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Show Wlul Killed HU Town. At FurtrfeoU I met an aoiuaint-ance aoiuaint-ance whom I knew IsaJ gone further fur-ther west to found a future city, and naturally enough I made inquiries as tusbow lie pnignssed in his enterprise. en-terprise. 'Promised to l the biggest thing on earth," he replied. 'You were to have three railroad lines?" "Vis." "And four or five great factories, were to he established?" "Yes." "And there was to bu nn avenue named after every State?" "Yes." "And four different street car lines were to be in ojieratiu within a year?" "Yea"" 'Two banks, two colleger, four churches, a union depot, a city hall, two opera bouses aud a government kuildlng were oa your lit for early completion?" ' I hey were." "Well, what have you doue?" "Not a blamed thing." .'Xot even made a liegiuiilng?" "No. I was going to buy 500 arm of land fur the site-, but while tneoHcer was getting an abstract of title A ratta e-me along with a rulary washing machine, oMVred ine four county rights for $10 and n shotgun, and 1 killed the town aud -a veil the machine man from going toapauici'd grave. I've got feelings feel-ings I have'. When 1 see a man struggling tj make an honest Hvjug, but mevtitig adversity at every turn, luy feeli tigs force me to id.rt.tcli outalbJpiiij liaixlaudletthU great aud glorioii- west wlule her own cauve.' Aew lontK. |
