The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-14
HUNTERS OF FORTUNE
Make the Keeping Of Wealth Dim-
cult to Capitalists.
An Army OF Fakirs and Inventors Ara
la Constant Pursuit us the
Man who Has mrae
Money.

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with a strong chin and good executive
ability who within 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 60 far
exceeds the capacities which be pos
sessed In the making Of the fortune that
II was child's play merely to make Il.
would you believe III" he asked the
writer. raising his voice in his earnest
ness, there's a company orPanized
right here in this building with a capital
Of 100000 put into process for aging
whisky in ten days to the ripeness ordi-
narsly represented by three years, and
get all II has 10 show for the business Is
a pile Of oak shavings through which
the hlghwlnes are supposed 20 be fil-
tered to accomplish the results.
And here the other day an acquaint-
ance brought a man In TO see me who
was introduced as having a process by
which he had been turning copper into
gold. Tell him about Il, prompted my
friend The chemist looked all around
The room with some show OF suspicion,
then put up his hand TO one side Of bis
mouth and whispered: That's right |
was making the gold out Of the copper
all right TIL the government got on TO
Il and made me stop
t.ossa I..,s -strv,ff.sr a f~rI.t t4t |cr.f
for the last year and half" said the
speaker, waving q hand around the
well furnished ONCE room from which
be controls his affairs '1 may be con-
ductlng the school. but there Is no mis-
aking that I am the student who IS get
ting the greatest benefit from the
schooling Incidentally have learned
a whole lot about my fellow man which
has not been calculated TO endear him
% me especially
II have never laid claim to more than
common sense and a practical measure
ment Of things along that line. but Il
would surprise you to know how much
advice am asked 70 give 10 those who
might be suspected Of having advice TO
give For instance, not long aso enc Of
the wealthy and influential lawyers in
this town had me come into a meeting
with himself and some other inquirlng
capitalists They had an inventor Of
wonderful 'soldihed soap before them
giving demonstrations as 70 its value
In removing grease from the hands and
from fabrics The fellow in showirc Il
had smeared grease al over BIS hands.
ard after a rubblrs Of the aosp orer
them ths grease disappeared as II by
magic
We'll took OF this ring when he
was done and asked for the grease pot
That's great stun. isn't it, the lawyer
asked as took up the grease 'stili.
I'm glad 70 soc you 20 about Il in aprac-
Icai sort of way. be added. and he was
looking on while smeared the grease
over my hand ard then turned and
picked up iust an ordinary cake Of soap
hat had been lying on the hasln, !
rubbed the soap over ms hands. dipped
them IN water and the grease slipped
off M hands quite as easy as Il had done
from the hands Of the inventor who had
used the salldihed soap. That. o.
course. spoiled The whole invention
The philoi ophy Of the capitalist ls
that the man who puts Up money back
ing mans invention in any lire Is
simply backing that mans imaelua-
tions. when a man has put 5000 into
such an invention as a starter he has
got into a position 10 follow Il with
$4,000 fusre n order 10 make THAI lrst
5000 good And be may have Il 10 DO
for the reason that even the hardest
headed man has no guide line on the in-
eenior which will lndleate when the
inventor has left possibility for dream
land.
There are several types Of the in-
ventor which have learned TO know 10
the last few years" resumed the sue
eessfnl young man There Is the pro-
fssslonai inventor. who has an IN
seutlye front ard yff who has rever
invented anything n his ne he Is IN
syldence A. many meetings where rep
-eseniatives OF capital are fourd in-
1uiriuR. There is the inventor whose
Invention will work m BIS ewu shop
5ai which won't work anywhere else
There is the man. Too. who has sreni al
no money be has IN his patent ard
wishes ms much more as he can eet 70
ieud IN the same direction. There e the
suspicious inventor. who will not let
fou know enough OF his pet ldea 10
udee whether II is worth anything Or
1ot. the man who has beer stealing
dees all hls life. and, finally the real
nventor-the man who wants shop.
lust as the great artist wants a studio.
he man who has small idea of the value
Z money save as Il viii equip him with
his perfect shop that shall produce his
nyeniion In perfection under BIZ own
personal supervision
had nrenk.