, 1877-12-13
"pUTS" " AND "CALLS."

y Now Deal IN tno t'n'ad Oh " t""'e q
,,,t,o ove, a year M sro rnx TRIBUNE devoted
about W q coinn,n to an e1poro Of tho peculiar wny
conducted q tcrcs Of mystosious commercial opera.
ttona known hs ''puts, !" '.cals, n" privileges"
md "ttsa.ldIcs.n - ,,.u~ ,..,x
hnmD!e q Co.. theh oeeHp'ea al!is5 pseN
room In IL. 1.asa',c street. They held forth ex.
.+r.ngor within onr ra,cs In enecu1nto In grain or
's,aa "' IT., w. ,s,n, ,heir sS,,cs md sl,ov,
ing them to do tho business. tho client
could not fall 10 enjoy pafaee car over
tho bread gauge rosa to .laease; ns &c. .,,s Tssy
inst when, where. and how to tufn the nimo'e .'x.
:" ,nr, oycr to their na,rons for small commits.
.t,n 49, -
''o": .',,pmolo 4 Co. wers unknown On Change.
Tho records Of tho Hoard Of Trade are nowhcfc
stsinc, with tho name Of thu firm. Countrymen
tci, % uI vIitnslnn M rsrcata into aendInr them ratt
fur siUu ios it.vcstmemt in 'puts Of " calls"
nn set fot II IN wsh y
freoucntiy lied, ,svycr cuntd obtain any rattsfac.
sory si7 infof7mato, ns 10 the whrscabouts, antcce-
tIsnts and present fruncial Summing OF the cun.
irnr.1 of then,, Sut NJ one knew them, Tie gen
t"n meM,bership in tlse }oarS, bus his apnlica.
ton did nut meet ihat favorable recognition he
fop4y lopca i as,s',ea o,,,.. h. ,.o, o.,,a
or ti,e I'm, Of :si1unbic 4 C.. IT wa canaisnt.
" bsi,s,s, l ll,at he lad foiaed W his tcut and
dd nnd sl,n,y con,cn,cd hinscif Win wing per.lu.
Iicccntiy tnese ha. been u nav deal III tho con.
setn sno'o not ost n tns shas T. s
viii ms;rc artlsic xiii enset tho rolo OF tho spider
waiting tor tho d..
The h'n Is now " kqown :. s,,,.r =: co.
Rumble" L. the be- "co." i s i,a.h 1.ms bavo their
1Sf ssSf. .ttes 70 Th.y - arc sIx IN ch bsicf co
nnny @ than a. th",r neiHnors. Tho oGce IL uuite
tnsic S cfuilY tittca No. ii shc casiors wtndow prs.
! s.In. Il n; Anul,t n nill tnoIrnsiys lookna liz.
II" rhau. with blonde 1nu.lnche. which looks "a
# III Il t lad been cen pianes aud grown In tso
c"nesr1 md ..u"ryses the maiItn Of c,rculars 10
Country corfeFpsndrnts, Win lho ut,nost rnayity
IL nas en-, s,.; .i t2s
nvn,eI. and It's wcarcr SHOULD ruc hlnsclf for lbcl,
va yi1sal lss sysT G"si sa.seI. '''''' '
Xumbio ID success In h.a stsls Of orntory.
lie il tar Oily Oammon u tho den,. soated ben'nt
Win tho suny,tv af IN unetoncer tic persuasive
ncss Of = ctn,.nsi lawyer Mn .gns viii i jury
On which thrro Is one man wiz, ~an not packed,
nn,, thr mnini,entcd brlasy ycnrcr uf book. agent
Wh H. i,tn.,t ua,ns be- Tho modus opcfsn
Sstnrt t mnnl,m nj lnTru aiI hi 6ftn il natitcu.
lar. lis would MT ady,sv my ono 10 speculate, -
incrs IL siwayr s0mcth!ny hazardous about IL
hui II ihn II will Insist On putting up hts money
,hrrn u NJ, lin On sartn who viii iaks gre,ter care
.sa tMo ~ ~ .rc H. =. ttst Tho concern has been
tncrrasnr ihe post.Utfcu Tcyrnuu by p,aiiing to
conniry imsrc..sn+. iawycrs, doctors, preachers,
wTich srp sspisine1 tic u,avn.s..s of ,ks xrain
anJ uroyi,,un business of Ghcavu, aud the manner
M WIFI ah,c.ro s M l. aIajoJ i, a. III Icaains xsai
md omd pIad9ss MARKET ~ II III vord." I'he Chaa,ner
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