The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-11

But when we found we would
have to rely upon the people to
supply our fuel we adopted pro-
vision to effectively prevent any
one from ever obtaining control
Of the company.
No one is allowed to have more
than 200 shares.
We want stockholders in this
company to get full justice and
all that is due them.
So every share was made equal .
no bonds were issued-no pre-
ferred share permitted-and now =
we believe we have a company in
which any stakeholder Is safe,
whether he owns one share or
two hundred shares.
In all our estimates Of the earn
ing power and possibilities Of this.
stock we have assumed only that
we will have an equal share of
the telegraph and cable bust
ness now done.
We know that over 100000
600 is annually spent by the peo-
pie Of the United States and Can
ada in Geographic tolls.
We feel safe in estimating that
we can get one-fourth of this
business at our reduced rates.
We know that the cable COM
panies have to earn $4,000, 900
every year to pay their fixed
charges.
We feel safe in estimating we
can do at least 100000 worth
Of business at our reduced cost
Of Is per cent to the customer.
We feel sure that the reduction
in the cost Of telegraphing will
cause an enormous increase In the
volume of business.
| We feel certain that when men
can send 200-word message for
25 cents they will hardly wait on
the slow process Of the mails.
| And that is why we so conf
IDENTITY predict such large diyi-
dends for our stockholders.
When you know that the COM
pany's revenues increased 700
per cent in one year and 100 per
cent the next year and when you
take into consideration that its
earnings now equal it's expenses,
you certainly can not consider
our ideas exaggerated.
Furthermore, If you will stop
to think that this condition has
been brought about in three
years, you will realize how Inn
portant bearing it has upon our
estimates of future possibilities.
The w. u. Tel. Go. did not
reach the sef-sustaining basis for
, eight years.
The Bell Telephone Co. was
over six years reaching that stage.
The cable company Was ever IL
years getting to that point.
For three years after its organ
lization the Edison Electric Light
i company never earned dollar.
Think how long it took to bring
the electric traction projects to a
profitable stage Of development.
The photograph companies
lost money for years.
T. The transmission Of electric
Il power over great distances has
|only recently become profitable.
t. And yet all Of these things have
n been most highly profitable, il
their subsequent development.
4 It stands to reason that If three
n years suffices to bring the Mar
IS. conf company to a self disappearing
stage, three years more will b
sufficient to place it in the roll O
y dividend payers.
You are denying yourself thu
wv privilege Of identifying yourself
with the greatest and most power
re full corporation the world ha
ever known by not investing Il
ob Marconi shares.
he Some day you will regret it an
will say as thousands of other
are saying today of the telephone
'o' ct once had chance to get L
on the ground floor, and dldn
lat have sense enough to do so.
IF you wish to buy shares, cor
mt sult with H. G. ROBINSON, Spe
cial Agent, Auditorium, from
nd am. to 10 pm. Exhibition 8 Pm
Daily ALI Week.