Show CHANGING conditions there is all the diff difference arence in the world between a prospect and a mine the former no matter how bow well located or how honest the intentions of the management may be is often regarded with the most discouraging indifference by investors and the stock buying public but let the report be circulated and confirmed that a big strike has been made transforming the little valued prospect into a property of wonderful possibilities a miracle takes place and everyone goes wild and there is a regular marathon to get blocks of stock in the successful company while early investors who by some chance became possessed of shares in the little noticed soon realize a fortune large or small from their holdings down near mina in nevada P A simon conducted a garage and was interested in mining on the side he organized the simon lead company and struggled along in most discouraging efforts effort sto to develop the pr property he tried to sell his treasury stock at twenty five cents a share and met with but little encouragement by some he was laughed at and still others doubted the quality of his gray matter still he prese arese vered until one day in the course of prospect development he broke into a mammoth body of shipping ore at this time according to a statement made in a nevada newspaper simon was worse than dead broke and whenever possible paid his bills with stock until his creditors were about to run him out of the country then the boom set in and all at once simon found himself classed among mining kings and he was overwhelmed with praise for his wisdom and his persistency but he coulta well stand this change of attitude towards him for the stock in his company began to soar and a few days ago was selling freely at 7 a share all of which goes to show that all clouds have their silver lining and that there is often only a short step between failure and gratifying success |