Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-20

never had before came in. They
sprung up thick and fast. Them that
didn't know me before the money
came were anxious to be my friends
then. Letters and requests for money
began to come in by packs. Borrow
ers came to me without any security
and thought I ought to lend 'em just
because my money had been given
me. Every kind Of scheme was Of
fered me where / could double my
money in a month or year.
I didn't feel quite as contented as
I had before, but I guess that's just
natural. Before l didn't have any fear
Of being robbed or cheated. But when
! got my money I went right to the
bank with it and left it there. I didn't
bite on their schemes. Whenever they
hunted me I got leary of EN-. No,
Stree, they didn't get me on any get
rich-quick stuff"
Mr. Sage said it as if proud OF the
fact.
But I knew that land was the SAT-
est place to put money" he said, so
/ bought land. That's the place to put
it so you can't lose it. 1t was wise
thing: My land has increased in value
SO much that could sell out now and
clean up $4,000. l invested nearly
AL my money in land
"And what do you think Of the gen.
eral idea of giving large sums of
money to people in that way?"
We'll, think it must be a bad
lar is much unless they earn it them
selves. l guess it would have been
like that with me if it had come ear
ier. Money ought to come kind OF
slow. 1t would a been a bad thing
for me if it had come % years earlier,
but was So when it did drop in. I'd
had little more experience then; I'd
got all over these here wild notions
and didn't have no foolish ideas like
runnin' around After As or 80 man
don't give much for these get-rch-
quick schemes
Mr. Sage told something Of his land
investments. He possesses. by his
own statement, two farms in Indiana
and one in Ohio. Those in the Hoosier
state are both near Rensselaer,, one
three or four miles from town and
the other much further. The nearer
farm contains $50 acres, the other 1870
acres, and that in Ohio 1G0 acres. !.
Farms Seem Good investment.
Both the Indiana farms are fine,
rich prairie land worth not less than
$3.50 an acre. When they were bought
five years ago they probably brought
about half that sum. What the Ohio
property may bring cannot be said.
On the nearer one Of the Indiana
farms the Sage heir has built 4 big.
nice-looking country home with an I'M
finished appearance. 1t has its own
gas lighting and water plants. and
probably represents cash investment
Of $4,000 to $4,000. There are, be.
sides, stables. sheds. coops, sheep
sheds, and other minor buildings rep
resenting perhaps another $500.
The second farm, further removed.
is not so much improved. There is lit
tie value there aside from the actual
land. The home place is, so Rensse-
laer knows and says. on the market
at SITS an acre. with the usual reser-
walton that bid of less will be care
fully considered.
In explaining this Rensselaer, Cos
sips do not say that Sage is hard up.
or that he has spent his money, but
they say he has never made an i'm.
preston on Rensselaer,. The little
towns society folk have refused to
recognize the man who got rich by
anotners will. so the Sages are I'M
happy and wish to move TO Ohio to
begin over, as it we're, and establish
themselves socially as we'll as finan-
cially. Perhaps that is why Elzur
Sage says he was happier before he
got the legacy.--New York World.