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for them is yet to come. All these things and 

 many more were constantly almost within my 

 grasp. In many instances a few hundred dollars 

 properly placed would have made a snug fortune 

 for me. 



These, and many other thoughts, began to cir- 

 culate around in my think machine when I 

 landed in Milwaukee. Everything seemed small 

 and narrow now at home. In Texas everything 

 was done on a large scale and I saw more money 

 floating around in a few months in Texas than I 

 ever saw in a year in Milwaukee. 



Probably the reason for this was, nearly 

 everybody else there did as I did — spent what 

 they got as fast as they could lay hands on it. 

 Nevertheless, the money works there; they don't 

 let it rest much. They keep it busy passing 

 from pocket to pocket and I didn't stop to 

 analyze the situation. 



The first time I went to Texas the penny was 

 seen there only in the postoffices. Merchants 

 had no use for it. Prices were all even money, 

 nickels or dimes. When I got back to Mil- 

 waukee, a real town full of German, penny- 

 saving people, I became more than ever 

 impressed with the bigness of Texas, and all 

 things Texan. I looked around for a few weeks 

 and once more got on board the cars for Hous- 

 ton, having once again borrowed money for a 

 start. This time I had outlined a plan of prog- 

 ress and I made up my mind to gather in some 

 of that floating money and hang on to it. 



How successful I was in this resolve will be 

 seen in the following pages. 



