The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-23
GRAND PROMOTER.
He Meets Up With Man Of His own
Sort.

Major Crofoot Grand Promoter of
unnumbered enterprises for the benefit
Of investors seeking liberal dividends,
sat in his office wondering how he could
make Il cents pay for a 90 cent lunch,
when the door opened and a man of
brisk look and speech entered and be-
gan.
dressing Major Crofoot the man who
invented the idea of raising mud turtles
on the great Sahara Desert. the man
who originated the scheme of saving
half the hay by mixing seaweed with it.
the financier who proved that America
could have $l00.0 100000 a year by doing
without door-knobs and window cur
tains2''
Yes, 7 am the man" slowly replied
the jor.
.Hai Glad to see you. sir-verv glad.
Have been wanting to see you for some
time. / do little in your line myself.
In fact have a scheme or two on hand
just now to which I wish TO call your
attention. What do you say to my idea
of a reversible shOe2 Just got it pat
ented and a company organized for
manufacture. The stock will be put out
next week at 40 cents on the dollar, but
will go to par in month. We viii guar
antee 10 per cent dividends the first
year
THE reversible is a double shoe. You
don't reverse the shoe, but your posi-
ton. In other words, when you have
gone far enough in one direction, you
simply walk backwards. Saves time in
turning around-saves humping into
other pedestrians. biggest thing in the
world Major-bound to be a regular
Golconda. How much stock shall 1 put
you down fOr2"
-.How-how much2'' stammered the
Major, as he wondered if he was not
doing the talking instead of the
or. if that scheme don't strike you,'
continued the caller, as he lighted q
fresh cigar and leaned back at his ease,
suppose you go in with US on the great
Mountain Real Estate Improvement
company.
There's an idea for you. Major. and
1 wonder that it never occurred to you.
We have organized with a capital of
steam plOws we propose to level all the
mountains in America and thus add
Is, 100000 acres to the tillable land. This
land viii sell for 81 per acre. and the
600 600 Perhaps some gold mine can
beat that. but 1 don't see it. If you
have $4,000 or $4,000 to invest, here's
your chance. How much shall 1 put
you down sor?"
The Major swallowed the lump in his
throat and looked at him in silence.
His wonderment was too great for
word--
That was a pretty fair scheme of
yours, Major smiled the stranger;
that idea of using the surplus power Of
a squaling baby to run its own car
riage, but [ think I've got something
to beat it.
There are. at the lowest estimate,
24.000.000 buildings in the United States.
Each one has d roof of course The
object of a roof is to keep the weather
out, and that alone. These roofs if
covered with foot of soil would pro
duce 37,a20o00 bushels Of onions per
year. In other words. what is now
wasted would produce 10000 900 in cash
rplx
the Universal Roof Raising Onion com
oany, and next week its stock will be
on the market at par, We want a man
ager who knows az about onions If
you are the man 1 can guarantee you a
salary of $4,000 a year from the start
We shall expect you to take a block of
stock, so as to be thoroughly identified
with the scheme We wouldn't want
you to 60 into raising CARROTS with some
other company. you know When could
you take hold -