One Thousand Ways to Make a Living; or, An Encyclopædia of Plans to Make Money

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[Illustration: HAROLD M. DUNPHY, LL. B.

_Graduate of the University of Michigan, 1906_

_Attorney at Law_]




  ONE THOUSAND WAYS
  TO MAKE A LIVING

  OR

  AN ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF
  PLANS TO MAKE MONEY

  _Collated and Edited
  by_
  HAROLD M. DUNPHY, LL. B.

  _FIRST EDITION_

  SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
  1919


  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF
  TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  COPYRIGHT, 1919

  BY

  H. M. DUNPHY

  SPOKANE, WASHINGTON




IMPORTANT PUBLISHER’S ANNOUNCEMENT


The contents of this book have taken years to gather. They have been
collected from every corner of this vast continent, and in some cases
from Europe. The literary style, no doubt, from the reviewer’s point of
view, will leave much to be desired. This, from the very start, was
pointed out to the editor, Mr. H. M. Dunphy, who, however, determined
that his object was to give a plain, unvarnished story of how to make a
livelihood, and not to produce a book of a high literary character. His
exact words every time were: “My position as editor of this work is
simply to take the matter as handed in to me from time to time, see that
nothing objectionable or prohibited by the States laws is allowed to be
published. So far as the literary style is concerned, it would not be
difficult for me, a lawyer of long practice, to fall into line with the
orthodox. But I prefer to give the different information just as sent in
to me, with certain exceptions I have mentioned.

“I did not arrive at this decision in haste, but after due deliberation.
It was a choice of altering--and placing almost every experience I
received--into literary phraseology, or allowing same to pass for
publication in the language of the people. I choose the latter.” We
think Mr. Dunphy is right. This book’s aim is the people rather than the
classes; although we have no doubt it will appeal to many people of high
education with slender means.

However, the language in every case is understandable by the people, so,
while no excuse is offered, we think the reviewers and the higher
educated public should be given an explanation.

Not only from a business point of view, but for the betterment of the
conditions of the people, we desire this work to have a wide
circulation. There is no need for people to call aloud about lack of
employment if they will not consult this book.

One way to make a livelihood has been omitted in the edition of this
work, and we feel sure he will excuse us for drawing attention to the
fact. We want agents in every part of the country--and we don’t want
those agents to handle the work without proper compensation.

Write us for terms.




PREFACE


The title of this book speaks for itself and should require no foreword
from me. However, the able compiler and editor thinks otherwise, so I
gladly fall in with his wishes.

I grasp the opportunity, because I think when doing so, I can benefit a
great number of my fellow-countrymen and country-women, who to-day have
the constant shadow of unemployment confronting them.

This is not a “get-rich-quick” book. It is a work to teach people how to
get a livelihood. Of course, a great many people who commence in
business through reading this book, and adopting one or more of the
plans, will naturally push ahead and accumulate wealth. That, however,
is not the object of the book. If it were, I certainly should not
sponsor its sale. I maintain, as all decent citizens must believe, that
every soul on this planet has a right to a decent existence. But it
grieves me to see so many people, young and old, foot-sick, walking
about looking for a “job,” which employers of labor are unable to offer.
If these people would only look around and try to help themselves a
little, the world would be a happier place in which to live.

There is work everywhere to be done, and this book tells how to go about
it. It is a book that should be in every public reference library in the
country, for the use of those who are unable to buy it.

The various plans for making a living are set forth in such detail that
they can be understood by all. They do not cater only to the person who
is out of employment, but they are also valuable to the man in business,
who through competition may find he is not doing as well as he should.
They are a great storehouse of general business knowledge. I, myself, am
what people would call a “successful business man.” Yet the book is
invaluable to me from the point of view of an investor. If I had had in
my possession “Protection against Fraud and Wildcat Schemes” only three
years ago--and acted upon it, I should have saved myself from entering
into a bad speculation.