Show INVEST A HUNDRED DOLLARS A new york world reporter visited some of the most meat prominent and most moat successful business men of gotham a few days ago in order to obtain their opinions as to the best way of investing the first person interviewed was roswall P flower the governor act of new york state that gentleman said that if living in a thriving town be would uhei tating jy invest his in real estate no matter what developments may ma Y place property of this his kind would be always safe and its value in the united states would not decrease mr henry clews the well known banker was next seen he would in vest his in a good savings bank and keep adding to it until a sufficient money would be accumulated to buy a homestead chauncey M depew advised that the be made a thousand before entering on any enterprise he would first use the savings bank and when the 1000 line hue was reached he would invest in a gilt edged bond that could be registered frastus wiman was of the opinion that the best way to invest small savings of or less would be to place it in a building and loan association the amount invested in institutions of this kind now aggregate and the amount of defalcations has been almost infinitesimal besides Beside ep membership in an association has an educational effect and economically rufus bufus hatch recommended the savings bunk but to be content with one that pays small interest he has not the most unbounded faith in banks either national or local and he thinks the vast majority of the people do not know bow to take proper care of savings cancle rufus concludes his advise to the reporter as follows the truth is as stated ky by a statistician friend that there is only one man out of who is capable of caring for himself this accounts for the few wise and clever men becoming presidents of corporations of railroads with a system or banks or trust companies these men as the irishman has aptly put it ride in chal chaides chaises ch blazes aises 1 while the others must walk by however all this may be under any and all events keep out of wall street teach the public to shun its ita precincts it is simply suicide for a man to go into wall street with if he had that might do my advice to thrifty persons is to keep the saved and keep adding to it until it has accumulated to a reasonable amount buy then an annuity for life or a paid up life insurance for your wife and children |