The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-11
TURF INVESTORS MADE RUN
ON COOPERATIVE FIRMS.
Continued From Page One.

her Of their subscribers from several thous-
ands to a few hundred.
The business of Ryan's firm Is on the
same scale. and the money handled by the
numerous other firms that have sprung Ue
in the last few months has been in cor
respondingly large quantities.
Persons in many walks Of life We're al
lured by the literature sent broadcast over
the country, but the bulk Of subscribers are
clerks in large wholesale houses. in Federal
and municipal offices. and in country stores
throughout the Southwest. The territory
covered was immense. Hundreds of thous-
ands Of circulars and booklets are distrib-
ented daily through the mails.
PATRONAGE Is SECURED
BY LJRING INDUCEMENTS.
Excerpts from booklet issued by the
International Investment Company follow ::
I'm this age OF investments and the enor-
nous returns from relatively small capital
mnder the cooperative plan). the eye Of
the public is at once caught and interest is
absorbed by any information through the
press regarding the innumerable gold mines
and oil wells that have sprung up in the
last few years.
Many OF our people have rushed into the
market and made investments never TO re-
Ceive back IA single dollar. they. once for all.
learning from actual experience. that this
form Of speculation busted like a bubble
and never was heard of again.
Taking gold or oil from the ground
sounds all very we'll and looks entiCing on
paper. but there is not gold mine or oil
well in the country that combines even one
half the money that may he obtained by
any shrewd group Of turf operators in the
course of few years even days.
1'In other words. fortunes are being made
daily in turf events. especially in book
making. And gigantic fortunes many of
them are. too-so very large that the out
put OF the average gold mine would look
small and exceedingly hard-earned in conf
parison.
ITO secure a share of this money. ail
that is required is to profit by the mis-
takes of others, and an understanding of
the methods by which experienced men
meet with success, and the avoidance of the
pitfalls into which all others may stumble.
Our plan is practically perfect. and our
clear judgment and business insight rem
der loss a remote possibility-hence there is
no species of investment that is so far re-
moved from chance of failure as that Of
fered by this establishment.
OFFERS ITS PATRONS
THE BOOKMAKERS' CHANCE.
Our plan OF operation is not A hazardous
betting business but. the other hand.
We are booltmakers. take the money of the
betting public, and, in sense, are termed
Stockholders.
For instance there are always num-
her of horses in each race and but one can
win for the man who bets All the rest of
the horses are running for the books and
the bookmaker only pays the money on the
winner. retaining the money bet on all the
rest"
The jorty of the men and women who
had been captured by these golden prom
ises. and who stood in line all day getting
back their money at the Nulsen building,
would have lost their all had the firm re-
fused TO pay. There were railroad clerks.
street car CONDUCTOR. stenographers and tel
ephone girls: elderly women. who longed to
make their little much and were willing to
take big chances; small tradesmen and ia
borers
Officer II. T. Stewart, who kept the
crowds back all day at the office door in
his official capacity. had 500 invested in
the company. He did not seem at all wor-
ried about his money and did not enter
withdrawal
H w. Brolaski and the United Turf Com
pany of the Fullerton building, and the
Richmond Syndicate in the Wainwright
building. reported number of Withdrawals.
ONE COMPANY IS ASKED
TO vACATE ITS QUARTERS
The National Securities Company was
asked to tacate its offices in the Equitable
building yesterday by the company control
ing that structure.
When the Embarrassment concern was
new in St. Louis there We're many schemes.
to get business. and offers of 10 per cent
commission were made to those who could
bring 1t to the firm. A company Of ten en-
terprising spectators got together and de-
cided to beat the company itself. and they
succeeded to a surprising degree before
they were found out.
Each man put 500 into a general fund.