The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

| nothing at all. We dragged along for
| months. l offered to sell at far be-
| low the appraisers estimate Of my
| holdings, but it was no use. Each
| month meant more and more loss TO
the concern and nearer and nearer
approach to bankruptcy. The factory
became disorganized. the trade which
we formerly controlled drifted away
from US. and. to cap the climax. there
| came a financial panic-the one Of go
not SO bitter as the present one. but
| bad enough. The little we had was
| tied UP in one of the bank failures,
we could not meet our obligations! and
| one day the sheriff took charge of
the plant Everything had in the
/ world was in that property. No one
! except person who has had the eN-
pericncc can appreciate the agony a
man suffers when the business which
| has become part of his life is wreck
| ed. know.
When | was in the depths, of that
| Mr.. Jacobson. went to sec him He
| wanted me to go to luncheon with
him went. After we had eaten he
some personal questions Then he told
me he had heard l was wiped out Of
9 EVER 3, and 7, d, he asked # it was
did not have dollar left in the world.
/ lie said he was sorry. very sorry. and
that while lie had not met me often. he
| knew me we'll enough to know l had
made, good fight: He said must not
l9se heart; that | had the respect Of
with youth and vlgor I had great as
sets on which to build anew. He told
me. however, that the greatest asset
| believed was honest: that he had
watched me more closely than had
any ldea Of and that mus, not permit
Jected to affect my principles or my
faith in myself.
Then he told me he wanted to help
me, but he could not do SO much a S he
would like. for times We're hard and
he had to be very careful with his
/ money. And while he was talking he
he had drawn out OF his pocket Whom
he had it rolled up tight he handed II
over to me.
IL Ynaf f s the never s saa d 5ess
lnder no obligation whatever to ms
We only knew each other in a busl-
ness way. I was broken man.
n T.!, done all could to win trade away
| ireSs and In time or panic, he. cut of
the goodness OF his heart. was the one
eope Of at that new IL sefr hen
$1,000 until the teats hid it from virw.
and then laid over on. the table right
S Saoy ne o'shes ana 0inDDered IKE q
There was a suspicious moisture in
Mr.. Radcli1fc's eyes as he got TO this
: part Of his story and there was q queer
| hitch in his voice. But the member
OF the committee who had frowned
| at the first story was scowling now
Not only that. but he had risen from
his seat, and, taking bunch of keys
from his pocket, was swinging them
about angrily from a key chain While
he strobe up and down the room. No
one spoke for half a minute or more
after Mr.. Radcliffe finished. but then
one OF the members, after a predatory
clearing OF his throat. said: mir. Chair
man, these are extremely critical times
and we are committed TO a certain
policy. but 1t appears to me we might
make an exception In the case of this
man Jacobson. BY the way, how much
does he want?"
1T is 10000, believe. Am right.
Yes" said Mr.. Radcliffe.
And, of course. the security is am
THAT represents not more than one
said Mr. Radcliffe. THE .s'0 estimate Dpte'y Of
YOUR controller. who is most conscr-
vative. puts the value at s250,OOo.''
Then | move the loan be approved -
said the gentleman who had cleared
his throat.
pacing he noor. Don't give We him him
100000 If you're going to give him
cent, give him enough SO he will be
foot loose until this thing is over. Ii
You're going TO do this thing at all
do it right"
And they did it right. for the biggest
loan ever made Oh the jacobson prop
Copyright, 1911. by Richard Spillane )
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