New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
THE OBSERVER RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
 THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.

approaching the scandal has ever be- fore been aired. the dispatches hint. and the names of many New York and Boston brokers which were here tofore without rcproaCh are connect cd with the fieecins of the public which will give up its liberty. it's beer and many other precious possessions but which insists on rCScrVing to itself its inherent prcrogativc of sinking its money in get-riC h-qujck schemes
 New Briyain i; said 10 have been hit hard by the Z. nnlotcrs of oil wells that were 10 mako everyone connect ed with them rich. As d consequence all these gullible folks have to show for their cash are pretty certificates in various tintS and shades which pro- claim them before the world to be owners of q certain number of shares in the So-and-So oil company.
 Fake promoters found thc ground fertile for sowing snnrcS for the un- wary immediately after the close of the war Most people owned Liberty Bonds or had money in the bank or were receiving high wages. The stage was all set for a grand cleanup and II arrived on schedule time. The sud den plethora of wealth choking fam
 
 lingfordS that th0y could not resist the temrtatiOn: tho bait they held out to those with money also was so all turing that they could not resist, and they plunged. Why not Didn't they hear stor'is-r Of enormous "ortuncs be ing made overnight in the sout Invest? The result Was to he expected.
 Students of human nature may well wrinkle their brows and become gray-headCd over this peculiar streak in man which prompts him to surrcn- der his money to smooth-Spcal1ing strangers with their rlcverly written prospectuses. dotted hero and there 10 show "whcre our wells are locat- cdF Right al hand. every person in New Britain has an excellent oppor- tunity to inN est money where he can watch il and where he knows the mon who arc handling il. Any ia ct ory in the city offers q good investment Re member the word is investment, not speculation. Some Of the. local stocks are excellent buys al present in the writer's opinion. anC with the busi- ness outlook as good as it is they should return a good rate of divi- dCnds for years to come.
 One progressive stock broker ad- Vises the public to own stock in the IA to he sound advice. and it has been followed hy a large number Of people This is good for the public, good for the city ard good for tho factories. When factory stock is widely held by employees the danger of industrial dis turhances IS reduced 10 the minimum and a genuine interest is displayed by i in producing the best [ products.
 Tn the average case. financial inde- ! nCndcnce has been gained slowly , through a process of evolution. i Money. like men and trees grows ! slowly. but it will grow ir given the ! proper care. Ii is unfortunate that | any citizens have been mulcted out Of , heir money on oil stock promotion | schemes. It is bitter lesson in the i school of experience. but it will not be without its reward if it teaches hem not to play with fire in the l future. Some of us need stern les sons Of this kind. Tho lash stings when applied. but often that sting guides us into the richt paths when we are tempted to go strolling atar tcain.
 Complains continue to be heard re- ga rlinc the conduct of automobile TUCK uflNeGS on the TlSnWttAS WfllCtl, hesc lordly and arrogant knights or he wheel seem to think, were built or their special use.
 Since the advent of trucks as inn ] oroviscd freight cars it has become ,lorc and more hazardous for owners rr pleasure vehicles to stir off the side ;trccIs. The average truck driver lolds firmly to the middle of the road md declines to budce no matter how much one toots the horn. This is true particularly of drivers from New York and Brooklyn, which places ap- ra rently send out men who are deaf, proud of it and determined to re- l main so.
 Moving freight is a necessity but it hould not crowd pleasure seekers off