Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-08

still retained my office) and was
| pleased TO meet him. as I had known
/ him well long ago, when he was in the
/ express business. After talking OF OLD
/ times for awhile he opened up on his
/ new-fangled light. and he dilated up
on its beauties and brilllancy in such
glowing terms that / became deeply
interested. lie informed me that, not
| being very well on, he would dispose
Of the patent-right al a very reasons
/ able figure, and I. thinking that this
] was the opportunity OF my life, bought
| him out paying him five hundred doll
/ lars down and the balance in notes. I
would be pleased TO explain how the
I thing worked but Il Is so long since I
have seen one that I have forgotten
about II. However, In order 20 intro
duce II properly / had a larFe space
| In the Mechanics pavilion and during
the Mechanics fair that space shono
with a brilliancy that put every other
exhibit In the shade. All. Il VS.
grand II was dazzlingl And I re-
ceived many orders TO auHply families
and offices with the light. so that when
the first note came due IL was prompt-
" paid. But the other two are stili
among Mr. Bufords assets, Tor when
the novelty wore on there were no
further demands for the light. and I
very quietly retired from the Patent
Sunlight Gas" business.
I had placed two OF the lights on the
table OF Mr. Frederick McCrelllsh's
dining room, and as no was al that
time editor or The Alta California I
modesly asked him 20 say a good word
for the light. He said:
why. certainly" And the next day
I received the following:
MY Dear Mr.. Bromley:
Your light Is a grand success. The
two that you put in place on my table
n
to such an extent that / ind the bills
for supplies have been reduced all %
one-halt and long may you wave
For fear that the public would sus
pect that so fiattering a testimonial
must have been paid for IL was neves
published.
NV first adventure IN tho patents
rights business was the purchasing "a
OF an india Rubber Paint" establish-
ment and for about year I ran II
for all that was in ~. The Metro
politan theater and a large number q
other public buildings and private res
licences were made beautiful by a
couple OF coats OF rubber paint. while
the roofs or houses and the climbing
Of long ladders became as familiar to
me as household words. and I was fast
developing into a frst-class artist when
il dawned upon me that as contract-
fellow" would get tho beneft OF nv
fears OF being too exacting /. there's
fore, turned the whole business In to
the original owners end was outs
about five hundred dollars. However
quit with a name untarnlshed 81
contact with india Rubber Paint"
The White Pine excitement was then
the au-absorbing topic in the commu-
nifty, and after calmly delberatine
upon my chances OF making my for
tune IN the newly discovered rich dig
gings I decided TO seek my fortune az
Treasure Hills in White Pine county,
/ went, saw, and I came away arain
Just as soon as I could raise the money
to pay my stage fare, and thus was
the pathway OF my life during thaA
period. strown with appointments.
Yet / didn't take them much 20 heart,
for | knew. 1t is long lane thaA
hath no turning"
Soon after my return home I met
Gov. Stanford and I suggested 10 him
that as I was foot-loose 7 would be
pleased TO accept a situation with the
Southern Pacific Railroad company.
should there be any vacancy. He
seemd TO think favorably OF the pro-
position and In a few days I received
notice of my appointment as receiving
clerk in the freight department OF the
railroad. The position was ready for
immediate occupation and / immedi-
ately occupied Il and for eighteen
months received and signed for every
pound OF freight delivered at tho
depot az the foot OF Third and Town
send streets. When / left, u required
Just three men to accomplish the work
which had performed alone fog
eighteen months
II was during my clerkehip mat q
freight boat was being built near tne
depot for the transportation Of loaded
freight cars across the bay. thus sav-
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