The Confessions of a Railroad Man
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Lots of shrewd, force- ful men were trying to cut into him, but the held its own. By and by he got [ 44] Digitized by Microsoft® A FORTUNE LOST SO strong that he saw something better ahead. Suddenly he resigned. The prayed and wept, but B. was ob- durate. He then went to all the dry goods jobbers west of the Mississippi and said, " liook here, your hair is falling out from worry lest some of your rivals should get better rates than you; now you pay me so much a year and I'll agree to protect yo...u from lower rates, rebates, or any other ills business flesh is heir to." They were glad to do it, and I suppose B.
is to-day drawing a larger salary from this source than the President of the United States.
I have myself lost two fortunes that seemed within my grasp and were snatched from it through no fault of my own. While running my land oflfice in Chicago, my attention was called to the fact that lands in the Yazoo Valley, Mississippi, could be bought at a very [45] Digitized by Microsoft® CONFESSIONS OF A RAILROAD MAN low rate from the State, having been seized for taxes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Lots of shrewd, force- ful men were trying to cut into him, but the held its own. By and by he got [ 44] Digitized by Microsoft® A FORTUNE LOST SO strong that he saw something better ahead. Suddenly he resigned. The prayed and wept, but B. was ob- durate. He then went to all the dry goods jobbers west of the Mississippi and said, " liook here, your hair is falling out from worry lest some of your rivals should get better rates than you; now you pay me so much a year and I'll agree to protect yo...u from lower rates, rebates, or any other ills business flesh is heir to." They were glad to do it, and I suppose B.
is to-day drawing a larger salary from this source than the President of the United States.
I have myself lost two fortunes that seemed within my grasp and were snatched from it through no fault of my own. While running my land oflfice in Chicago, my attention was called to the fact that lands in the Yazoo Valley, Mississippi, could be bought at a very [45] Digitized by Microsoft® CONFESSIONS OF A RAILROAD MAN low rate from the State, having been seized for taxes.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles Burr Todd to read onlineMoreLess
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