Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-26

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up the paper. I'm not quite sure
that understand it, but it says here
quite distinctly, that President Mar
ley promises a share and a half OF
stock in the increased company for
every old share now held, and Mr.
Marley knows just what he is talking
about"
He's wonderful business man,
agreed her father with enthusiasm
Fifteen years ago he didn't have a
cent more than we have, but look at
him today"
And look at Molly Marley" supple.
mented Mrs. Peters. Just the same
age as our Jessie, and has maids and
silk dresses and five sets Of furs, and
diamonds, and everything she wants.
I'm poor business man, Carrie,
and trace of self-reproach came up
on his usually complacent features.
Marley and Sledge, and all these
shrewd business men make their
money make money
1--WE get along nice enough" his
wife comforted him. 1--WE have this
home and your street car stock and
money in the bank; and every cent
Of it's honest That's more than
Sledge can say
1T doesn't worry him much" laugh
ed Jessie. 81 was watching him at
Molly's party the other night. He
looked as happy and contented as II
he hadn't a thing on his conscience,
and I don't believe he has.
"Dicky says he's plain thief," con-
tinued Jessie. her face flushing slight
ly at the remembrance Of Dicky Rey-
nolds, and some of the remarks which
that jovial young gentleman had
poured into her pink ear
Marley isn't, anyhow" affirmed her
father, still intent upon world prog
ress. idle capital is the cause of
poverty, ! heard him say once. Do
you know, Carrie, that We have six
thousand dollars Of idle capital tied
up in this homer"
I'm nervous about IT," she argued.
"Of course, If you want to mortgage
the house, and buy four thousand dol
lars worth of stock, and trade 1t in
for six thousand dollars worth in the
reorganization, and sell four thousand
dollars worth Of It, which would leave
you two thousand dollars worth clear,
and take up the mortgage again right
away. I wouldn't mind running the
risk for a couple Of weeks, but She
stopped, confused and Inundated by
her husbands laughter.
"Why,, Carrie, you couldn't buy
share of this stock for love nor mon
ey. after this mornings newspaper ar
ticles," be told her. THE very head
Don't sell your stock. Street railway
holders enriched today by fifty per
cent No, Carrie. this opportunity IS
lost It is the next one that we must
plan for. Let me read you little
paragraph:
Ben sledge, when seen last night,
announced that this was only the be-
ginning of the immense street car de-
velopment which this city would see
in the next year or so. To carr mt
the extensions which the rapid "a
Of the city will require may necessl-
tate a second reorganization and ex-
pansion, and probably a third. In
vestors who have supported the cor
poration in the past and those who
are in on the present reorganization
are very fortunate.
"You see, Carrier"
See what?" she asked, worried.
THAT now's the time to invest" he
relentlessly argued, as did his kind
all over the city that morning. "Ev-
cry reorganization will give bonus
stock to the old investors, and two OF
them will more than double our for
tune. Now listen, Carrie. We have
three thousand dollars worth OF stock.
II we buy four more, we'll have seven
thousand. A second reorganization
would make it ten thousand five nun
dred and a third one would make 1t
over fifteen thousand
.tlfteen thousand dollars worth
she repeated in awe. Honestly, Hen
ry. l don't see how it could be pos
sible"
Give tried to tell you." he expostu-
lated. "but you don't even see how
our two thousand has stretched into
three thousand"
Maybe not she sighed.
"Of course not" he agreed, sup
pressing his contempt for her feminine
lack of logic. 1T has, though. and in
the same way our seven thousand
would stretch into fifteen. Then, II
you said so, we would sell four thou
sand, take up the mortgage, and have
eleven thousand dollars worth OF
stock that would bring us in seven
hundred and seventy dollars year
dividends. That's nearly fifteen dol
lars a week, without working
stroke
"Are you going to mortgage the
house?" asked Mrs. Peters family, her
hands straying aimlessly for her COZ
fee cup 80,
81 think We'll have to- decided little
Henry Peters gaily, as he arose from
the table. IAN opportunity never
gives but one invitation. Idle capital
is the source of poverty"
MIAMI PAPER TELLS
0F AN 0TTIJMWAN