East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-14
Does Chores, Though He
Owns Fine Automobile

Who is that individual IN the automobfle
that bowed to US just new asked busine.s
OF hs wife. with whom he was taking .
stron on popular driveway on the OUTSKIRTS
Of the city on recent Sunday afternoon "i
don't remember ever seeing him before" he
added
oh yes. you do" said his better hair vits
smile. That's the man who emptI,-z
ashes. l suppose you don't recogni7r N
his fur overcoat and automobile togs
Can you beat ;t? WAS the ont the
stunned husband could make. Eut rRht
And well he might, For there he reed
TO take the air on ''shank's mare bite hin
choreman was giving his family "''fing In
n fine Joy wagon "
And the answer
The choreman his opportunlt' ana
took IT, He not too proud to do '9eptai
work and not too lazy to work hard nnd
put in long hours The business man wouldn't
do the things that enabled the other to accu-
mulate enough money not only to buy
tomobile but also fine house.
Stories appear IN the newspaper 'r"'" tinss
TO time of oegGnrs who own blot - 'ene-
ments but investigation the Of
them found to be pure fiction This u the
true story. however. OF the n the auto
mobile who aroused the envy OF the business
man and who took advantage OF the opportuHi-
ties that still abound for making money.
He is of foreign birth and although In this
country nearly twenty years speaks very
broken English. Put to II to earn money to
support himself after he landed ~ in
vadcd the Flatbush section of Brooklyn where
merCnantf, DhSluPfS men manufacturers ana
others fairly well 10 do have built or purchased
homes
These houses are nearly all detached, two or
three stories high. with piazas. front lawns
and flower gardens. which have given to the
section the name OF the garden spot of New
York Many OF the places surrounded by
privet hedges. which the bugbears of the
occupants. for IN the summer time they grow
like weeds anj require expert attention IL they
ore TO be trimmed properly. The owners sell
dom have the time or inclination to do this
so they pay to have IL done
This IL where Tony came in He got work
cutting hedges and moving lawns working
by the hour or getting much for each lob
He did hss work well and soon he had more
to do than he could attend to himself He
hired others OF his countrymen, paying them
by the day ana making a considerable profit
for himself In n short time he became n
regular business man. He made contrrscts
with the hopsenolders. agretinc to keen the
grounds In order for much month Pretty
soon he didn't do any of the actual labor him
self, giving his whoie time To the work of su-
pervising his hired He made money
hand over fist and was able to buy q home
for himself and his family.
When the cold weather came and there were
no lawns 20 NOV or hedges to cut Tony made
contracts to attend furnaces, empty ashes
clean snow from the walks and do other
chores. lie got enough OF these contracts to
keep his full force al work. His bank account
grew by irars su- Sounds. knu ~ncen.iy he
found II large eaeCs-t 10 s'a rant his bsviug .
TO the various nUesss with wb"s. oeclps nts
he has contracts 20 sac ahsl .vs men Dr. Ill cir
work properly. Ho aso helps hirna-lf
He is now branching out into tn. heas.wsrs
llne training men to do the work of .~rvanta
and there Is no telling where he will end S-nn
of those who know Tony's rise from poverty
to affluence predict that he will yet become q
millionaire.