Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-01-15
HUNTERS OF FORTUNE
Make the Keeping of Wealth Diff
cult to Capitalists.
An Army of FSk kris and Arc
In Constant Pursuit of the
Man Who Has Made
Money.

Money.
In Chicago to-day, says thc Tribune,
there is a comparatively young man
with n strong chin and good executive
ability who within u few years has
made q million dollars or more through
exploiting some successful Inventions.
In looking Jack over the making OF the
fortune. however. he confesscs that the
holding of that fortune against the ar
my OF fortune hunters in Chicago SD far
exceeds the capacities whian he pos
sesscd in the making OF the fortune that
It was child's play merely to make il.
Would you believe liz" he asle ed the
writer, raising his voice in his earnest
ness. there's a company organized
right here in this building with Il capital
Of 5000 900 pu; into Il process for a:inG
whisky In ten days to the ripeuess ~rC!-
narily represented by three years. and
yet all it has to show for the business IS
n pile of oak shavings through which
the hl-hwlnos are supposed 10 be FL
tered to accomplish the results.
And here the other day an ~acCuaint-
ance brought n man in 10 see me who
was introduced rs having a process by
which lie had been turning CoraCr into
gold. Tell him abou, it, nor ptoG my
friend. The chemist los, ci all around
the room with some show Of suspicion.
then put up his hand TO one sijc OF his
mouth and whispered: That's right: |
was making the gold out OF the copper
all right till the government got on to
it II made me stop
IL have been attending n great school
for the last year and a half" said the
speaker. waving a hand arCurd the
we'll furnished Office room frOaa which
he controls his affairs. Il may be con-
Quoting the school. but there is no mis-
taking that | am the student who is get
ting the greatest benefit from The
schooling. Incidentally | have learned
n whole lot about my fellow man which
has not been calculated to enGcar him
to me especially.
II have never laid claim to more thar
common sense and n practical measure
ment OF things along that line. but II
would surprise you to know how much
advice | am asked to give 20 those who
might he suspected q having advice to
give. For instance. 10. lurg ESQ one Ct
the wealthy and influential lawyers in
this town had me come into a meeting
with himself and some other inquirirg
capitalists. They had an inventor Of n
wonderful 'solidificd soap before them
giving demonstrations as to its value
in removing grease from the hands ard
from fabrics. The fellow in showing il
had smcared grcasc all over his hands.
and after d rubbing Of thc soap over
tam tiIe grease disappeared as II by
m:.Cic.
We'll. I took OF this ring when he
was done and asked for the crease POT.
That's great stun. isn't it?' The lawyer
asked as | took up rhc crease. still.
I'm glad to see you 20 arcrt IL In n rrac-
teal sort Of way he aGG L. and he was
looking on while | smoarcd the rrcasc
over my hand and then turned and
picked up just al ordinary cake OF soap
that had been lying or the basin. |
rubbed the oap o"Cr M la:GS. dipped
them in water and the Irscyr slipped
OFF my hands quite ?s easy rs IL had Gur"
from the hands Of the inventor who had
used the Solicited :Clp.' That. OF
course, spoiled the whoI" invention.
The philOs ophy OF the capitalist is
hat the man who pats mp money back
ing a mans invention In any line Is
simply backing hat mans imaEinn-
lions. When n man has put $1,000 into
such an invention MS a starter he has
got into n position to follow 1t with
S15. 900 more III order 10 make that first
s. 5000 good. And he may have It to do
for the reason that even the hardest
$4,000 80 -. --tt H.. -. -. a..
vcnt0r which will indicate when the
inventor has left po@sibi.i for dream
land.
"Thcrc are several typos Of the in
vcntOr which ! have lsCr:rG 10 know in
the last few years" rcsrusd the cue
ccssiul young man. There Is the pro-
fcss!Onal inventor. who has an In
vertIy" 'front.' ard vt vino hrs HcVrr
invented anything In hi. ..fa. II" Is in
evidence n many mC"'i'"s wisr- =, -
rcsnrtltivrr Cf capital 'rv'G. ir-
quirinE. There Is ,he i;r'.frr whose
invcrtiCT will wGr f. IL. % shop.
but which won't wor' r-' " - else.
There Is tho man. too. v' r r.s .rcrt al
the money he has H. J. j. Ut ard
wishes "a much NOR" - ne rrn get TO
send IN tbs same director. 1,,rn Is tho
suspicious inventor, who will not let
you know enough Of his pet idea to
Judge whether II is worth anything or
not: the man who has ben ,ttaling
ideas all his life. and. hnal,r. he real
lnvCntor-thc man who wants Il shop,
just rs tbs great artist wants n studio:
the man who has small idea Gf the value
If money save rs II will equip him with
this perfect shop that shall produce his
invention in perfection under his own
personal supervision"