Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-28
NO TIME FOR STUDY.
People Who Are Either Too Busy o.
Too indoient for 6eif.improvemsnt.

That person who takes no Interest
in affairs OF his fellow men. who fails
to keep himself informed as To what
is transpiring around him. IL far from
being either progressive or wellin-
formed. These days when papers and
magazines are 80 plentiful and 80
cheap. there is little excuse for the
average person not keeping closely In
touch with events. and particularly
keeping enlightened as to what in
transpiring that may AFFECT his own
individual interests.
One of the great beauties. and np
extraordinary privilege of our Amer.
lean form OF government. is the right
OF ever citizen to take part In pub
lie affairs and particularly In gov
ernmentai transactions. How many
follow party leaders. perhaps blindiy.
and too late find that they made err
rors through not having understood
the situation? How many who are
negligent In the study OF measures
that are brought up for consideration
both by state and national legislative
bodies. and too late find that unwiss
laws were enacted that directly on.
pressed certain classes to the ad-
vantage OF others? How many people
are gathered In by alluring promises
mad. In the finely printed literature
sent broadcast through the country
for the purpose OF exploitation OF
fraudulent stock companies. Just
through not keeping informed ms to
tho means and methods employed by
schcmsrs TO cntrap the unwaryg IL
is conscrvativcly estimated that each
year more than $50. ZOO. 900. arc taken
from the earnings Of the people lust
through tho operations OF fraudulent
mining. oil. Insurance and like con-
Germs. II would be impossible for the
promoters OF such frauds to exist wore
tho people careful readers OF tho
newspapers and the magazines. tho
pages OF which are hlicd with nc
counts OF the doinSs OF "sctrich-
quick" schemes.
These days there IL every oppor.
tunity for sclf.improvcmcnt. Rural
deliveries carry papers To the most
remote farms. and telephones connect
the farmhouses In the average com
munity. II tho people were only to
utilize the means NO close Mt hand.
and TO take the time to read. and OK.
anime Into such propositions m Inter
est them. there would he less canso
for complaint on tho part Of thoso
who pcrehnncc get their fingers Bills.
tered" It Is evident from the success
that cxploitcrs Of schemes meet with.
that the majority OF people lack good
business judgment. or that they arc
blinded by some Inherent gambling de-
sire. u In always safe plan to avoid
any invcstmcnt that offers more than
legitimate returns on mn Investment.
Any proposition that will pay even
ten per cent. year. and where the
principal is secured. can find all the
capital that may be required for Its
operation. without calling upon tho
general public. II is only tho unccr-
tain kind OF Investments, the ones
that arc n gamble" such as mining.
and the like. that are most prominent
In the advertising columns OF the pa.
pcrs. The basis on which the promot-
crs work. is the inclination OF the pco.
pie to seek great returns for little
money. II IN tho same sentiment that
allows numerous establishments To-
Gated In different parts Of the country
to dispose of cheap goods at enormous
profits through holding out to the pco.
pie the promise OF extraordinary
values. The wcli.Informcd man will
avoid all kinds Of investment schemes
that are designed to draw money from
the pockets OF the people. and will
also refuse to buy any pigs In bags"
II matters not whether the matter OF
barter be stocks and bonds or the nee.
essarics OF life.