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Show FORTUNES IN FRUIT STANDS. Big Mosey In Small Business by Eoo-pomlcal Eoo-pomlcal Italians. Few nf tbo thoushtlcvs r,Miy and chanoe patrons of the corner fruit stands on the city streets realize the comparatively compara-tively large profits reaped by those who have their capital invested in this apparently ap-parently insignificant business. To the average onlooker as he casts a careless glance at the vender of fruit and candy probably the only thought that occurs is that here is a poor unfortunate foreigner for-eigner cast on our shores, who manages by this simple means to eke out a living liv-ing for himself and a large family of email children. Indeed a closer inspeo? tion into the comfortless lives of these seekers for gain, involving long hours spent in continued application to work, the short remaining time passed in squalid homes or on the streets, would reveal little of the true state of affairs. There is a vast difference in the indi cations from outward appearancea Some of them carry an air ofjrosperity in neatness of dress and carelessness of air. Others seem to wish to advertise their poverty by a show of tattered gapr ments and generally destitute appearance. appear-ance. But in general those appearances are deceitful. The man in rags may ordinarily or-dinarily be regarded as more fortunate than his apparently prosperous brother. He is making more because it is not so much what is made in profits as what is saved, and in a small business, like that of the corner fruit dealers, this general principle is especially true. The amount of the gains possible to the astute dealers is 6een from a few ex amples or unusual prosperity. A short time ago an Italian who had been in j the business on a down towu corner for , ten years closed out his business to a I successor, receiving from him $2,200 for the privilege of his location. This amount he added to a fortune of $60,-000 $60,-000 already accumulated. In the stockyards stock-yards region a similar sale was made in consideration of $250. In the same neighborhood the death recently of a veteran in the business revealed the faot that he had been possessed of property amounting to $17,000. Some of our largest business blocks, notably on State and Halsted streets, are now owned by those who started in business in this ay. Chicago Journal. Mr. Robert Bcuner, who spent two days with Mr. Charles Backman las." week, said, after looking at the Green Mountain Maid monument, that he had great hopes of seeing Sunol reduce her record next season.. The flying daughter of Electioneer is going perfectly sound, ,1 . Ml 1 - 1 1 s i- JI ii , uuu duo win iiiivo me au vuu tijga ui iua bicycle sulky. Her record of 2:08 was made to high wheel. Sunol is now 8 years old, and when she is retired from the turf may be bred to Kremlin, who carries the blood of Miss Russell. Worthier, Wor-thier, the 2-year-old bay colt by Advertiser Adver-tiser (son of Electioneer and Lulu Wilkes, by George Wilkes), out of Wax-ana Wax-ana (dam of Sunol), by General BeDton, second dam Waxy, thoroughbred daugh ter of Lexington, is showing a high rate of speed and should make a very faai horse. Turf. Field and Farm. |