The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-01-21

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a business of any kind without experience.
WHY NOT LET MY EXPERIENCE
MAKE YOU SOME OF THAT MUCH
SOUGHT COAL PROFIT.
Yes can help you to make it, easier
than the man who puts his. time as we'll
as his money in the BUSINESS
Of course you will not, under my plan,
enjoy the great pleasure and satisfaction
receive out of playing the game Of
Serving the People with Better Heat at
Less Cost
1t sure is a great game. l Ike foot ball,
tennis and most games, but the Heat Serv-
ice game, if you know how to play it well,
is sure some game, it is really no more
work than a foot bali game, if you catch
the right spirit, but the active part you
cannot enjoy under my plan, unless you
should become an active member Of this
Varsity Heat Supplying Team, or course
any person taking up my plan or Joining
this Coal Profit Association, would stand
first chance, everything being equal, over
anon-member, if they should desire to get
in action on the regular team that will soon
be walking off the field with a very large
portion Of the coal business of this vicinity
judging by the way the victories are com
ing our way 50 far.
Now you are asking yourself, what does
that fellow know about this Heat Service
Game Well before you take up with my
plan you investigate these statements.
After, over twenty years of coal bust
ness experience in 1920, I secured a lease
on the coal yard, known for years as The
Blake Coal Yard, situated on the Reading
Railroad, Pleasantyille, the owner had at
that time tried hard to rent this yard with
out success until | leased the place. The
good viii Of this business you win notice
was considered as nothing at that time.
Ny uncle, Capt. NJ. w. Blake, agreed to
finance me in the coal business. a man
worth at least $50, 900 tell me after being
active in this old business over nine months.
under my management, that he would
back me with every dollar Of his estate
that he could turn into cash, that looked
fine to me, but fate struck. him, and me;
though him a terrible blow, six weeks af-
ter the beginning Of this venture, he lost
his life at the very door Of our office in a
grade crossing accident. The executor of
his estate did not care to continue to fin
ance me and demanded payment Of all
money invested, l continued the business,
and paid them in full.
My next move to finance was to incor-
porate, and sell stock to the public, after
passing through two coal strikes, one of
which was the greatest in history, which
carried hundreds Of coal dealers into bank
ruptcy, and which | survived. / was poster
ed with a real estate agent, representing a
party that had fell in love with my bust
ness, l turned down his offer as l had many
others from other coal dealers, anxious to
buy me out, but this man came back every
day or so for a while and each day raised
his price $1,000 only to get turned down fin
ally they began working on one Of my
company officials a man who had befriend-
ed me with financial assistance and o
his urgent solicitation I finally sold in
December, 1922, my controlling interest in
Blake & Co., with 4 positive understand
ing that l would at once re-enter the coal
business in Pleasantille. The price paid,
covered all the losses incurred by the coal
strikes. 100 percent cash returned to all
local investors plus Z percent interest on
the full time the money had been in the
business to be paid on demand Of the stock
holders.
Almost all Of this amount was paid for
the lease hold which carried the good win
and business of this particular coal yard,
as there was no stock of coal on hand, be
The price of this Better Grade Of Coal is
2OO0 lbs ...,........ ..-.$l60o
1000 lbs S23
300 lbs 40
Nut, stove on egg coal size.