Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-15

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together. but can't 10 with him %
"someWhere east OF Suez ! Ike 20
he able 10 distinguish the best from
the worst
The las, week IN Albuquerque has
furnished SOME vivid experiences
along this line "a number 81 gen-
flemcni who had faith IN their fellow
men ana especially 10 their fellow
fownaInen. They had been chosen m
solicit funds for The erection ~ u v.
NJ. q. "A. building ia Alhuqucruue.
They we're without exception men ~
wide acquaintance IN the city and
they fiatfered themselves that they
know who was who. In ehildlike
confidence they sat down IN their
headquarters and figured over Just
how much certain men ought 10 give
20 movement Involving tho pride
md honor Of The city, considered the
peculiar circumstances surrounding
ench man, made due allowances for
real or faneied hnslncss depression,
placed their figures az q minimum,
and then went TO IL.
Certain other men they didn't even
consider, They were what we used
90 cali back In Gods country 20 /
folks" They needed every blessed
cent that they could squeeze together.
they were albright people, but they
didn't have IL with them. The rent
man sometimes had 20 wait TIL al
most tho middle % the month Tho
grocer knew they were good hut ne
added a little 10 their bin for tho
length ~ fima that would rlapse be-
fore the money cume ln
Then there was q bunch In betwixt
and between. They were neither rich
nor poor. They had enough but none
too much. II was q hard mattcr tol
place this class when II came TO go
ing out after the money for q civic
enterprise
THE MIC SURPRISE.
Tho majority a The gentlemen
who went ont to got money from
their fellow citizens for The \. NJ &.
A. had never Ind experience In such
matters. and consequently they had q !
big surprise coming 70 them
The "big money men" they found /
had little money whom IL cnme 20
jimmyinR any OF Il out Of them for
aomethlne that did not hiring back |
two dollars for every ono invested
This type was willing to spend for dis
play, for qualification OF selfish de-
aires, for anything that looked like !
Il might bring IN quick and ample I
returns f.ut for Y. NJ G, A.~-piah- /
'uah; likewise 20 tol
THE 20 FOLKS AND OTHERS.
Tho "po' folks.' on the other hand, !.
didn't wait until the committee came |
around. but hunted up some member |
nf that body and Insisted on bn-
ing nasessed. Many Of them. know
ing that their credit among trades
mon was none TOO good and fearing |
that tho fradehmen would get Il first /
insisted on paying all thoir little wad !
in advance. They had an Ideal
their imagination had been Touched
they saw n vision, and they were do
fermined To cume through even II Il |
should hurst them wide open.
So also with the betwtxf-and be- |
fweens. They dug for about double
or treble tho amount that anybody
expected them "a produce. In many
cases pinehing themselves for the
very necessities Of life IN order 20
como across for something that viii |
benefit them. II AT al. only in the ro-
hottest sort Of way And don't miss
this polnf-~these people are as good
as money IN tho bank
And thus Il was that LOT OF earn
est gentlemen settling out % collect
money from their fellow citizens for
great civic enterprise were COM
PEELED 10 readjust their whole scheme
Of things They found out that. IL
nnnclally Ut least, the best Is not like
the worst. hut that In many INSTANCES
IL Is worse than the worst. With the
work almost over. they hnve had to
place the bottom rail on tep<-thev
have had to admit that the whole
body of their campaign. with two CT
three notable exceptions. has rested
upon the mon from whom they *
pected least
The v NJ. G. A. will go through
there u no doBhl IN ms mind on that
point. II Il possible that a few rich
tlRhtwada will have some OF II pried
loose from them before tomorrow
night without the aid OF n surgical
Lord knows | hope 80,
and wish could be on hand 90 500
Il done. for that's about the only
thing left that haven't seen. How
ever. as | observed IN the outset OF ,
these rambling remarks l like to be
able to detce, the best from tho
worst without the aid Of a mlcro-
scope.
Many fellow who gets In on
the ground floor kicks because
the elevator lsut running.
THAT REMINDS ME- Ii
The Grass Widow. In commenting !
pn the fact that they don't give L
ap. declares that TINT II the reuaon /
hey have gof it~~she says that II /
hey had always come across for !
matters az this sort they would he J
syen az ven aud /.
There's a lot 10 this point az view /
remember 4 story, which by the I
way happens to be true hut Ii nome l
he less a good story for that There 1
were two men whom we will enil Tom A
and George. who had been boyheud 4
Tom came 81 breed Of /
men to whose hands money simply Z
Nouid not stick. Georges family was i
acted principally for o mighty thrift i
they could zee d nickel as far as I
syeslght would reach ana Whom thcy Il
had pursued II 10 ~ lair they nailed /
I down and double rivtted Il IN tho L
under side l,
After spending the aays nf theu (
GOLDEN youth tnK@lher, Tom and 4
seorge each went IIa way and did /,
aot meet again until j mellow age had
silYafed tile hair of both IN the i'm
ertening Years Tom had made a for
une or Two and had promptly spent
/ all. lie was doNn and out Prayed
eams aud holes IN his elbows told
tory more eloquent tlian any words. 8.
Sof only that, he Was hungry on The
ccaslon when. after a generation, he i
NET George. FAT. well fed ana pros- )
.erous \
They talked over All their hoshood 4
ays--~the old swimming hole. the 4