Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26
CHAPTER XXI.
IN the morning after his con-
sultation with Captain VIII
Hallam, Richard Temple had
~ his first interview with Tan
Il roro++ +ho botol nronrietOr walk
CHAPTER XXI.

HalldIQ, hlCUdIu h~N
~ his first interview with Tan
DIV. Jewett, the hotel proprietor, walk
ed with him to the x National bank,
took him into the bank parlor and in
troduced him to the president, intlmat-
ing that he would probably wish to DO
some business with the bank and as
surfing Tandy that the young man was
"as square as they make 'em."
Tandy welcomed the visitor cordial
ly, and when Jewett had bowed him
self out Temple opened negotiations,
very cautiously and with every SEEM
Ing Of indecision, as to what he might
ultimately decide to do.
II have q little money, Mr.. Tandy,
that may want to invest. I'm rather
q stranger in Cairo. l wonder If you.
as banker, would mind advising me.
OF course if l make any investments
l shall do so through your bank"
ut is my business to advise invest
ors, Mr.. Temple, and in your case it is
also a pleasure. if may be permitted
to say so. What are your ideas-in
general way, mean?"
ut would be somewhat difficult for
me to-
"Oh,, quite understand. You haven't
vet made up your mind. You want to
look about you, Ell? Well. that's right.
There's more harm done by haste In
making investments than by anything
else. There are lots Of cats and dogs
on the market. OF course they're q
good buy sometimes if q man wants to
take long chances for the sake of big
profits and If he is in a position to
watch the market"
81 am not much disposed to speculate
in doubtful. securities" said Temple
81 can't afford it, for one thing, and,
Of course, am not in position to watch
the market, as you say. What would
like is to put few thousand into some
good. safe, dividend paying security
OF course
you're right, of course. Still, If you
choose to take some small risk. could
watch the market for you. I'Often do
that for customers Of the bank. I'm
naturally in position to know what's
going on. By the way, how much
money have you to invest?'
81 have $4,000 in New York;
"Where the interest rates are small"
interrupted Tandy. You want to bring
it west, where it will earn more. I un-
derstand. You're right in that. The
west is the place for men and money to
do the best they can for themselves.
This part of the country is growing
like Jacks beanstalk. You must have
noticed it. But come. I want to take
you for a drive around Cairo to show
you what we are doing here and what
we are planning to do. | think when
you see it you'll know for yourself
where to put your money. Can you go
with me for a driver"
every gladly. But first want to ar
range to bring to Cairo what money
have I may not want to invest 1t all
here, but it will be handy to have 1t
here. should like to put it into your
bank as deposit. But / must draw on
New York for it and get you to take
my draft. Won't you direct your CASH
Ter to telegraph the Fourth National
bank of New York, asking for what
amount my drafts on that institution
will be honored? Then, when we get
back from our drive I'll draw. for the
money and place it on deposit with
your bank, where / can put my hands
upon it when necessary"
The telegram was sent, and then
Tandy took Temple in his carriage,
one of the best in Cairo at that time.
and showed him all there was of re-
source In the town, lecturing mean
while on the prospects Of Cairo as a
future great commercial and manufac-
turing center. He showed him all
there was to be shown and then said
to him:
''Now, I'm an apostle Of western de-
velopment, but still more I'm an apos-
tie of the development of Cairo. I'm
bull on the country and bull on
this city. There is much to be done.
and it will require the investment or
q great deal of money. But the In
vestments will pay as nothing else
promises to do. We must have grain
elevators and mills and all the rest or
it. We've two big -four mills already,
and there will be two or three more
within a year. They must have bar
rels by thousands and tens Of thou
sands. Now. man OF your intelli-
gence must see that empty barrels,
being bulky, are costly things to trans
port over long distances. while the
mills must buy them at the lowest pos
sible price. Otherwise they can't sell
flour in competition with the mills or
other cities. So the necessity OF haV-
ing q big barrel factory here Is oDvi'
Gus, and so Is the profit. / am just
forming a company for that purpose.
We have abundant timber right at
hand, Just across the two rivers, IN
Missouri and Kentucky. We can make
barrels at less cost than they can De
had for in any other city. while we
have a local market that will be I'M
failing. The company Is capitalzeo
ct 5000, and a good part OF 1t Is al
ready subscribed"
He did not say that none OF 1t had
been paid for yet and that he was I'M
successfully trying to find buyers for 1t.
"It's a sure thing. The profits Will
be large from the beginning, and the
stock as soon as the factory Is In opera
ton will jump up so per cent at least
If you want thousand or so OF IT,
III let you in on the ground floor. 9th
erwise I'll take it myself"
ln,La4 ir,,nroSS eS me very faYOraDlY,