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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1913)
SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE r prospect of a live mill connection almost overwhelmed him, nntl his quick Imagination painted the future In colors of silver and gold. "I lmvo some money of my own and my bank will help mo out, I'm sure." "Then," said Jim Reed, "I'll tell you what you do. Get Into com munlcatlon with the mill right away and do it nowl Thero nro others after the agency, but I'll wire tho old man to hold It open until he hears from you." "That's awfully good of you, Mr. Iteed. A hundred thousand a day! Just a nice comfortable little output, and I could sell every stick of It. Will you wire your uncle, Mr. Heed, that I'll see him within four days? I'll hop tho Shasta Express to night. That will put me In Portland Satur day morning, nnd I'll grnb tho N.P. for Seattle and bo on Gray's Harbor Sunday night. Glvo mo your uncle's namo and address, anQ I'll bo wait ing at his ofllco door Monday morn ing." Reed handed him a card, upon which ho hastily scrawled a noto of Introduction. Pitcher thanked him, and ten minutes later had secured his ticket and sleeper to Portland aflaaKl j MBKKF "Listen, Queenie: I have that little business going: so there's no use watting any longer" and was In a taxi-cab on his way home. All thought of Queehle had been swept from his mind in the bright prospect of rising from a piti ful free-lance salesman, placing his orders with whichever mills could bo Induced to accept them, to a legiti mate selling agent representing a re sponsible and reliable mill. Provided he could Becuro that agency, ho would no longer be tho buffer between an outraged customer to whom ho had promised stock on a certain date, and tho mill with which ho had placed tho order on Its promise to deliver on time. No longer would he be forced to placate the one and still remain friendly with the other, and he looked ahead Into the years and saw himself branching out as tho rep resentative of several mills and man aging owner of a fleet of lumber ves sels, by virtue of the fact that as a selling agent it lay In "his power to provide them with steady cargoes. Arrived at his lodgings, ho hastily packed a suitcase and ate his dinner. Later he wrote a brief note to Queenie, Informing her that ho had suddenly been called north on Im portant business, and dispatched tbe note by a messenger. On his way downtown to catch the train, he stopped In at a florist and sent her n dozen orchids and an armful of American Beauty roses. He consid ered a moment and decided to add a perfectly preposterous consignment of candy, for he had nn uncomfort able feeling that to-night was not the night to bo called away on business, and he hoped that tho arrival of three messengers, each bearing a votive offering to Queenie, would (In tho ovent that she reciprocated his affection, as ho suspected she did) soften the the well, the blow to her pride, or whatever It Is that is hurt when a woman has reason to feel that she Is playing In second place. Pitcher did n't desire to start out by making Queenie Jealous of his budding business. His fears wero put at rest, how ever, before his train was an hour out. The conductor came through tho car calling: "Telegram for Mr. R. K. Pitcher." Rube opened It and read: "Thank you. Good luck. read tho card. Would repeat tho line to you In this telegram If telegrams didn't cost so much. Love. Natalie." Rube Pitcher lay back In his berth and sighed with happiness. "If Queente isn't tho wife for me," ho reflected, "I'll re main a bachelor all my days, and that goesl God bless hor' And ho fell asleep and dreamed he had his old boss, J. D. Skinner, of the Arago Mill & Lumber Com pany, by tho heels and was about to drop him down an open elevator shaft. Sunday evening ho ar rived at Hoqulam, on Gray's Harbor, and on Monday morning presented himself at the ofllco of the Wishkah Logging & Lumbering Com pany, the concern whoso agency he hoped to secure. Reed's relative, who was tho president and principal own er of the company, received him at once, and negotia tions started almost with Reed's card of introduction. They continued, with more or less Interruption, and considerable telegraphic in vestigation into tho stand ing and antecedents of Mr. Pitcher, for three days, at the end of which period, tho Wishkah Logging & Lum bering Company decided to entrust him with tho mar keting of its output. It was not, however, until the contract for .the agency had been drawn up, signed, sealed and delivered, that Rube Pitcher commenced to feel the slightest qualms of conscience. With tho object of his visit attained, how over, ho grow terrified at the thought that ho had obligated himself to a contract that might provo his ruina tion at any time. It was not that Rube Pitcher despaired of his ability to provide the mill with sufficient orders to keep It running, for he had no worries on that score. But ho had nonchalantly bound himself, for and in consideration of an extra two and one-half per cent commission, and the privilege of billing out his sales un der his own name, as agent, to guar antee the mill against loss by reason of any customer defaulting In pay ment of his account. In discussing this dellcato matter with his princi pal, he had said quite frankly: "I could make good a loss up to ten thousand dollars, on my present finances and banking credit. Give me a year of good business and I'll be as solid financially as a reasonable man could desire a live agent to be. On foreign business I cannot lose, for that is cash against sight draft with blll-of-ladlng attached. On local busi ness, however, I shall merely have to exerciso the utmost caution, al (Continued on Page JO) per acre net from 7 acres $1718.01. W. T. Bethea of the Wauchula District, Florida, has aver aged that amount from his truck every year for the past seven years. The vegetables grow between the rows of young orange and grape fruit trees, as shown above. And now these trees have come into bearing, bringing even bigger returns. The combination sou made developed n cood nrove, no it possible, and Mr. Bethea's experience is only one of scores of similar instances in the Wauchula District. All through this region men are growing vegetables between the rows of young grape fruit and orange trees. Why don't you try it The vegetables keep up the small payments on the land and earn your living tm til the orange trees come into bearing. And when you've man will be more prosperous or independent than you. An income of $3,000, $5,000 up to $10,000 and more. It j'ust depends on how much land and trees you want to add to your original ten or twenty acres. As far as we know, there's only one region where vege tables support you until your citrus trees bear one place where you find Wauchula District Combination Soil EVERY ACRE GUARANTEED BY BANKERS A YEAR TO DECIDE Already dozens of settlers are here men who seised th op portunity aa we offered It in our advertlalmr last winter. Men from the Olds Motor Worki, a National Ulacult salesman from lltUburgh, a truck grower from Pnneeton.N. J a busi ness roan from Chicago, a Chi cairo' newapaper man. a l'enn Tlvanla farmer, acorre of set tlers from all walkaoflifa. Hera they all are tanned, healthy, bappy men who know aoll and farming like a book, and menwhonererbeldaplow to a furrow befora In their livea. They're making; rood. Com down and ae what they're do ing and then ask yourself If vow will keep In the rut of low Income any longer. If you want tho big, out-of-door life, tlieliealth.tlio money, the frttdom from the salary shackles that other men have found, cqrno right clown here and start In. Plant your vegetables let them support you until grape fruit and orange trees put you lnt6 the $3,000 to $8,000 class people who own their own cars, send their children to college, get all that civilization offers In comfort and luxury. Bankers guarantee your satisfaction. So you can buy now or start payments. For Just little every month la enough to clinch auccctt bar. And any tlma within the year you can come down and talk to the old residents and new aettlera and find out what they're makiif . lou can look oyer tbe land. You can eat orangea from the trees and investigate the vege- And If vou don't f mml eall.lifi. .mirmnnitfli returned witn 070 interett. Caih markets and quick transportation take care of you when you're rcauy to sen. -.nurcuea, scnoois, loasres, L'ooa stores Cive you tne r p ' llvlnsr advantages you're accustomed to at home. Good water, S vo-apany good drainage, healthful climate. Two centers: Vandoluh.anew, Box 30 rapidly growing towns wauchula, a prosperous little city of WancliEla. Fls. Please send mo actual tacts regarding; your combination vegetable and citrus fruit land with Don't deDtnd on our statement nlnnn for Infnr. X bankers guarantee, prices, matlon. Let the men here tell vou what thev'rs e"Y terms, letters Iron. doing and what you can do. Write for our Utera. settlers, etc. ture witn scores ot instances of net cash re turns. Then judge for yourself whether you can do as well. Write today I Name air fir. -r waHcnuia Uevelopment to. WanckoU Develossaeat 2,000 Inhabitants. Now If YohM Like a $3,000 to $8,000 Income. Let Mea Here Tell You How They're EaraiHg It a Dat ' easy Ma Box 30, Wauchula, Florida A Street No., City . .State. How does an advertiser bold your trader Ily riving- value.