, 1875-03-25
THE BOARD OF TRADE.

THE BOARD OF TRADE.
gKETcuEA uF PROMINENT MEMuENs.
To the ti,isr Of Tht Chicago Trib"'u:
CHICAGO March, 2i,-1n ylew Of tl,o rrom.-
ne1co tho noarl Of Trade l,olds in tho minds Of
tho citizons Of Clllcngo, It docs not sco,n amiss
to place hcfolu your readers sQino OF tho clarac-
toristics OF some Of its ieadipg mcmbors, for l
yontrro TO aay that there is not unottcr body OF
men rongregatcd togother who 40 fully display
all tho virtues aud vIcos as our Board. We hayo
n tile cccentricitios Of tho poet tho stoIcal re-
scryo OF the phitoaophos. the visionary contcm-
platlon Of tho most etrhto minds, tho scllpnling
knavery OF tho boldeat knight crrant, tho CARO-
ful, roiocting mind, mud but ono or Two statls-
tlcians. who eau tell you what wheat did In go.
or corn in TO- mud who csu toll you When tho
moon chsugea; but, alas, who can uevur toll you
auything that will revert to your own good. oither
mental or financial. As the csitfcs say: "Whero
there arc 80 iuauy WHO do WE'LL it would be ill.,
vidlous TO par;icntarzo." Btiit will transcend
tue bounds, mud particuIarizo = fow of the moro
prominent.
Or cousee must begin with "lIulch,r aa hu
is familiarly called on Change. 1Ie is tho King
lao OF all tho leading operations, though ho was
mover known to ctgfuceF coFncr i'll anything
rave 1noucy, md this product ho l'as cornercd to
hts own Batisfaction. lle IL lnan Of strung
resolution, willing to So into anyshiaE whcso
there Ia . chance to mako dollar, bt1t who IL
willing to taAo profit mud Let Ills friends reap
the big rown!d. Though man Of strango bus-
icss capaciteH lo novor would bo Bolecscd for
tho Secretary Of tho Treasury nor for tho presi-
tlency OF temperance organization. uo Is
feared TO corta!n c1tent by tho buys, for tlIo
almighty shckclH arc omnlputent Oil tho board
as elsewhere, aill whom he botes 1t IL with n big
anger. lilo controls tho pork crowd, sometimes
long, agatn shott either way ho bunds tI,s mar.
ket 10 l,is wi and how well Ao las succeeded
bis bank account best anawors.
Connected With him IN a no 1oss enerRotio indi-
vdual wl,p rejoices in tho euphouious nB.ne Of
Sid anl what Sid does not know III not iu tho
Duard of Trade calendar. I1o,a generally rcrottu
TO DO tho "mau behind tho chatr," tue ono who
ascot taius wlero tho money is aud who modest
y Stands nAldo willleH LIS C.foot partner goes for
Tho dust. No ono ovor said aught against hin,
and Il lle weso not 80 modest he might command
the highest position III tho Eoard but lli6 patu-
raj resorvo koopa back his bright ablltics and ho
iB content to tvtda tho profits Hhle Ills passuess
\ STRIKING contrast to hiu, Is genial Kat, who,
though not le,nouetfatiEe, 10 still always in tho
Yan when parliamentary rules arc in question,
for which knowledge tho boys arc very grateful.
Kal mover says anything uhioss ho knows ho is
right nnd what he does not understand, or
petally ABOUT ari there Ia no necessity Of auy
one trying to discover. III appearance tso ia very
striking, aud his reputation is ab good ~ his
race for tho Presidency, Le is no less tho popu-
lar man. aud II llo will Let tho boys run lim again
victory wil! perch etc.
Thcse giants Of the provision crowd shine no
greater than tho Titnna OF tho wheat ring. IN
tbo latter, al tue characteristics OF the human
race SHOW predominant. We havo hero tho
Duke OF Lester who, whom lie has au .'orler,"
fills It Al rapidly III pcncil can write. aud
though without the nerve that othera posaesa, Ii
nevertheless very big trader. \ million Of
wl,cat long or short Is merely. aa Col. Sellers
sayB, . side speculation. With John behtud lin
ho haa baggad q foE Of tho lncro,. and does not
fcur now oven Diamond tho quordam broker Of
Alum 4 Scott. II Johnn1e cail buy, 10 can liar
mon aell +; and what II Aleck does loso q lew
thousand, while gu route to the Sunny So,,th-he
cAn stand tt, for did ho not call tho turn from
S1.25 down. and heap riches upou ricbes? Har-
mon IL Ancero IN his belief. and 1t wheat should
bronx what prophet le would be ! Hfa partner
Joe is always near, and II ho is 80 popular it ia
/ because he 30 Justly deserves it. They will own
our a,stcr city on tho muddy Misslhsippi II they
| will o1ly "pus up" long enough.
Tho mag nitudo Of tha trade liz wheat Is now no
great that u fow millions only slightly niieot tho
market. Look ut our friend from tho Basnts' Hest
who soils 1860. 100 Of whest and ts not troubled
At ALL. Whero aro there Ruah transactions in
plato tue pleasant features Of King Jack, who
bought 20,00U.001 Of corn, and still waA like
Oliver Twist, clylng for morc,-and here would
say you SEQ 4 1ariar. Nisi18 from tho rather
developed into tho strougsst-neryel trader OH
tho floor. With his n,yriadB Of brokers, his
trades arc something AWFUL 10 contemplate, aud
hH reputation. for probsty OF character not
withHtnndIng bis "lBto onpleasatIncAa," +" Btan1s
unlmpalrod. liz iB destined 10 be tho Jay Gould
OF Chicago.
1 will torboar to speak Of tho knavcs.-lel
them reE.lan in outside ohscurty. Tile stntiA-
ticians arc wsll known. The greatest Of them
n!, commenced Ito as veuder Of patout neui-
clnos On tho Eric Canal aud many OF the packet
! mou recall with paugs Of pain and sorrow Dr..
liyer's pulls. lio IL Ia who will tell you about
thc spring Of go, when corn was &1.05 in New
| Yoyk, when L. L. and | run the big deal anil
made 10 much. Without this one episode hc
would hayo always bcon wrong, and 10 chen only
loukal Oh wl,lo Z. X. dictated This last lndf-
| yidUas IL entitled to few ToruH and, X tho
fattuoss Of the Northwest realized ths oxtont
they arc indebted to him, they would long cherish
hfs memory. His moaehty mover forsnkes him,
but au shlppes te stands pro-cninont over all.
lie las contributed untold wealth to the com-
morce OF the lakos md to tho trade OF Chicago.
~ ono brief sixty daya ha shipped no loas than
1000, 100 huahels OF gruin. Buffalo aud Nov
York havo made fortunes out of his business,
and 10 will again assert hts cmacy, and still
enjoy tis distinction Of being tho "bosd" III hia
| liue, Ito be conllhued.} pnIscg.
THE GRAIN INSPECTOR.
| WHAT MR. PEARSON THINKS or THINGS
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