Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-26

POST INTELLIGENCW
=. r..sx ser SOMETHING weesG9
Gambling in mining stocks N - ~.
,,,,,.d evil. So, TOO, are al forms o.
..mbl,nu. The evils Of and vcss azis-
inc frou mining share specuiasaons
hsvs been used 70 point . moral and
eaoru a sale for seriss Of ysAn upos
he PsesAe Cosss. IL has bsso Akssd'
.ra truly tat shs many nsss ben
,oobsd skils tie fss ssqssssd vsss sof-
suuss; thss TIE vsiae II shasss N Eines
"a. tbs sspdsss Of nanipolanoe rpsn
from ana enlirsiy d ssonnsetsd visa sss
tntrinsis valve Of ths rins ITSELF sna
stat honest passhzssrs end hoidefs sh0
- booshr from knsvlsdesH the saias
q rs claim, and reid % bssssas o.
sh,s. vsrs bot tbs sport ADD prey a .
- nnaerupalS1s seoandssil, shc, %
.a,nina eonzo. At istnsbas pscpszfiss
b. unworthy A1.a aash01sH nssnods'
soaahs 70 % nanspaiAfs the suck - %
..fssezs cots ill snAll hoidsrs and DAY
I. IA shsrnsssvss. TIN has bssn fro
aosntlr dons. So also has Tie Sppos'fs
course bssn pussasd. vhss6y b frsod-
ulsut rspssssntstionss reports o. par
chased slpsrts and ~ manner q q
ssss, the public have bssa iadssso 70
porehass largely u WORTHLESS pseps-
siss, only 70 ADd cot vhsn 700 'ass sea'
thsy had bssn svindled.
Ba. vhils 70 Of ths Pacific Coass
have bssn somswhas acquainted and
made msasosably familiar With this
spseiss Of gambling 10 hass known
bat little Of tbs iAsess and more con-
pls4s nsthods BY which ths easry'na
trade Of the nation u controlled and
ths pobiis placed u tbs marcy q sac
csssfuI stock gamblsn. We ass likely
70 know consisting Of Il nov, unless
appearances deceive. Since Ar. Willard
started on his trip 70 drive the lase SPIKE
On the completed lins Of the Nosshssn
Pacific, thsrs have bssn indnsesioosay o
vsrk ia Wall strest men Who make for
sanss - "srssksrs-" The psopsrty 70
presented b. what are known - Willard
seeeks has dsolipsd IN valus - Pc GOO
tssions in ths New York Stock e.
change upwards Of 90, 900. 900. and sp-
parsntly the end b NOS yet Essshsd.
This has bsen done in face Of ths com
plstion Of great work; without TIE %
eurrsnoe, 20 far - ksowu. u sinRls
issidsnt damaging In greater a. lsas
dsgrss the sosal vains % perspective
earnings Of tbs psopsrty - dspsssisssd.
Men, HONEST holdsrs os thess seosks,
who have bought thsn 70 kssp; boaehs
them upon tbs thsosy-wsll hassd, u
may b sddsd-that ths saxninos Of The
road voaid b amply saAasisnt - pay
good interest on shs onst - rspesesntsd
by the STOCK and dsht. have ss4n thsir
invsstmsuts swspt sway and ths stock
which represented thsm tosssd sbcet IN
a whirlpool Of diaaster. Ths county
through which ths railsoad runs has not
changed, The psopls vhs sssids along
It, line are there stall. Ne products
which Is IL expected to Transport ars ~
sure OF production. the land sfaat y
intact; In short, Ill the prspsrtv spou
which The seoek was iasusd v existent
and valuable - u vas . mooth ago.
Yea the stock h worth, % sAy The Wall
strsst saublss, el0Oooyeoo lee.
Isn't there ssnsthing q fault In laws
which psrmit OSCILLATIONS 70 b
formed which can thns tribe with the
the public. and deprscists. without
cause. vaiass presumably bassd upon
actual, tangible realty, personalty. looa-
tlon and franchise Besids the inju-
sy,ths danger, the ovsrturning Of exist
snt sisnatioos and opsstiins Of sstab-
lished buansss systsms, The harmful
inausaes Of The pstty and minor foens
of gambling. against which sosistiss
and esmmunitios array Themselves. =
- drop In ths watsn Of - OCEAN.
The snAsh In thsvillard sGooks has dis-
turbsd The basinsas and peopsssy valua.
tsons. In more o. lsas degrees. 81 every
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