Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-09
HUNTERS %OFFORTUNE
Make the Keeping of Wealth Dill
cult to Capitalists.
An Army OF Fakirs and Inventors Are
in Constant Pursuit OF the
Man Who Has Nade
Money.

Man VINO Has hude
Money.
In Chicago to-day, says the Tribune.
there is a comparatively young man
with 4 strong chin and good executive
ability who within a few years has
made 4 million collars or through
~txp.olting some successful inventions.
In looking back over the making Cf the
fortune, however. he confesses that the
holding If hat fortune against the ar
my OF fortune hunters in Chicago so far
exceeds the capacities which he pos
scssed In the making Of the fortune that
it was child's play merely to make IT,
Would you believe it?" he asked the
writer, raising his voice in his earnest
ness. there's a company organized
right here Ia this building with a capital
OF $500, 600 put into a process for aging
whisky in ten days to the ripeness crdi-
narlly represented by three years. and
get all It has to show for the business is
a pile of oak shavings through which
the highwines are supposed to be III
tered to accomplish the results.
And here the other day an acquaint-
anee brought a man in to see me who
was introduced as having a process by
which he had been turning copper into
gold. Tell him about it, prompted my
friend. The chemist looked all around
the room with some show of suspicion,
then put up his hand to one side OF his
mouth and whispered: That's right; |
was making the gold out Of the copper
oil r;1h+ Am +bc mt ont on To
it and made me stop!'
81 have been attending a great school
for the last year and a half" said the
speaker, waving a hand around b
well furnished office room from which
he controls his affairs. Il may be con-
Quoting the school, but there is no mis-
taking that l am the student who is get
ting the greatest benefit from the
schooling. Incidentally l have learned
? a whole lot about my fellow man which
has rot been calculated to endear him
to ms especially.
81 have never laid claim TO more than
common sense and q practical meas sure
ment of things along that line, but it
would surprise you to know how much
advice l am asked to give to those who
= might be suspected of having ADVICE to
give. For instance. not long RIO one 6
the wealthy and influentiaAlawyers in
this town had me come into a meeting
with himself and some other inquiring
. capitalists. They had an inventor of a
wonderful 'solidifed soap, before tEcm
giving demonstrations as to its value
e In removing grease from ne bends and
tifrom fabzns. TIE feys<s& - sz1pwing it
had
and after . rubbing qf fIlf zap fN
: them the grease dfsappearcd as LIZ by
fmagic. haN y
( well. | took of this ring when he
was done and asked for the grease pot
That's great stuff. isn't it?' the lawyer
asked as l took up the grease. Still.
I'm glad to see you go about il in q prac-
tical sort of way he added, and he was
Hooking on while l smeared the grease
over my hard and hen turned ard
picked up just an ordinary cake Of soap
THAT had been lying on the basin. |
rubbed the soap over my hands, dipped
them in water and the grease slipped
! of my hands quite as easy as it had Cone
\ Iron the hands of the inventor who had
/, used the solicited soap That. Of
course. spoiled the whole invention.
The philosophy of the capitalist is
that the man who puts up money back
ing a mans invention in any lire is
simply backing that mans imagina-
tions. When a man has put $4,000 into
such an invention as q starter he has
got into a position to follow it with
sis. 600 more In order to make that frst(
SIS, 900 good. And he may have it to
for the reason that even the hardd
headed mar has no guide line on the
ventor which will indicate when
Inventor has left possibility for drs
land.
There are several types of thl
ventor which have learned to kEl
the last few years" resumed tn
cessful young man. There is q
fessional inventor. who has
~ventive 'front.' and yet who ha
invented anything in his life.
evidence at many meetings when
resentatives of capital are fouri
uuiring. There is the inventor
invention will work in his W
but which won't work anywhere
There is the man. too. VIII has spI
the money he has in
wishes as much morsr
send in the same DIRECTION. There
suspicious inventor. who will not
you know enough Of his pet idea to
Judge whether it is worth anything or
not; the man who has been stealing
ideas all his life. and. finally. the real
inventor-the nan who wants a shop.
Just as the great artist wants a studio:
the man who has small idea of the value
Of money save as 1t will equip him with
this perfect shop that shall produce his
invention in perfection under his own
personal supervision"