Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-09

keep II supplied with munitions. Sure
ly, there We're serious situations a
plenty then.
An appeal was sent out TO the Amer
lean people TO save-and they saved
In other countries citizens were put on
food rations; In this country the saw
ing was voluntary. With the eXcep-
ton of sugar and -four Americans could
buy all they. wanted and enough Of
those articles was permitted to meet
all reasonable requirements.
Now Comes the Housing Problem.
And Americans fed the world for
years; Americans furnished money to
raise, arm and equip an army Of more
than three million men and send them
across the water America loaned the
allies something like ten billions of dol
lars. t
Now comes n housing problem that
is also pronounced serious and con-
gress Is considering taking steps TO
find a solution.
Same Old Solutlon--SaVe.
The American people must attend 10
the Job themselves. They must save
us they did during the war period, and
build homes. They must organize by
communities for this purpose. 1t Is
not laws that are required, but
foundations, walls and roOfs-houses.
Laws did not feed the allies and win
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people that did II.
1iere are ways in which individuals
may use their savings in buyint
homes; any banker viii furnish infor
nation as TO how this can be done al
that is required is a steady occupation
and will to save. The rest Is easy.
i. i. 4
Some years ago young man VINO
had realized a profit on a small real
estate deal applied for advice 10 his
employer, man Of many millions VINO
was noted for taking chances on new
enterprises. The young man was con-
sidering making an investment IN the
stock OF a company which was about
to develop mining claim.
Can You Afford to Loser
How much money have you sayedT"
asked the employer The amount was
stated the total being but few hun
dred dollars.
Can you afford to lose itT was
the next question. NO" the young
man replied; iii is all / have except
my SALARY"
Come with me, the tinancier said.
lie led the young man to a vault ad-
Joining the office where accountants
aud clerks were at work and pointed
to a pine box in a corner. ...., q.
r. . Box Full OF Disappointment, H.,
THAT box is full Of mining and oil
stock" he remarked. 1T is the ac-
cumulation of about twenty-five years
of speculation and the par value OF
the stock aggregates several million
dollars. OF course, ! did not buy II
at its par value; some Of it cost me
about what you are asked to pay FOL
the stock you are thinking Of buying
and some Of il less II L Is mining
stock you want, you can hire an ex
press wagon to cart the box ana III
contents to your home and you vii
be a paper multimillionaire, for yot
can have it If you will take it away
MY advice to you, however, Is tt
keep out of mining and oil stock in
vestments until you have accumulated
enough capital so that you can affort
to lose, for the chances are about lU
to that you will lose.
Go Slow and Play Safe.
PUT your money In investment Sc
curities, bonds recommended by som'
reliable bank, trust company or imam
| cial house.
"The time will come, 1t always does
| when you will have an opportunity Il
invest in some business with which