The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-06-15
Gentlemen. this Is hard world"
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Gentlemen. this is hard world.
1T is." replied Mr.. Greene.
mo one can be an honest man any
more" said Mr.. Ikestein.
III be tries to be honest he fails and
has to pay 90 cents on the dollar" con.
tinued the speaker.
Gentlemen. We three are honest
men. We must have the interests Of
our country more at heart. We must
60 out in to the park and sit down on
q bench and talk In confidence. Be.
cause Of my clothing business you
must not distrust me. Because Of your
business I must not dlstrust you"
The result Of their talk was an I'M
derstanding. 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 Q mica
mine. and 1t didn't guarantee to pay
nrst twelve months:
Of Now and then a minister or q widow
sent in poor S for investment, and
thus the office rent was paid, but none
Of the trio bought himself an auto.
I'VE should have promised 100 per
cent dividends" growled Mr.. Ikestein.
I'VE should have made It 15O." add.
ed 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 peakw
exclaimed Mr.. Grahame.
$50 did not explain. but 80 the in
nocent 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 his milk
and butter"
"And he will buy it,"
III the price Is right Gentlemen,
It Is up to Us to think. Have We been
too honest7 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.
ut Is true. but a savings bank is
not mica mine. It has q granite
building. with bronze hinges on the
front doors. It has stained glass win.
dows. It has president who rides IN
an automobile. II does not permit the
faker to come in and sell suspenders
and lead pencils. All, savings bank
u di6erent-very different"
But about the suckerf'
= HE VIII take that COW, pasture at
&1,t00 and let M cut. am to let him
know tomorrow" III.
THAT'S i've hundred apiece" said
Greene. . -
!"And in q lump added Grahame.
"And We can take the money and
advertise the Arctic Peach company,
with dividends at 1e5. This time we
must not be too honest The public
loves him not It sends him too few
checks. It is 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. It was year later when
Mr.. Greene met Mr.. Ikestein on the
street.
"You see-you see!'' shouted the lat.
ter as he raised his hand skyward.
II see what7'
"You see the too honest men. You
see only 50 per cent dividends. You
zee we make nothing"
"Oh. yes. I see"
s"And you. see the sucker. You see
the COW pasture. You see we sell out?'
Eyes, I see all that"
''But you don't zee. you can't see,
you win never see. that 1t was silver
mine was sold for $500 and the in.
nocent sucker Is taking out $1,000 900
worth Of ore month? Oh, this too
much honesty! II WIN b the ruin Of
our country yetr'
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