, but whichever happens TO be tr3te.
the incident is OF no Importance. Mr..
Adams got the chicle-there is no doubt
about that-and ho tried 60 make Rubber
out Of it and failed and the greater part
oe the chicle lay untouched ia an old
warehouse FOR years. until a bright idea
struck him. and in 1859 he took a quantity
OF il home, and. with the assistance 81
his wife. fused with 60 until he pro-
Guced what is now Known - the mar
i-rt as rubber gum u proved 90 bo
popular. Different favors were Intro
ducod. and after continued experiments
the tutd frutH gum was developed.
/ from which sir Adams has made an cnor-
4t.'A@ Atl lAlLt. ne Is Tow p wears nll.
bat is director I'm the trust. ard takes
an active part in its affairs BE is the
first of the list Of milllonaires who have
r.ade their money from gum
The second is William J. White. Of
( Cleveland who used To -e6die gum ~ his
own making about the office buildings ~
that city. and on matinee dsys stood IN
front Of the theaters with a tray suspend
cd from his neck that contained his stock
f.a V~-
of peppermint. Witch struck the popular
fancy and made Ar. White q million ire
H. now Owns costly residences in Clere-
land and Florida. keeps e Yacht ard "a
stable of race horses. and has served "a
term in congress
An Interesting story IS told OF the ef-
ID rts Of = relative of ar. White 70 intro
duee his gum Into Chicago without sue
cess. until finally that indivrdual came
here himself In lsSS with Bag 81 SAM
PES and Teddle3 them around until he
succeeded in having e p.aced on sale. 4
few y-ars later. during The world fair.
ar White mace ais secfed Visit to Cbi-
cago, coming around frora CIeVe.anI
through the lakes 10 his suruptr1ls Yacht
called TIE Say When. and gsyallv enter
tanned those who had assisted him "a his
previous visit.
Old residents 81 Cleveland remember
ta.H- A--s--eTtA It.'l ttI.t
tertsiuing druggist. who very much rre-
fcrTed 81 tell story than o. pvt ~ pre-
sCriutions. and lived from hand 10 mouth
Win the leas- Feasible labor and O.
greatest amount " Fun Ncxt % gossip
lng ana story telling Doc Dfea1an -F.-
ferreG ~ fuss With chcmicaia. ard one
c1T. ~ the suggestion ~ tIiss Horton.
clerk III bic drug store tried The efe--
O.. eldirg rersiE ~ chewing cir1 re
r.a = e. ra..
local ciri-aiist Furnished him t-ie
r orsy to aaverrise n rev prepare ---
the public caucrf or and 1ot only f1ee
Egeual hee7 ne riiicnaI-e tut Sizes
Iorfos ard 1-r. Worth -Tlor hose oofh
made .srg1 sEus - EoreT The ialtr
vice president rf the trust
T. Prl-iey 81 Elshlrt Ind e. the
oniT gum maker Z have heari q w51
hasn't Eot r.ch iH th b1re Fo- r.
tee1 rs ~ reore D. haH n rraki-v
what Dr. e-ls California frl-t ciT-
sr- Tiirr-t u-ch rToft. but nos thar
be- has rquf itle the traat ~ Believed
81 ga ire raGa - rro=t-rfi
Tire t-st w-s orEan-zei g. th- rr-irs
n- ar Thomas 81 lfar arstrr ~
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