Rise To Wealth
During his teaching tenure, Mayo began to buy land and mineral rights in eastern Kentucky using his paltry teaching salary. He would in turn sell the land or the rights to the land to eastern iron and coal companies at a considerable profit, while convincing them to invest in exploration and mining of the region. As he continued to buy and sell options on land and minerals, he eventually became a partner, agent or representative for many of the large firms.
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