The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-05
LOOKING
FOR MICA
By NJ. QUAD
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Lit
erary Press,

failed in the clothing bssness. He
bad figured to fail at profit but there
hnd been a hitch In his calculations.
and he was about done for.
There was Jim Greene. a newspaper
man. That Is. he had been employed
or various newspapers without credit
10 them or him.
hero was Dick Grahame. shyster
lawyer. who had been disbarred and
was thinking If he should turn lee.
tu-cr and expose the rest Of the pro
fes-icu.
acae three men were eating cheap
aiuncrs, Between mouthfuls they sized
each other up. None of the three
sizei another up as an honest man.
and this fact warmed them to each
other. The meal had been almost fin.
ished. however. before Mr. Ikestein
ventc-ed to observe:
Gentlemen. this Is hard world
1T is" replied Mr. GREENE.
No one can ue MI honest man any
more" said Mr.. Ikcs,ein
III he tries to DC honest he fails and
has to pay 30 cents on the dollar" con-
tinued the speaker
Gentlemen. we three are honest
Men. We must have the interests OF
Cur country more at heart We must
go cut in to the park and sit down on
a bench and talk in confidence Be
ca"se Of my clothing business you
must not distrnst me, Because of your
hc7iness must not dlstrust you"
The result of their talk was an un-
Outstanding and the result of the un.
Outstanding was the organizing Of the
Great Western Mica company. Mr..
Greene could write luridly. and he
was to manage the advertising.
The public caught on to the ads
slowly. 1t was used to gold and sill
yer mine ads. but this was mica
over 30 per cent dividends for the
flrst twelve months.
Now and then minister or widow
sent in poor S. for investment, and
thus the Office rent was paid. but none
of the trio bought himself an auto.
1--WE should have promised 100 per
cent dividends" growled Mr.. Ikestein
I'VE should have made it $780," add
cd Mr.. Greene.
1.-TWO hundred at the very least"
announced Mr.. Grahame.
But still we may add to the pros
perity OF the country by being not too
honest" continued Mr.. lkestein as he
sawed away at his steak. Gentle
men, into the office this afternoon
there came sucker. He was good To
look upon. In his hair there was hay
seed Among his whiskers were long
straws. He was the innocent Of the
valley"
"And he wanted stock?" was asked
Better than that. For stock he
cared not. For the land he cared a
great deal. Having purchased three
more cows. he must have more land
for pasture. See?"
But that land is mountain peak"
exclaimed Mr.. Grahame.
$50 | did not explain. but so the In
uocent man from the valley seemed
to know He said that the higher up
a mountain he could get his cows the
higher prices he could get for bis milk
and butter"
And he will buy IT."
ar the price Is right Gentlemen.
| Il is up to us to think. Have we been
too honest? II not, then why have we
not met with prosperity? A too honest
man has too little TO offer the public.
We have offered but so per cent divi-
dends."
But the savings banks offer only 4
per cent" protested Greene, who was
responsible for putting the mica divi-
dends so low.
'It is true, but a savings bank IL
not a mica mine. 1t has a granite
building. with bronze hinges on the
front doors. 1t has stained glass win
dows. 1t has president who rides In
an automobile. 1t does not permit the
fakcr to come in and sell suspenders
and lead pencils. All. savings bank
Is different-very different"
']ut about the suckerT
lie will take that COW pasture at
81 500 and let us cut. am to let him
know tomorrow"
THAT'S FIVE hundred apiece" said
Greene.
And in lump" added Grahame
"And we can take the money and
advertise the Arctic Peach company.
with dividends at 125. This time we
must not be too honest The public
loves him not. 1t sends him too few
checks. 1t IN then agreed that the
sucker shall have this mountain peak
COW pasture"
The sucker called next day, and the
deal was closed. The money was di.
vided. and the three went their sepa.
rate ways. II was year later when
Mr.. Greene met Mr. Ikestein on the
street
You see-you seer shouted the lat
ter az he raised his hand skyward.
IL SEQ whatf"
You see the too honest men. You
see only so per cent dividends. You
500 We make nothing"
"Oh. yes. see."
''And you see the sucker You see
tho COW pasture You see we sell out?"
"yes. see all that"
"nnt you don't see. you can't see,