El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-29

ONEY. the fighting instinct
M gameness, and luck are alnoHs
w the assets of the fellows VIM
are backing the new Federal league
and that's a combination when il@'
carry that organization far
Did you ever hear the story OF lHe
life Of Charles Weegham? It's one %
those modern rOmances. HIS Jus 49,, Iil1-1
life began in a IOwly place. Ihen
fighting instinct, gameness anu 80
came to his assistance. They cOHESI -
him into a business success q at
rated by the commercial age
half million dollars the
night manager of restaurant -. -
frequented by the men VINO Cbi-
on the morning newspapers U +te-a
cagO. At the midnight hou Lt,,'+sr3t
was a gathering in TINS IeSlo ;--i,+
Weegham became a part OF the ~ -
life The big stories were . lIqu - -
about. He became the conIIueH' u
the newspaper men. .o-+orrant
Then he started a small res ID t.i ~
of his own. 1t was one of the heIp
YOURSELF brand. ResIauIdIl 49,
added to restaurant baihs 49, ~ 100
established Weegham PLO5p oI 70
Everything that he touched IuTIleu ~ =.
GOLD He added a billiard hall ana II
was converted from 1alluIe mt 49,
success. He added a picture 5 60,
and vaudeville theater to ms HoIU l-l
Immediately it shOwered sOlu upOH
him. 4
In ten Years this fellow has ascendeu
in the business world untI II - 81 tI y. =
that he has more than nan a LlIi .
dollars invested in his enter
he has magnificent home on the
Fashionable Lake Shore Drive. he Is
one of the successful young men OF
Chicago. It's estimated that ne is
earning at least a quarter OF nlllilOl
uO ne 3 sts d a. a fighter and he devel-
ODed the ability as he scared and on
top of that he is what IS known as
Not a Great deal has been heard OF
" NJ walker. who is associated with
Mr. TVeeghan1 in the Chicago club OF
the third league. But more viii De-
He is a man in the middle age ana
at the height of his ability. A rev
years ago much was neaEa co. 81 me - M
of Booth They supplied Ilsh 70 I4e
large hotels, to the retail trade. IL
was probably the best known 1lsh
firm in the west.
Big Man in Fish Industry.
Walker became its rival There was
an intense and bitter warfare. Then
the firm Of Booth suffered financial
difficulty. Walker continued on MS
way. Today he is the big man IN the
fish industry in the west He is the
fellow who supplies the hotels, the
[ restaurants and the retailers
Money? Walker has lots of It. he
/ secured it by fighting He is another
fellow who is termed lucky by the
| business men Of Chicago Like Weeg-
ham it's the combination of luck and
/ the fighting instinct that put him on
| top.
| the league, has a business history
| that reads as strangely. You talk 10
/ the men who are fighting his league
and ask about Gilmore and they VIII
/ inform YOU that he was coal sales
men, They viii shrug their shoulders
as they give the information and you
are apt to get the impression that ne
/ was a man who went soliciting small
/ orders for coal
Gilmore Big Coal Salesman.
| Don't get it? Gilmore never was
/ Of that brand. He was the kind OF a
I salesman YOU often read about but
/ seldom meet. The big men were the
! fellows ne was after. He lived at the
/ fashionable clubs. He met the wealthy
/ men in a social way Acquaintance
/ was followed by liking, and Gilmore
I sold them coal Not by the ton but
bv the car load lots
You know what it requires to be a
/ salesman of that type A man must
/ have a winning personality. He must