The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-16
A COUNTRY BANKER.
N. J. Swayze Loans His Money at
from Two to Five Per Cent.
Per Month.
He was Interviewed by q ''Times''
Correspondent.
And Says He Never Eeads the
Newspapers.

ed the town, and concluded he had seen
about every person Of any importance who
resides in that quiet little village, when he
CHANGED to notice 4 tall, stern, dark, raw
boned looking individual, standing behind
large iron safe in a small frame building.
The correspondent stepped in and presented
his card, when the following conversation
occurred
Correpondent.-Might 1 inquire your
name, sir?
Sroyae-My name is N. ]. swayze; I'm
banker; I've got the only bank in Chase
county. / came to this county with $1,000,
and wouldn't cell out for $4,000.
Cor.-Mr. Swayze, l called to see you for
the purpose Of asking you to subscribe for
our paper.
81 tell you what it is, my friend, i run
a bank END my money for from two 10
five per ceE;. / could lend more if l had
it. don't bother myself with newspa.
pers. When get done business for the
day go home to my wife and children,
and have general romp around. Idon',
fool my time away on newspapers. 1t don't
make any difference 10 me whether Colds
worth SLIGO or Sl.75. I've got money to
lend at from two to five per cent. per
month.
Our correspondent put his hat OF, and
started out, remarking as he did SO: "Mr.
Swayze, even if you were in the habi, Of
reading newspapers, your rates of interest
are 30 small that you CO didn't afford to buy
your own papers you would be compelled
to borrow Them from your neighbors."
This ended the interview for the time be-
ing, uu, our correspondent. CHANGED 10 NEE,
Swayze on he cars en- route from Cotton
wood Falls to Emporia, and re-opened the
conversation by asking him If he was any
relation 20 Swayze o. the Topeka B',ds.
.Suoyse-No; ONLY through Adam. But
Sam. Wood tells me he's a rattler. I'm a
banker ard he's newspaper man.
Cm.-As you don't read he newspapers,
l infer hat you know nothing whatever Of
the current events Of tie day.
S.-No; as said before, I'm baker !;
l don't bother myself " tn newspapc g.
Cor.-Mr. Swayze, sappose you have
heard OF the death Of Andy johnson?
S.-The e was fam " by the name of
johnson, settled in the south part of this
county La, spring, but don't now wheth-
e. his first name was Andy or ot, / never
loaned him any money.
Cor.-I refer to ex-Pre sident johnson.
&.-Oh, yes you mesn that man that
xra clnt Foy.- h,nty boo vi Cav,
Wood speak about that. Well, you see,
Tn banker; never let such things both
e. me.
Our correspondent didn't think it neces-
sary TO inform him that he probably re-
ferred to Mr.. Lircoln, and after short
time asked him If his expenses were not
very light.
.Sirdy=e-Well, my business expenses amt
anything; do my own business. But my
family expenses are heavy. spend all l
can on my table. l buy everything that l
can get 10 eat.
C0r.-Your family expenses must be very
heavy.
S.-Ies, they are. Let me see-they
must be Is much as 5000 or $3.50 year.
Oh, I'm good liver. always would have
something good to eat.
Alter informing our correspondent OF
numerous cases in which he had per-cented
farmers ont OF their homes, he remarked
that Sam Wood owed him as much as
$4,000, and added, pa;iing our correspond
ent on The shoulder: "Dut, you bet, my
friend, I'vs got id good collateral. Sam
Woods pretty smart, but he can't get ahead
Of LIE I'm a banker"
On arriving Al. Emporia. We asl ID Mr..
Sw&yze w.::eh w. IT, Lest i.otel N the
city. He replied that hotel keepers couldn't
get any extortionate prices out Of him; he
always went to 4 grocery store when away
from home, and got some cheese and crack
ers
The above conversation actually &C.
CURED between travelling correspondent
of this paper and n. J. Swayze, "banker,"
OF Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. 1t is un-
necessary to add that Swayze is a fair rep
resentative of that class OF men who don't
cad newspapers.