The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19

Not until a price is fixed" replied
Paul, coldly.
But II is undoubtedly too long and
involved. and besides maybe the 'front.'
age consent could not be gained"
How much will you give me II the
route | suggest is feasible and get the
frontage CONSENT" asked Paul.
"a thousand dollars" replied tho
president,
Pau! reached for his hat and started
COR the door
Wait minute" said the president.
Gota.nins HIM.
The urshOt Of il was that Paul was
promised $4,000 If hisroute asadopted
and he obtained The frontage consents.
The minute ne uniolGed 1t the president
ave cry OF CeI,.ht. That evening Paul
began o Sc The property owners, and
n less than a wee, had the entire deal
iyed up.
\ new telephone company came along
and wanted a franchise. Remembering
rluls turn Tor n street railway company
he nruAoier sent for Paul to help them
TX rgstcs ana obtain franchise.
"..oo mach Is there in 1t for me-
rs ed Paul
Ten dollars q day and expenses, re-
! lied we promoter
"Tw,nty Eve, =" replied Paul.
and SIS II was when the conversation
| vas over II tool. three months to finish
/ he WORK.
We'll" remarked Paul. to himself
me day. Il may have wasted bit OF time
JIt am getting moro money in month
( aow than Dave gets in six"
T A few months later Paul went to the
( preslGent OF the imperial Insurance com.
/ 1any, and sat in the same chair where he
1 mad sat when he refused the position.
This company owns the Hayin tract
of land in the South end, he said.
We do, replied the president. Took
it on foreclosure Of mortgage.
Its dead property" suggested Paul
1T is." replied the president.
what will you give me il will ar
range deal to locate a furniture fac
'aclury Employing 500 men on the land
You. Of course, to donate the site and
.iyc the owners OF the factory say ~
lots as an inducement to locate.
The president figured bit and re-
ylied: Two thousand dollars"
"One thousand and every fifth lot"
replied Paul.
It was finally agreed that Paul
should have 81 900 and every tenth lot.
The deal was concluded In month,
and within six months the great build
lnps 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 great rush to buy prop
srty in the vicinity where property hac
advanced from 500 an acre to 5000 ant
$3.50 a lot. Then Il appeared that Pau
Rider owned all the property about
either In fee or by option. He was goot
naturcd however, and willingly let &c
Of tract after tract. but always at good
profit. and retaining the choicest pieces
where there were promises of business
streets The town went land crazy. anC
,raduaily Paul sold out almost entirely
claiming only q few choice corners, bu
piling tens Of thousands Of dollars In thu
bank.
In the meantime David was doing wei
and advancing Four years after he en-
tered the employ of the insurance com
pany he was made manager OF thu
agency department at 5000 year.
One day after the land boom had fiat
tened out, the president Of the Imperia
sent for Paul and said:
81 want man at the head of our in
vestment department who Is up to mod
<rn methods We have been little allow
How much do you want to take charge?
Ten thousand a year and the priv
llege of handling my own affairs as q
along"
Ten thousand" gasped the president
Why. that's all draw. We are onl
paying Jacobs $1,000"
81 think can be worth as much 10 IN
company as you" replied Paul III not
keep Jacobs"
There we're several directors meet
Ings and Paul's terms we're accepted
And so Paul won the prize. and Ora
ella married him-and lovely churc
wedding II was And her wedding pres
ent was a $4,000 house. And It Nigh
be added. thoy lived together very har
PLY and comfortably.
p. S.-There Is no moral to this story