The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
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MS Ohiy price, Dul lnWafuly ne was
pleased. He had set $4,000 as what
he expected to realize from his sale.
Jenkins began to go into the de-
tails OF the business with him as no
one but n man skilled in that line
could do. lie covered the field with
his Investigations and questions in a
way that aroused Clawson's admira-
ton.
Mr.. jenkins" he said, "you can do
twice as much business here as did.
You can teach them all something
about the coal business"
Il know something about IT." adj
mitted Jenkins. You haven't hustled
quite enough. Don't you know that
you ought to get a couple of factories
into this town? l do. / got op9 in
view now that could bring here pos
sibly. But you'll never get $4,000 out
OF me for your business"
Finally he wrote check for 500
on the Twenty-tifth Street Bank OF
New York city for five days option
1t $4,000.
At the same time that he was dick
ering for the business jenkins began
TO make inquiries about a home. Here
again his evident character as an ex.
perienced and forceful business tn9p
asserted itself.
Clawson, quite conv{rcod that ne
would make his sale at price salts
factory to himself, eagerly carried
jenkins over to real estate man
named Cross and introduced him as a
new and valuable addition to the pop
ulation OF Medallion.
Cross, likewise, was deeply i'm
pressed by jenkins. He had no doubt
OF his ability TO pay for the best
Louise for sale in town, and jenkins
was at once taken out and shown a
desirable property. 1t was an old
homestead with large grounds and in
gcod repair and the price was $4,000
IL was fair price. jenkins agreed
at once to this. He went through the
house carefully.
Just about the kind OF q place Jen-
nie-my wife-would like" he said
III get her up TO take look at it."
Cross had promptly begun the real
estate mans old song: We'll, Mr.. Jen-
iins, there are two or three other par.
ties interested in this property. and
~ pew hll OIAtt Abl IL dAulOSL any IllC-
ment II You want"
Anybody got an option on itY"
asked Jenkins.
NO"
Give me three-day option on it
for $500" said jenkins. I'D close
with you now, but my wife always
wants finger in the home pie" tie
wrote a check for 5000 on the Twenty
NTH Street Bank of New York city.
The third man in the net was Fink,
the big furniture man OF the town.
He came in the third day, when Mrs.
jenkins, prepossesslng, we'll dressed
woman, came to town. BY this time
the news had been printed in the
towns little daily paper that Mr.. Jen-
kins OF New York was buying out
Clawson's coal yard and purchasing
the old homestead from Cross for a
home. Also, IT was rumored, Mr.. Jen.
kins was connected with several man.
ufacuring enterprises which were
considering Medallion as q possible To-
cation
Mrs. jenkins came into Flink's Fur.
niture Emporium. and with the good
natured assistance OF Jenkins began
TO pick out furniture for their new
home. She had taste and an appar-
lntly generous pocketbook. Fink
rubbed his hands as be saw her pick
nothing but the most expensive stuff
in his store. He extended himself to
please Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins. The bill
for the articles that Mrs Jenkins had
set aside ran up to $1,000
1T VIII be some days before We
want them sent up" said she. But
when we do want them it Will be in a
hurry"
A deposit OF one hundred dollars
was made, and the pair departed The
deposit was in the form of a check on
the Twentyhfth Street Bank OF New
York
Clawson, Cross and Fink hurried at
once to their banks with their checks.
Clawson banked at the Old National.
Cross at the First National, and Fink
at the Farmers and Merchants the
checks were taken for collection-and
proved good.
jenkins made such an impression
that the Chamber of Commerce in
Yited him as an honored guest TO its
weekly meeting He was looked upon
a citizen TO be welcomed with omen
arms. Said the president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce I'm introducing
him: Mr. Jenkins Is what we need
and want: thorough-going hustler"
lie was. Al the end OF a weeks
iickerlug with Clawson, he agreed 20
buy the coal yard at $4.75O. $500 TO
be paid at once. and the remainder on
six months time. lie wrote a cheek
as before for the $500.
And by the way. Clawson," he said
wish you'd take me down and in
troduce me 10 your banker I'll have
20 transfer my account here i'm few
days"
Clawson accordingly introduced
Jenkins to the old National bank i'm
81 cordial manner. As soon az he had
been properly identified jenkins pre-.
sented q draft issued by the Twenty
Urn street bank for 31,G25. The
asher paid # without a murmur OF
suspicion
From Clawson. Jenkins went 20
Cross, and within half an hour he had
repeated his operation at the First
National. there cashing a draft for 81.
So From Cross be went to Fink,
and Fink accommodaungly identified
him at the Farmers and Merchants'.