The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
AUTOMOBILE FAIRY STORIES.

Tho man talking stood In front OF a
building In Broadway above Fifty-third.
where automobile show rooms have
crowded the saloons OH the corner sites,
and he had stories " tell
Speaking OF the profits in the auto.
mobile business" he said, land every
body In the business isn't making wads
OF wampum either. saw n check yes
terday for $4,000 that the New York
representative of ono OF the profitable
companies had Just received from his
house AZ his part of the profit on sales
made under his direction. Not bad.
when one thinks a moment that only "a
day or so before had seen n couple
more special checks for special efforts
amounting to $3.50. and II that chap
doesn't have some income tax to pay I
don't know
This same company IL turning out
almost as many fairy stories as II 10
turning out cars Here is q sample or
so.
ut had occasion some time ago, and
before 1t was hitting only tho high
places, To build an addition to IT'S works
and the architects hill was $1,000. He
was offered "A certain amount Of the
stock If lie cared to have ii instead OF
the money. 1t was considerably below
par. hut as he was not an auto enthu-
siast he chose the always reliable cash
in hand. Now he wishes ne hadn't, be-
cause the stock he would have received
would be paying him $4,000 a month.
Another story IS about two men who
made machinery and the founder Of the
firm bought from them whatever he
needed because he wasn't Just then pre-
pared To make his own car stuff He
wasn't paying cash for It either. and bv
and by no owed the machine partners
quite a bill. This he offered to liauidate
with stock IN his new concern and the
two men having great confidence in him
agreed TO liquidate for stock certificates.
1t was a good thing they did. as It
turned ont. for their stock In tho COM
pany is now paying them $4,000 q
month.
But the story of tho accountant
bents them all. lie was a first class
man ami when the head of the car com
pany went after him to come over AMI
straighten out his books, which had got
into grand tangle owing TO the rush of
business, he had 10 decline because all
his time was taken by old and regular
customers. That didn't mako any dir-
ference. The company was ready to
take all his time and pay him $4,000 .
year for II. That Knocked out all tho
old customers AMI the accountant took
the salary and a regular sob.
Presently he was put in charge OF q
more responsible branch Of the business
and did so we'll In distributing machines.
which was his work. that 81 rival com
pany, also money maker. got after
him with even bigger offers than he wa,
getting. lie took his temptation 10 his
employer and asked him what he should
do
Ills employer knows a good thing
when he has his hands on II and
straishtaway he told his man that he.
would allow him "A dollar on each and
every machine that the COMPANY sold
a dollar doesn't look very big by itself.
but when we come TO consider that tho
company is turning out over 200 900
machines Il year 1t begins to- assum.
proportions-What? mnn making
$22b.oOO year ana no capital invested
isn't half "a slob is he?
stories like that sound mighty good
don't they? Especially when Won
haven't 20. the p"icc Of u calIun Of cas-
IN your clothes. can't verb, all q,
them, hut | know a check for s3G O0o
when so. Il and as the number Of ear,
the company Is turning out is a demon.
strablo fact. why shouldn't tn. other
part be true"