The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-23
WAITED TABLE IN
>ARDMORE, But Is
NOW MILLIONAIRE:
A SPLENDID RECORD

The achievements of Mr.. r. Ram
sey are sufficient to inspire the
Fouth of the country as he has
lemostrated that success can be won
10 matter what the handicaps are.
As boy Mr.. Ramsey lived in this city,
ne undertook to obtain a commercial
aducation, he enters Selvidge Business
College in Ardmore as pupil, he
waited table at Mrs. r. Y. Morgan's
boarding house to earn his way
through school.
There are two things that stand out
In his career as a boy: First, he had
II definite object TO achieve in that
| le chose banking as a career and
worked all the time to equip himself
or that business and, second, he did
not feel Inundated over his work in
|the boarding house. he semed to be
iust as proud of that JOB as he was
when ne secured his first place in
|)ank, he was cheerful in his work, did
t well and made friends of every
nan whom he served at the table and
|1e not only made friends Of these men
put he won their admiration and re-
|spect and ELECTED their help.
just how this giving of cheerful,
Efficient service helped MIN out was
manifested one day when a travelling
Imam who had become Interested in
|nim told him of an opening in a bank
at Apache, Okla, which he afterward
secured.
When he had made arrangements
TO enter the bank at "a salary of $25
\ month William Il. johnson who was
At that time United States district at
torney offered him salary of $1,000
n year to become a stenographer in
his office. Mr. Ramsey had set
his heart upon the banking business
land he would not allow himself lured
from his original plans and worked
for 5000 a year when he could have
been earning more than three times
that amount.
After working for some time in the
bank at Apache he had an opportunity
10 enter bank in Oklahoma City
and he availed himself of the privilege
OF getting to a larger place where
bigger things were being done and
where opportunities would be greater
and where the environment would be
more inspiring.
All the time he was working in the
banks he was saving a part of mis- sal
AIRY and one day he saw an oppor-
fnnift~ N 10 gpynatIafngr la
learned that the stale capitol was to
be located in his city he felt that its
l1cation would make real estate more
valuable. After doing a days work
al the bank he spent his nights taking
options on real estate and the price
boom he looked for came and ne sold
his options and made nice bunch
OF money.
When the packing house had decided
u build in Oklahoma City Mr.. RAM
sey again took options on real estate
f; n, for a week he scarcely slept. He
stuck to his job in the bank and
until late at nights worked on his real
estate project. The price boom came
again and he made a bigger strike out
of his investments in options.
,&pe of the men in the bank with
him Organized another bank and Mr..
Ramsey went with him, he took stock
and became vice president of the new
bank
Mr.. Ramsey's attention was next de-
voted to oil investments. He estab-
lished connections with some Of the
biggest men in the business and made
many investments in many states Of
the union. He made one sale in the
Bull Bayou section of Louisiana that
netted him two million dollars. He
is sin a young man with all the
enthusiasm and power of youth but
he is wealthy and he still sticks to
his job In the bank.