New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-26
Enricht Hopes He Will
Buy Invention, Despite
Unassuring Reports.
TELLS OF LOSING
THREE FORTUNES
Railroad Scheme. Land Plan
and Stock Jinx Disastrous
to Aged Toiler.

" Henry Ford, for IN. sl,ruisti-
privilege OF placing the ons-cent- gal
ION green substitute for gasolene S.
the disposal OF all the world. should
write cheek for 81 900, 900. payable
10 Louis II. Enricht, it would not be
the first time that fortune had come
20 the stern, white whiskered in
vertor Of Farmingdale, L. /.
To accept his own confession. made
yesterday in the dim recesses Of his
library, 1t would be the fourth TIM
that wealth appeared TO be with him
The man whose great ambition At sew
enty is TO crush the Standard Oil Com
pany by reducing the price OF auto
mobile fuel 1900 per cent has been
Z soldier Of fortune in the gilt-edged.
long-green Interpretation Of the term.
Right after he landed in America, a
German youth, following the advice Of
Horace Greeley TO go West, he rays he
had more than $4,000 TO his credit
The first depletion came with the COL
lapse Of scheme 70 build a railroad
through a mining region in Colorado
Land Scheme Goes Wrong.
Just as he was getting rehabili.ated,
his plans TO boom with a friend in Chi
cago a plot OF land on the Cumberland
plateau went wrong. The government.
stepped in with the announcement that
certain deeds coming down from Pat
rick Henry gave the promoters no legal
title. Furthermore, there was charge
Of using the mails 10 defraud attached
to the governments interference.
There was nothing for the future in
ventor of the green fluid TO do except
leave mis- home. then IN The Bronx. and
go 70 Chicago 10 plead nolo conten-
dere. He says that ne was released
on payment Of $500 fine.
Again in 1910 the jinx OF fortune
lured him 10 invest heavily on the
stock market 81 guess picked the
There was nothing 70 do but go into
bankruptcy again. suppose ! was
foolish to invest
OF his immediate prospects he will
say nothing either from a financial or
scientific point OF view. "I am IN the
hands OF Henry Ford you must send
your questions 20 Detroit" was his Ill
timatum.
When told that Theodore Delavigne,
the personal representative Of Nj
Ford. had said that not only had the
Detroit automobile maker not pur-
chased Enricht's discovery. but that nc
had not even offered TO buy Il, the in
ventor suddenly took more interest in
the interview.
Powder, Crystal or Tablet.
An ] can say is that r Mr.. Ford
carries out his Intentions as ne out
lined them 70 me, everything will be all
right. Just one thing ] will say. MI
Ford's Intentions are entirely urner-
censry. He wants TO see this diseov-
cry given 20 everybody. As long as ne
continues on this plan ! am with MN.
He refused 70 say whether further
negotiations would call for his pres
ence IN Detroi; or a second visit o.
Mr.. Ford 70 Farmingdale Speaking OF
the mysterious green fluid which he is
guarding SO carefully. Mr.. Enricht as
serted that he could turn ont the chem
ical IN powder, crystal or tablet form
and that all would be equally efhc!ent
in decomposing water 20 furnish hydro
gen for automobile engines
on the ground that he felt Obliged TO
answer certain alleged efforts 20 DIS
credit him and his discovery IN the
West. the inventor gave the following
summary OF his business reverses:
in 1890 spent nearly 100000 OF
nv own money IN g project TO build
for,v.mile strip OF railroad from Canyon
civ 10 Cripple Creek. Col. before !
III scovered that the bonds could not be
Hoated. had 10 60 into bankruptcy
and start all over again.
About the time Of the Spanish war |
became interested with former Judge A.