St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
D0LLY'S DEAL
IN STOCKS.
BY J. r. PERRY.

- AAAA4SAAs AOuy, MIL MI. MlllcT,
l "the price of copper stock will
advance in the next few weeks. /
believe 1t would be a good thing to
buy. Stanton was talking about it
yesterday, and said that if 1 wanted
to make money, copper was the thing
he says that something big is COM
ing that only those on the inside
know about yet. The insiders are
quietly picking up all the stock they
can get, Stanton says, and until
they've got all they want the price
won't advance much, but after that it
will 60 soaring, he says. Stanton is
in a position to know: he's with the
Coa1escent Copper company, and
knows pretty well the plans Of the
big fellows. wouldn't want to buy
any Of the stuff unless knew some
thing about it, but with inside inform
alton like Stanton's, think it would
be perfectly safe. Stanton wouldn't
deceive me. We've been good friends
too long for that. But if I bought
the stock, it wouldn't be entirely on
Stanton's judgment. Being in the
brass and copper trade, of course I
can judge something about values
myself, and I believe the stock of
the Coalescent company has a great
future. Stanton invited me up to
look over the plant at Lakeville. He
says that if once saw the plant and
the amount of business they are do
ing, would be convinced present
prices are low. / would like to see
the Lakeville plant, and as the season
is q little dull now could get away
as well as not. I was wondering,
Dolly, if we hadn't better make lit
tie pleasure trip out of it-combine
business and pleasure, you know.
You've never been up the lakes, and
I think you'd enjoy it. At this sea-
SON the water isn't rough, and the
accommodations on the boats are ex-
cellent. Stanton says it is almost
equal to an ocean voyage. Do you
think you would enjoy it?"
ut would be lovely, Frank" his
wife replied. ''Mrs. Davis took lake
trip last summer, and she said it was
lots of fun. should be delighted to
go, dear"
every well, then, we'll call it set
tied. And if I find everything at
I4akeyille is as Stanton says, think
I shall buy some copper stock"
"Oh, Frank, speaking OF stocks,
did YOU hear what old Mrs. Ashley
Adams said? It was delicious! She
simply doesn't know a thing about
business, you know, but her nephew,
Berkeley Adams, has made lots OF
money lately in some kind of stock
I don't know what-and when Gladys
Steele was in to see her the other
dav she asked Mrs. Adams something
about it-what kind of stock it was,
YOU know, or something of that sort
and what do you suppose Mrs.
Adams said? She said:
ayes, Berkeley's made lots OF
money. He bought some kind of
stock when it was cheap and sold it
when it was high; and that's all l
know about it. I suppose there are
different kinds of stocks, but the only
kind know anything about are corn
stalks
wasn't that killing? Some women
are awfully ignorant about business
matters, aren't they, Frank?"
Stanton was in Lakeville when the
Millers arrived, and Hospitality looked
after their entertainment during
their two days. stay. Mr.. Miller was
quite astonished at the exhibit pre-
sented by the copper works. He had
known that the Lakeville plant was
very large, but had not thought it
could be on quite so stupendous a
scale as he found it.
"And this is only one of their
plants, Dolly" he said to his wife.
''This is the largest, to be sure, but
they own ten or twelve others in diff
ferent parts of the country. tell
YOU they're doing tremendous bust
ness"
II should think they'd have to to
pay all those men we saw in the
different buildings" his wife said.
'.How many do you suppose there
were?"
'Stanton says there are $500 en-
ployed in just those mills we visited
to-day, and the company owns some
,nor> mile cver an thu North sidA. !