Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1915 — Chase’s Valuation. [ARTICLE]

Chase’s Valuation.

William M. Chase figured amusingly in a transaction concerning himself and an unartistlc congressman who owns a bad painting. "Isn't that grand?” the latter remarked when pointing out his purchase. “A great bargain, too. Got it for four hundred dollars, and William M. Chase says it is worth ten thousand dollars.** % A friend of the painter heard this statement and took it to Chase, who smilingly explained: "He cornered me one day and want ed me to fix a value on it, but 1 told him I couldn’t do it. He then came at me with a question I couldn’t dodge: “ ‘Well, Mr. Chase, how much would you charge to paint a picture like that?* “I assured him most earnestly that I wouldn’t paint one like it for ten thousand dollars.'’ - ' ' ■ '-- J £L-u»a2a£l> • ■