The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-11-06
The minute he unfolded 1t the president

in less than a week had the entire deal
fixed up.
The papers made quite spread over it,
and people said
And that Paul Rider, too Who'd
suggested it to him."
One day Paul started out with a horse
and buggy and began t0 buy potatoes Of
the farmers, which be stored as fast as
they were delivered He put his entire
So, 900 into potatoes, and contracted for
as much more. \ month later the papers
were full of stories about a potato fam
inc, and prices began tC jump. A month
later he sold out and was $1,000 TO the
good.
What confounded luck some fellows
have" was the comment. wonder who
gave him the hunCh?'
A new telephone company came along
and wanted a franchise. Remembering
Paul's turn for a street railway company
the promoter sent for Paul to help them
fix routes and obtain a franchise.
How much is there In it Tor me?"
asked Paul
Ten dollars day and expenses" re-
piled the promoter.
Twenty replied Paul
And $50 it was when the conversation
was over 1t took three months to finish
the work
We'll" remarked Paul. to himself
one day, Il may have wasted bit Of time,
but am getting more money in month
now than Dave gets III six"
There was a stock panic in Wall
street When things looked their worst
and securities were tumblng SO fast
it kept the tickers white hot. Paul took
So. 900 from the bank and bought stocks
on a margin. Four days later the decline
ceased and within a week the entire list
was marching skyward A month later
he pulled out $4,000 IN profits and quit,
saying he didn't want to hog it all.
A few months later Paul went to the
president of the Imperial Insurance COM
pany, and sat in the So ne chair where he
had sat when he refused tae position.
This company owns the Havlin tract
of land in the South end he said.
I'VE do" replied the president. Took
it on foreclosure OF a mortgage"
It's dead property suggested Paul.
'It is." replied the president.
What will you give ne if I Will ar
range a deal to locate a furniture fac
factory employing 500 men on the land
you, of course, to donate the site and
give the owners of the factory say 20
lots as an inducement to locate.
The president figured a bit and re-
piled: Two thousand dollars"
"One thousand and every fifth lot"
replied Paul.
1t was finally agreed that Paul
should have $4,000 and every tenth .ot,
The deal was concluded in 4 month.
and within six months the great build
ings were erected and homes were
springing up all over the hitherto de-
serted tract.
The railroads built spurs to the new
manufacturing center, and the street
railway built line tapping it.
There was a great rush to buy prop
erty in the vicinity where property had
advanced from $100 an acre to $500 and
$3.50 a lot Then it appeared that Paul
Rider owned all the property about.
either in fee or by option. He was good
natured, however, and willingly let go
of tract after tract, bat always at a good
profit. and retaining the choicest pieces,
where there were promises of business
streets. The town went land crazy, and
gradually Paul sold out almost entirely,
retaining only few choice corners, but
Dilfng tens of thousands of dollars in the
bank
In the meantime David was doing we'll
and advancing. Four years after he en-
tered the employ of the insurance COM
pany he was made manager of the
agency department at $4,000 year.
One day after the land boom had flat
tened out, the president OF the Imperial
sent for Paul and said:
81 want a man at the head of our in
vestment department who is up to mod
ern methods. We have been little slow.
How much do you want to take charger"
"Ten thousand a year and the priv
ilege Of handling my own affairs as go
along"
"Ten thousand" gasped the president.
"Why, that's all draw. We are only
paying Jacobs $4,000
81 think I can be worth as much to the
company as you" replied Paul. "Ie not,
keep Jacobs.
There were several directors meet
ings and Pauls terms were accepted.
And SO Paul won the prize, and Gra-
cia married him-and lovely church
wedding it was. And her wedding pres
ent was a $4,000 house. And it might
be added, they lived together very hap
ply and comfortably.
IN To- moral f0 this ct0rY