A FORTUNE FROM A PAIR OF BOOTS
Some yejirs nv n ii'nn "hn had started in liusmi.-s 1 - in Ta>inania found that h'; roubl not. m«i-t. his cnißgvliients. nm) was coiii|ielled to •all iv meeting of his cr«-<lilors. AiiiuiiK Ins as vis were a numlier of Mount Hirchofl Tin Mine shares, which were regarded as worthless. It was tin* first lin mine discovered in Tasmania, and the output was nol as heavy as ihc pros|ioelus de-•lari-d it would be. The shares dropf>ed in value, and wh«*n the delitor offered them to his creditors, the laller smiled and refused to louch them. Among Ihe creditors was it |ioor shoemaker who had supplied the man with a pair of shoes. He offered tu take Ihe shares in payment of his del>t. No 0110 raised any objection, and he t«ok the shares, saying. "They may turn out well some day." Five years laler. under pro|ier management. Ihe mine developed into a valuable projierly. It was a veritable mountain of tin, and the shares sprang up to an astonishing point. Kvcniually the melal was "cornered" by a French syndicate, and. Ihe share* reaching a fabulous price, the once indigent shoemaker sold out and realised a fortune. Tho money was wisely invested, and now he is'in the enjoyment of au incptno of sevaral thousands a year derived from the payment for a pair of boots valued at ten shillings.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 130, 11 February 1909, Page 4
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234A FORTUNE FROM A PAIR OF BOOTS King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 130, 11 February 1909, Page 4
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