Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30
AS TO SAVING THE PENNIES.
An Old Saw In the Light Of Modern
Instances.


Instances.
Save your pennies and dimes. young
gentlemen" the lecturer, college pro-
lessor, advised his audience. Never
spend dollar II you can help It; fore
go the luxuries; live plainly. be eco
nomical and you will be successful"
THAT was not very intelligent ad-
vice." remarked a bank president as he
left the hall. Without qualifying his
directions he was pointing those young
men to a life of drudgery. Big affairs
are not managed in that way nova
days"
But on a college professors salary
they have to be-"
Probably: but business is another
thing. For instance, when I bought
IN automobile my friends said was
indulging in wild extravagance. They
foresaw that would land in the poor
house and pitied my family. My fam
lily did not worry about 1t greatly, for
the swift rides in the park did every
member good, and did not say much
about the cost Of the machine.
Zone day there came to town the
representative of the biggest contract
'ng firm in the east, desirous Of look
ing over the city with view Of placing
investments. A dozen Of Us met him
1T the cafe and talked through a six
course dinner. Then plans were dis
cussed for the guests entertainment
the following day.
Harris has an auto some one said,
and Of course 1t was arranged that ]
should take the visitor for ride.
81 did so, spent the most Of the day
with him; we became well acquainted;
he seemed to like me, and before he
started home he offered me the west
ern managementzof his eompany's f.
nancial affairs. had no better chance
than the others-save for the automo-
bile. That brought the opportunity.
81 am 100000 ahead already through
the connection, with more to come. I
could have got along probably without
machine, but 1t was an investment
that paid the largest return Of any /
ever made.
One rainy evening a newspaper man
walked along the line Of railway
coaches in noisy union station. His
ride home would take half the night
He debated with: himself whether or
not he should take Pullman.
The fare In the Pullman was 70
cents. He could save that amount by
riding In the ordinary car, but the or
binary car was crowded and he dread
ed the crowd and the weary compan-
IONS with whom he would. associate In
the coach. Still, rs cents was not to
be despised, and he pondered the prob
lem for several minutes. At last the
attractions Of the Pullman In rest and
preparation for the following days
work won: he gave his grip to the por-
ter, and sat back in the section as
signed him in solid satisfaction.
After dinner in the dining car he
went to the smoking room and found
there the only other man on the sleep
err the agent for manufacturing firm
Of the busy northwest.
Have a light?" was the opening OF
their acquaintance.
Then came the inevitable western
salutation, when the emb;sm in the
coat lapel Is observed. "Where do you
belong?" Both were members Of the
same lodge.
Following that came a friendly talk.
and the manufacturer told the news
naper man many interesting expert
ences,, not noticing that the latter kept
very eager questioning In operation.
The conductor of the train stopped to
take part in the conversation. and n
nally the superintendent Of the divis-
ion, who was aboard, dropped In, and
the peculiarities of modern machinery
making methods was thoroughly gone
over.
It was nearly midnight when the
newspaper man reached home, but ne
sat down to his typewriter and ratified
the keys for an hour before tumDnhs
into bed. He simply put into readable
form some of the things that had been
told him that evening. and a check Tor
SIS was the payment that his story
brought him.
He always rides in the Pullman car
now when he travels and says that he
shall continue so to do until the $50
gives out. He has never made so good
speculation as on the occasion men
toned, but he has mingled with people
who have helped him in many ways
and will continue to help him for many
years to come.
Here was a case where the expendi-
ture Of a few cents brought rich re-
turn. It might not always prove pos
sible and the lesson might fail to come
true in many instances. But the fact
remains that the man who is trying to
nm. -, In tho world must meet the peO-