The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-30
SIDELIGHTS ON THE
BILLION DOLLAR BUNCH
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How would you like to rub shoulder for day with do'e"
How would you IKE be with ehiertaina Of
y so. G e a"ay s a. o gnss , ws , s .
eey losh ssh other slap each other the back ana are just
They all feeling rdaythat billion dollar bunch
Them aed. Of sucked eraa the smoke Of factories
mills cities aud Villages and thousands o. men women ana eh-
the water ls, S -, t s sst from the min
TO Their ears
n.5 Ths, %'sy va, ne sse o that stacked up those 'a' of
Ana the happisai olieat Of them ali James HE
Jerking one man to the window to neh stump pulling
chine At work grabbing another his u new
ls Baker look asre~ he would the vim the gray
umonaiie aud prince financial wizards would be pulled
an Come here ana Join the crowd the pioneer empire builder would
would be virtually pushed down chair amid the smiles Of the
Tn going be you N p. fellows" Hm would
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ears some m3or'1s plan of aproseen for the once rival road
Of the p from nensham Seattle during which the writer was
II Is hard to conceive worth much
money jus, mink Of here under single roof were sassrsa s
millions. ana
Fellow a wee Di ' soeasiie '' you say
There ISN'T member billion dollar bunch who
isn any pleasure Within reason at
ne ' the Joy o. living one can" appfseats summer unless ,
tie pleasures IN iife unless he Is aso denied them
enjoy himself hair who only
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is any happier than you are
10 you
o young mfiouaire a Friday
talked about automobiles aud yachts and European tpsey
Yes have t,e yacht" behind
only earn crew Of ss mon Hut It viii do I've been cruising
about the Mediterranean and shall probably put
young
he iH able
ya~nsd he old IT.
heard her young man Eovingy IN
hour Of the FUN he had boat ride the sounda ride which cost
That Young brought him
aB-year-od Millionaire corkrane days
chine and spent sunday oNboat Lake Washington he
And
l among Of money. make
better which reyove be
wrapped up great plans
OF conquest by land and ana compared the sabe black
eyed ssnsri In me big leather armchair, with the gwy aeea ens
tween the tao menf It only b. the circle IN which they evolve
The man in the cab Ia bls gun In his ,,e circle He started
NE hopping up OIL In roundhoue lie worked hard studied the
nsssner serssr Ana ri5.y srkss The poss - he 49,
when he Rpped the throttle Of the that carried the billion
dollar special" whfiing country.
Hn started checked
the Mississippi dock at ST Paul studied
learned IT'S business and reached the summit
IN spelled
Both gsen certain opportunities and erosped them Is credit
due more 10 one than to the other2
Doth reached the topey worked different circles that's all,
envous
good home mighty tough that
m money amt more equally dsuibutedi"
Remember that you're Just important member Of the
muniy is the with the million You've without
which the other follows circle isn't worth unkers dn SO
shoulder 10 the wheel andwORK'
And when you've got spare dollar take the wife and kids FOR
square inch out Of that trip than the whole crowd ona
have out Of a Of cruising in the Mediterranean.