The Lamar register., 1919-03-05
- SOLONS AND THEIR WORK VIZ
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By Special Correspondent.
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money we get from selling stock" says
he. "We're going to make bluff at
the game" says he, $50 as to get just
as many farmers holding the sack as
possible" says he. "Then at the next
election" says he 1--WE will have all
them stockholders working to help US
elect a Legislature" says he.
Sure" says /, good as far as you
gone but still | am not next"
WELL" says he, when we get the
legislature we will bond the state for
n couple of hundred million dollars"
says he, 'to buy out our company"
says he, "and go into the sugar busi-
ness" says he. "Then," says he, 1--WE
will take some of the money and start
banks" says he, "and we will take
some more of the money and start
stores" says he, land we will take
some more of the money and build
elevators" says he, land we will take
some more of the money and build
smelters," says he, land we will take
some more of the money and start
newspapers in every county" says he,
$50 we can have fellers boosting our
game and not showing the hole card"
says he.
"Can / butt in as treasurer of one
of them four hundred concerns ?" says
l.
81 fear not" says he. ''Townley the
Teller at St. Paul what thought out
this scheme to gold-brick the people
holds all treasurerships," says he.
"How about cashier of one of them
banks ?" says l.
az fear not" says he, ''Townley will
be cashier of them ALL" says he.
could / worm in to handle the pay
rolls at them sugar factories" says
H.
81 fear not" says he, "Townley will
handle all that personally" says he.
as he good at it," says !.
"Sure he is good at it, says he.
Nothing what ever gets in his mitt
ever gets out again." says he.
"How many members you got in
the Legislature now?" says ].
Two" says he.
How much did the farmers dig up
to elect 'em ?" says /.
"The league membership fees last
year in Colorado" says he, was some
thing like 100000" says he.
"Then it cost $4,000 piece to elect
them members" says !.
"oh, no." says he. IAN the money
did not go for that That feller Town
ley at st. Paul gets 90 per cent of all
we collect" says he.
Then" says /, even at that it
took $4,000 of the farmers money
for each of them fellers in the legis-
lature," says |, taking into account
the liberality of that mutt Townley,"
says |.
"well," says he, Something like
that" says he.
"Them four millions for sugar com
pany stock" says |, "ain't going to
get us far in grabbing the next legis-
lature then" says |.
"Oh," says he, that amt ALL says
he. 1--WE expect this year to take in
sc, 900 members at sixteen bucks EACH
says he.
"And you don't think" says l, "if
/ come in now for a stack Of chips
there amt no chance" says |, ito be
treasurer or nothing like that" says !.
81 am sorry" says he, "but / can't
promise nothing cause Townley han
dies all the cash." says he.
well" says |, 'then think I'll go
against better game | know Of
says /. There is feller has
scheme" says "to put chains around
them ice bergs in the Arctic ocean,"
says |, ''hitch on some tugs" says !,
"and drag 'em down to New York"
says |, "and simply flood the market
with ice," says L at sounds better
than your scheme" says |, " cause we
might bust the ice trust that way
says I, "or make 'em buy us out says
|, "and the chances Of getting back my
money" says l, "is blame sight bet
ter and this scheme" says |, lis a
darn sight more on the square" says