Show barter that satisfied all concerned in deal forty five years ago I 1 owned a lumber business in a little country town in manitoba lie e were all desperately pera tely poor a 10 bill looked as large as a bed sheet one day a farmer asked me to sell him on credit 10 worth of lumber explaining that he had sold some hogs to the butcher who could not pay him the butcher would go good tor for the lumber bill be he said I 1 ex to the farmer that I 1 would as soon trust him as the butcher and told him to get the butcher who con firmed the farmers story I 1 asked the butcher if he sold meat to the grand central hotel where I 1 was boarding he ile said he did and that they were owing him money I 1 told him to go to the hotel and get me two 5 3 meal tickets on account of his meat bill which he did and I 1 furnished the farmer with the lumber so the hotel paid for its meat the butcher for the hogs the farmer for the lumber and I 1 for my board with out an any y money passing W J palm er in wall street journal |