Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1923 — Page 6

IMPORTANT In addition to our regular savings account, the ‘‘OUR THRIFT” weekly payment savings account will start Monday Dec. 17th, and will continue for fifty weeks. FOR MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION. APPLY AT The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “BANK OF SERVICE” , '&L sr 1 x" : M “What's going on?” PONTOP! WHEN you order that new top insist on knowing what's going on. Leave it to us. We value our reputation too highly to use anything but tQBRIKQ!P> PONTOP It’s the finest material we can get, arid fully guaranteed. We don’t charge extra for good work and the best materials —you’re entitled to that. PORTER & BEAVERS Corner Monroe and First Street * LET’S TALK TOP!

January 51 > Auto Day IN DECATUR In place of the usual automobile prize, the me v ' ha* ts of . P order for this one particular time and give tS coupons are the same as so e J A;--,d will be honored as such at any yi giving Aito Day Tickets. to participate in the giving -r "4. u ~ sfefore everyone is urged to save their__ticke_ FOLLOWING IS THE LIST WHICH WILL BE GIVEN AWAY JANUARY STH. TWO sloo.u COUPON BOOKS ONE $ 25.00 COUPON . BOOK ONE $ 75.00 “ BOOK ONE $ 10.00 . BOOK ONE $ 50.00 “ BOOK EIVES 5.00 Currency Bills. 1 Do Your Christmas Shopping Early and Shop In Decatur In Decatur stores one may find gifts that are truly exTo the seeker for gifts that are pleasing and distinctive pressive of love and friendship — unusual rernem—gifts that leave a lasting impression, Decatur mer- brances for husband or wife, sweetheart, brother, sischants offer a wide and varied selection. ter, kiddies, etc. DECATUR MERCHANTS OFFER YOU GREATER VAI -FINER QUALITY AND LOWER PRICES. > : .—:— ■■■!

DECATUR DAILY DEMOTE-VL •'tfDAY, DEI EMBER 11. u>23-

■ - — Van Sweringen Brothers Owe Their , . Success To Common Senf.e Mid - oresignt

Over fn Cleveland there arc a couple l of young fellows who have, without 1 j any particular qualifications for thoj ■jolt except foresight, common sense lan <1 enthusiasm taken the city by the i tail ami' wung M around their heads. In ('leveland, the world is their oyster. Those fellows are named O. I’. Van Sweringen and M. J. Van Sweringen, fourteen years ago, with a few’ hnn. | dretl tinllars, they saw the opportunitp i for developing what has now become [the Shaker Heights suburb. They bought a tract of land for $3,000, paying only SI,OOO down, and borrowing a part of that. They developed that l land, sold it off lor home sites, got options on adjoning land, and kept, on going until they had control of more than 4,000 acres. The result is what I , iis now known as Shaker Heights Village, a residential neighborhood of I large lots , sweeping roadways of great width, and beautiful homes. The Ven Sweringons made money doing all this, and probably no small d their success can be traced to

1 MEN and women of Good Intentions lay out on Life’s scrap heap. They were cut down without warning and without insurance. Let us tell you about our Health and Accident policy. SUTTLES-EDWARDS CO. Insurance, Loans, Securities O. P. Edwards, President A. D. Suttles, Secretary Decatur, Indiana X_ . J

the fact that im-x :|l * 7C< ’ in 11 ' i 1 velopmc-nts u orK. u.ti(' !’> t try to dA [nil tlic ofhe> ’”'* ''' j o * l, ,o " They put the* -« S !Bt » ln th ‘ hands of their e'tu.s for selling, turning a dew wr,', ever >'» so" l '’ real estate or'd p izat. ;ls J . g road-. be rket. Tims . ahi. •• '• ” ’ h " ir OT ; thusiasm and ■.* buying an< developing the ' - • !J Once they "id <li>V ’cped Shaker Heights, her. 4 determined to pet better tra: m for the P e0 ‘ pie who had mvWlVi ”»ere. The village was three nil beyond the end of the leafiest ".n.i. car line m Cleveland, am’ the V m sweringens deelded to run a cur f m the property right do ... w h<* ‘' titer of the city, in doing .'>ir td?v‘ornd it nocec s r.- to run for sonic distance on the rigljt of way . (!>■■ N. kle Plate railroad. This the *.N » people refus’d to let tin - dp P"d .inding that the road was al lit to ordered sold * by the inters. Commerce Com-

mission, they h aiM H Finding ran-1 reading to fh> liking, they next bought the 'C t be.’ and the lal e Erie &W ni. three lines giving tbero r T-operty runtning all the v. f' nn ’ n ‘-ffalo to St Louis. i Incidentally, i? a“ has been going on. the V 1 Swwermgens have b lilt the 1-000 <'l Clevp md Hotel and are now e ■«'! '' >n ' ildinß an 'organization t< -if < Cleveland Union Station, A ''-ing which will cost about *s--.<W>ooo. and which grew directly o. tof Veu Sweringen plan for put.dig a Jnirt ration on the Public Squ •. •- into which the> wanted to run ” ’it’ Sb tv'-r Heights cars, as well a..TtPr notion cars coriingHnto cle”-o , ni!. remember. this haS tak -n place in t’u M ’ fO.w en years and that the ebb " <<?*■ ’’ nis now | only 42 years o'3, H'" ether only 40. O. P. and M. J. ; '^ en ar> I

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unmarried, live together and share everything without any written agree, mi nt between them. Even their per sonal bank accounts are common to hotli, and in the Cleveland telephone book you will fin<> ,!V,,ry ~n" of their telephones are listed ns I’, and M. J. Van Sweringen.” There doesn't even seem to he any special division of their activities. How did they do it? 1 can’t tell you and 1 doubt* if they can, except that tiny had courage, worked hard and figured out every deal very carefully going into it- We are told that they spent better than SIOO,OOO in investigation before they started to build the traction line from Shaker Heights. And of course they had abounding faith in and enthusuasm for their work and their various enterprises—so much enthusiasm that they didn't pinch pennies in developing their home site properties, but put in very wide streets, golf courses and such things at their own expense figurinf tin t money so spent would return in increased profits. Spending money for those things, when you haven t it, takes courage and abundant enthusiasm. And the Ven Sweringens have both, l-'rotn

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Waste Is Criminal Economy A Virtue YOU CAN SAVE EASILY WITH US In these days of high prices and atlvanced living costs you have a double incentive to save. The savings bank account of today represents the foundation of many a fortune of tomorrow. Building up a reserve is not difficult after you have begun it, but the important thing is the start. We invite you to make that start with us. We pay 4? interest on money deposited in our Ratings department. Don't delay do it now. Old Adams County Bank i '

Elwocal—With only r. Ing N.»ven,her. KIwoM pmi.,. lhe quietest month of th,.

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