The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-01-14
TROUBLES OF THE CAPITALIST.
Constantly Reset by an Army OF Fa-
kris. Inventors and Scaiy
Fortune Hunters.

k1Fo. inventors ana Sc6Ay
Fortune Hunters.
In Chicago to-day, says the Tribune,
there is comparatively young man
with a strong chin and good executive
ability who within a few years has
made a million dollars or more through
exploiting some successful inventions.
In looking back over the making OF the
fortune, however. he confesses that the
holding Of that fortune against the ar
my of fortune hunters in Chicago so far
exceeds the capacities which he pos
sessed in the making of the fortune that
it was childs 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 in this building with capital
of 100000 put into process for aging
| whisky in ten days to the ripeness ordi-
| narily represented by three years, ana
yet all it has to show for the business is
| pile of oak shavings through which
the highwines are supposed to be nj
tered to accomplish the results.
| And here the other day an acquaint-
ance brought a man in to see me VINO
was introduced as having 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 MS
mouth and whispered: That's right;
was making the gold out of the copper
all right till the government got on tc
1t and made me stop!
Il hav, been attending great school
for the last year and half, said the
speaker, waving hand around the
we'll furnished Office room from which
he controls his affairs. Il may be con-
ducting the school, but there is no mis-
taking that am the student who is get
ting the greatest benefit from the
schooling. Incidentally l have learned
, | whole lot about my fellow man which
has not been calculated to endear him
to me especially.
Il have never laid claim to more than
. common sense and practical measure
ment of things along that line. but It
, would surprise you to know how much
advice am asked to give to those who
. might be suspected Of having advice to
: give. For instance, not long ago one OF
the wealthy and influential lawyers IN
this town had me come into meeting
, with himself and some other inquiring
) capitali They had an inventor OF
wonderful 'solidified soap before them
giving demonstrations as to its value
in removing grease from the hands and
from fabrics. The fellow in showing it
had smeared grease all over his hands.
> and after a rubbing of the soap over
them the grease disappeared as il by
magic.
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 took up the grease. Still
I'm glad to see you go about 1t in prae-
teal sort of way he added. and he was
!. looking on while smeared the grease
:, over my hand and then turned and
picked up just an ordinary cake OF soar
that had been lying on the basin.
rubbed the soap over my hands, dippee
them in water and the grease sllppee
off my hands quite as easy as 1t had don't
from the hands Of the inventor who hat
used the 'solidified soap That, o
= course, spoiled the whole invention.
= The philosophy of the capitalist i
: that the man who puts up money Dack
y ing a mans invention in any line i
C. simply backing that mans imagina
: tions. When a man has put $4,000 int
Ii cf0
u got into a position to follow 1t witt
= SIS. 900 more in order to make that hrs
L IS 900 good. And he may have 1t to d
10 for the reason that even the hardes
d headed man has no guide line on the In
X yentor which will indicate when tn
70 inventor has left possibility for dream
land.
4 "There are several types OF the In
'e yentor which l have learned to know
~ the last few years" resumed the sue
~ cessful young man. There is the pre-
re fessional inventor, who has an il
90 yentive 'front.' and yet who has nevt
Vi invented anything In his life. He is
OK evidence at many meetings where rel
es resentatives of capital are found, II
Is. ouiring. There is the inventor whot
ed invention will work in his own sho
rd but which won't work anywhere els
Its There is the man, too, who has spent
n; the money he has in his patent ar
Ike wishes as much more as he can get
'rt send in the same direction. There is Il
'e- suspicious inventor, who will not
tn YOU know enough of his pet idea
Judge whether it is worth anything
not; the man who has been stealth
ideas all his life, and, finally, the re
~. linventor-the man who wants. a she
- lust as the great artist wants a studi
y. the man who hassmall idea OF the val
- ,f money save as 1t will equip him wi
- this perfect shop that shall produce
~, invention IN perfection under his o,
personal supervision"
Ball.BearInE.
Bronco Bill-So de guy called ak
!. Ike a liar? He must hev he'd wheels
his head.
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