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A HISTORY OF
COME ON! COME ON!
THE ROAD TO WEALTH.
ALL HAIL!
Ye elect sons and daughters of the goddess of For-
tune, call and buy tickets in the Shenandoah Bridge Lot-
tery, where large sums of CASH can be bought for the
inconsiderable sum of $4,
This is the heading of an advertisement that appeared
in the Rockingham Register in January, 1833, regarding the
Shenandoah Free-Bridge Lottery, to construct a bridge
across the Shenandoah River on the Swift Run Gap road.
The drawing was to take place in Winchester, on Tuesday,
February 5, 1833. The capital prize was $10,000; other
prizes in decreasing amounts were offered, there being finally
18,000 prizes of $4 each. In all there were 18,556 prizes,
aggregating in value $108,000. The number of blanks was
17,434. David S. Jones was manager, with his ofRce at Har-
risonburg.
At the same time that the above lottery was being pro-
moted, another, with a capital prize of $8,000, was being
advertised by Bruffy & Paul, managers, Mt. Crawford, Va.
This was being conducted for the purpose of constructing a
free bridge across the North River near Mt. Crawford. The
drawing was to be held at Strasburg on January 15, 1833.
In this there were 30,000 prizes— no blanks; but the small
prizes were only $2 each, while the price of a ticket was $4.
The aggregate value of the prizes offered was $90,000. This
scheme therefore, would have allowed a balance of $30,000 to
the managers with which to pay expenses, aid the bridge
building, and profit themselves. The gross balance falling
to the management under Mr. Jones' lottery would have
been $35,960. However, there were repeated dravvlngs for
—the same bridge at least in some cases. Mr. Jones states in
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COME ON! COME ON!
THE ROAD TO WEALTH.
ALL HAIL!
Ye elect sons and daughters of the goddess of For-
tune, call and buy tickets in the Shenandoah Bridge Lot-
tery, where large sums of CASH can be bought for the
inconsiderable sum of $4,
This is the heading of an advertisement that appeared
in the Rockingham Register in January, 1833, regarding the
Shenandoah Free-Bridge Lottery, to construct a bridge
across the Shenandoah River on the Swift Run Gap road.
The drawing was to take place in Winchester, on Tuesday,
February 5, 1833. The capital prize was $10,000; other
prizes in decreasing amounts were offered, there being finally
18,000 prizes of $4 each. In all there were 18,556 prizes,
aggregating in value $108,000. The number of blanks was
17,434. David S. Jones was manager, with his ofRce at Har-
risonburg.
At the same time that the above lottery was being pro-
moted, another, with a capital prize of $8,000, was being
advertised by Bruffy & Paul, managers, Mt. Crawford, Va.
This was being conducted for the purpose of constructing a
free bridge across the North River near Mt. Crawford. The
drawing was to be held at Strasburg on January 15, 1833.
In this there were 30,000 prizes— no blanks; but the small
prizes were only $2 each, while the price of a ticket was $4.
The aggregate value of the prizes offered was $90,000. This
scheme therefore, would have allowed a balance of $30,000 to
the managers with which to pay expenses, aid the bridge
building, and profit themselves. The gross balance falling
to the management under Mr. Jones' lottery would have
been $35,960. However, there were repeated dravvlngs for
—the same bridge at least in some cases. Mr. Jones states in
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