The Washington times., 1920-05-09
They Called. Him
THE MAN WHO NEVER
TOOK A CHANCE

The town wondered where he got IL, and
Smithers, who is still struggling to.get out OF
debt asked him point-blank one night ON the
Archaeological: "Where dad you get NJ
And this is what he said:
~ got il by protecting what had instead
OF chasing something that hadn't worked
for. I'm an investor, not a speculator j
bought Liberty Bonds till was nearly broke,
and I've been buying real estate bonds for
years Those are my pets. i fell for wall
Street just as you did, but not the same way.
bought Wall Street itself, and also bought
Broadway and Fifth Avenue and some of the
side streets, for my real estate bonds gave,
me participating interest in the thousand
great structures that make New York the
greatest real estate proposition in the world.
You bought securities i'm companies you
knew nothing about, operating in territories
you had never visited, producing goods you
never saw, and subject to the shifting tides
of politics and labor. You read about your
propositions walked on mine. Every day
of my life saw my properties at work,
striving, thriving producing, expanding, and
making money night and day for me. Most
people can see as far as Texas; never could
see anything further than New York. You
got bigger dividends for while; I'm still
getting mine. You sacrificed your principal
for the hope of fabulous profits and lost;
sacrificed nothing, and, while my dividends
are smaller, they're the kind that stick
around. want to tell you something, Smith
ers: The trouble with trying to get some.
thing tor nothing is that there is too much
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