The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-27

Experience Of Those Who Know not I'm
couraging.
couraglng.


hsps. But not rich gambler always.
It can't done
"a man who some years ago retired
from business in a western city and
Who sought the seclusion OF quiet
though elegant home in kcnwood,
thus answered the question, docs
rambling pay?" 1t had been brought
up in connection with Pat Shecdy' 5
recent declaration that gambling is a
dclusiop so far as ultimate benefits 20.
The Kcnwood man was in a position
to speak. 1t is reputed that he made
q great fortune when the west was
new, by gambling. In one mining
camp he was known as the king OF
gamblers" From youth, when he
started behind the table as dealer OF
Zero, to the time when, in the middle
age, he was known as the proprietor
of various resorts throughout Colora-
do, his name has been associated with
games Of chance. The immense pro-
fits from these resorts have enabled
him, it is said, to retire. He sought
Chicago because he married the daugh-
ter of South Side family of some
distinction.
But it is different story this man
tells Of the "pro6ts Of gambling"
II don't know Of case where 9
gambler has retired on his earn
ings,'" he said. "Of course, you
read lot about it, and fortunes have
been made in gambling enterprises.
But the basis Of the thing, you will
discover, is that the gambler has
been 81 fewd enough to put some Of his
money. when he made o stake, in
something that is looked upon as le-
gitimate, and that his revenue, in the
end, comes from that. My own case,
for example: had the unpleasant
notoriety for years Of being winning
gambler. It is true in the early days
Of the west that was-if you may call
1t so-my profession. 1t is true that
for time I was fortunate. But as
matter Of fact, gambling was always
side issue. The first free thousand
dollars ! had wentinto q mining prop
osition. Mining Investments follow
ed as fast as I was able to take advan-
tage Of them. Mining is itself sort
OF 0 gamble, however, and realized
chat. Little by little, I took up real
estste. / bought in promising new
cities. Or course, my connection
Nth real estate transactions did not
appear on the surface. II ithad there
would not have been the interest in
them that attaches to the gambler.
You put the wealthy real estate ope.
rator' beside the wealthy gambler
and sensational interest lies with the
man Of chance. Thus you get noto.
Iiety that is more or less deplorable il
SOD are a person Of consoienee--and
particularly il you want to get away
from gambling.
''But this 10 incidental. saw the
Ups and downs Of gambling for twenty
Seafs, and I want to say that it is
about the most insecure way Of trying
to get, along that I know Of. sup
pose the glamor Of chance lures most
every man. Tue idea Of getting
great amount Of money from a small
amount is strongly appealing. This
is nation Of speoulators. The only
successful man in this line is the man
who knows when to stop speculating.
And it is the same with mere gam.
bling-let us cay card playing. / can
check of q list of twenty men who
were, twenty years ago, considered
successful gamblers in that part Of the
west where / was located. These men
made their living by gambling. That
is, they had no other means of sup.
port. OF these twenty men eighteen
died poor. Two pulled out fairly we'll
to do, but it was not through earnings
at games of chance.
All the men in this list were not
desultory gamblers. They looked upon
gambling rs ameans of livelihood, and
and they did not throw money away
when they won-I am not referring to
the spectacular gambler of the western
novel type. These beautiful beings
never last very long anyhow. They
are mere sports. They would come to
no good end in anything let alone gam.
bling. They live on the painted side
Of life and they want the garishness
Of it. You get q reflection of that in
Chicago in some race track type.
But you pick man-sane, not par