The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-10
YousG MFS's CHRt~rf,S ASSOCIATION
VI the city at Chicago,
No Ia Madison street
Associate Members Ticket
Received irom
W. n. n. Spencer.
Two dollars. annual dues
Expires Jan'y. l-9-
>. A. KEAN, Treasurer.


In another corner, slowed away among some
postal cards and pcnc-stuhs and check books
and cigar,5hold,rs. Is an invitation TO p; rD.
Illinois Rifle Association" In fact u sort OF
spencer Rife Club. Accompanying this note
was n recipe written on debit ticket. on which
was written the following:
Debt-carbonate Of soda six grains. Take
one traspponiul in q glass OF fresh mix every
morning before breakfast"
But the rare relics wrro mined gu, of the bot
toms Of the drawers. One letter found there
was from prominent business man, asking
that u certain person be given $50 on account
and that spencer stretch point in THIS case.
and not require the usual siNty-day nOtire.
Still another discovery was made when the fol-
lowing letter was uncarthed from among pile
that law hidden away out Of sight and which,
but for the thorough lness Of the search. would
have been overlooked;
The cgye9pe was addressed as follows; Peg
Bank No 80 LaSac st.. Chicago"
The following is verbatim copy OF the letter:
TUX T T%HssS. dnrc.oo. july 81. 1877.
Mr. - D.rr So The winter ~ the enclosed nrc
p pymn one "a the editors ~" 70 the pas MN x The Cor
ss 3 wh ds c @ appo Ss sGs
the school Board. Respectfully yours. J MKplL
The material which remained was OF most
varied character. Papers on AL SUBJECTS were
scatt tired about eyerywhcrc. The most private
affairs were revealed by Spenccr's correspond
ents. 1t is notable however, that none Of the
gushing epstles had the replies of the skedad-
died spencer. He seems to have carefully alb
stained from transferring any OF his tender
answers to the pages Of his letter book for that
volume was absolutely barren Of any th NJ but
letters Of the s'vcr,st business east.
The President Spencer. was also somewhat
OF. II wire pull"r and II politician. Her" are
some resolutions which were in his handwrt-
ing and which indOrsp his own course a. Pres
ident of the bank. lie had high opinion Of
| himself. for he refers Ia MI. Sp"n"er's course
MS wise and Judicious" Probably they were
| to have been introduced nj u meeting To he held
| in ChcHgo when he was in New York ncgoti
! ating that lonn." which he has forgotten to re-
| port upon. There il no date attached 10 ths
NJ n wr Spencer. the President. has at various
the taken from persons indebted To this IN
suuon conveyances Of ra estate IN settlement OF their
| Wh,,~i, These convcyanccs were taken in
where the PARTIES had long hcen ~ default and LONGER
waiting upun whom would render any collection IN the
future very doubtful. therefore.
ResJr,i That the Board of Directors spproNe OF the
pursued by Mr. SPENCER in thc- wise nrd
tudcio and calculated 10 protect the interests ~ the
Institution AMI save II from heavy losses and We do
hereafter IN where he shall be- convinced that
It VIII be- the hest mcans"f securing the institution irurn
| ultimate Losses on it, debts
Another paper found was communication
from the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock
! Company, dat I'd last March. asking for an cN-
| tension Of time ON the loan made them by the
| bank.
which shows the banks loans on real estate.
and which WIS missing up 20 Yesterday: WIS
| also found This 'hrdul"'s foOtings are s.l2p %
9S7. 90 and are an important link IN the chains
of discovery OF the resources OF the late savings
| institution.
There werc many other letters and papers.
which are not given ON ac cunt Of their strictly
private character. hut all should be warned.
lady letter writer's real rslat" operators. editors
Ct Errat morning dalli"s. chemists, secr'ihrirs
of pnrk commissions, riilf association clerks,
and the like. not Ia address n tr~ Ia bank prrsl-
dents and especially tn -. who intend making
long pilgrimages over the border.