The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

: stroke Of honest work and with
"A tutions for aid-this is the accom-
pishnnent Of thousands; Of men, and not
few women, in Minneapolis, who daily
pass unnoticed on the; crowded streets e!
! and lawmakers can muster fails to
dampen the strange ambitions Of these
peculiar people.
TO the man who despises toll, who
cares nothing for a name, but who mas
an active and fertile brain, Minneap-
written concerning the lives and &C.
complishments Of the professional idlers
- In large cities in the east, but Mime
apolis, the metropolis Of one Of the most
productive centers Of the world, has
been overlooked. In New York and
other eastern cities there are hundreds
Of charitable institutions where men OF
this class go for supper and lodging
absolutely free and without being both.
cred with questions. The easy man of
the east can get along for a year by
making the rounds Of these places. But
in Minneapolis there are no such insti-
buttons Hsre are plenty Of pit a ide AND
worthy have but two roads TO travel;
one leads to the police; the other
around the police.
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Geographically Minneapolis Is Ideally
situated to keep the ranks Of the tdlers
full. The recruits usually come from
the more careless class Of laborers who
pass back and forth thru the city on
their way to the harvest fields and the
woods. In the summer and early fall
thousands work in the fields and when
cold weather sets in they start for the
lumber camps. It is between these two
seasons that many. an honest man is
~icleverly separated from his hard-earned
money. He sees great light. it opens
ipp new field for him. He has been
He looks about him and sees scores at
hand who don't work and to them he
goes for his schooling.
Let it be said Of the econ" man that
he Is not peevish or Jealous, but is ever
ready to educate a novice. He will,
= however, let experience help him In the
course and this novice may be trimmed
gets his diploma Despite this fact
be sticks to the location where there Is
something doing' and seldom returns
to the prosaic life Of the toiler.
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Il Some Of these easy-going flnanciers
have had brains as fertile as an Edison,
but they used them simply to get
something from the world. never to
enrich it. The records Of some Of
these men recall lively times.
rf sfag' characteristic q the the pett sS
,windler. He can do most anything he
attempts, and will attempt any game
that appeals to him. For variety of
operations the record Of John Mobera
aas never been beaten. J ohm had one
great fault - he was not satisfied as
sasily as others Of his kind and had
she police not checked his career he
might have been at the head Of a large
insurance company today 49,
John was real estate dealer, sales.
man and auctioneer and he says him.
-~~,elf that he has obtained more money
On sales Of property that never existed
han many reputable land men have by
honest sales. There is a farm neal
Anoka that John !, has sold a dozen times
When the ruralite arrived in town HI
vas met at the station by John g part
her, who treated him like a prince an6
,ater, in confidential talk, advised
hin to purchase a farm near the city
where he could get in and see the sights
jnce in while. This argument usually
appealed to farmer and he was no
slow In asking where such farm coult
30 naQ. Inc ~ SCeeref KNEW OIL sucl
farm and he knew the agent, a MI
Anderson, who had an Office in one O.
he large buildings. -.
A few, minutes later victim an,
rafter were on the way to Moberg
5ffce. Moberg, however, was q har'
nan to catch in his office and conse
luently the farmer and his new frien
would meet him on a corner just read
Moberg. or Henderson, as til
;armer knew him, would be hailed wit
friendly greeting and minute late
would be telling his new victim abou
he beauties Of the farm.
IT m in a great hurry" he woul
.ay, "but if you really mean bushes
will get rig and take you out. /"
Soon dealer and prospective pul
ihaser would be far out on the Anok
load. Of course the dealer saw to
hat there was no one at home on tn
arm, and after it had been thoroly il
pected he would make his offer.
- GA great snap,' he would So,
''You can have that farm for $50
icwn and the rest on easy payments.
Once the snap was taken, the paper
cade out, and the $500 placed in th
lealer's hands, the farmer would writ
cine to "the folks" and tell Of til
sts4 t piece Of LUCK day o Mis sW
nut the smooth Mr.. Anderson would I
o-s-u ut of town. And he would stay undt
over until the trouble blew over.
While making haul of this kin
Goberg would dress in a suit Of broa,
10th, but when working a smallt
anne at the close of a harvest seaso
10 would dress as a Woodsman.