Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-05
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consider a ticket in that lottery a. good Q
this ri zee of paper Ipicklng up q $40 Dill
There are certain stipuiations IN regara v
both which will be observed to the letter
I have no interest in this Lottery Oom
but I am personally acquainted with all
its officers, and / know that their reputa'
ton as honest and conscientious busi-
ness men is second to none In the
CITY of New Orleans. Their stock can.
not be purchased in the market, and It
is the best paying investment paper IN TINS
country. AT their time OF life and with
such an institution to maintain; the ofnoers
of this Company cannot afford TO do any
! thing TO throw a cloud upon their names;
I know there are plenty of men who Wouid
be very glad to find ont some crooked WORK
in the operations of this lottery so tnat
thew might come to the front and obtain q
charter Tor themselves. You can rely upon
it that If all was not squire to the last cent
| the fact would be published tar ana VIDE.
As to the Charity Hospital, which Is sup
ported by the louisiana State Lottery
Company, it is a noble institution, the
doors of which are thrown open to the
sick and suffering from all parts OF tne
world. The charity of the Company
knows no bounds of creed or race, aud ex'
tenus wherever want and misery are found.
T receive a great many letters Of inquiry
about the lottery. Here is a letter calling
for five tickets. l answer all these inquir-
les as | have answered you, and tell them
that the lottery is conducted by honest
men. We receive tickets fol. COLLECTION
from all parta OF the country, ana they
are invariably promptly honored.'
Mr. j. II. Oslesby,
President of the Louisiana National Bank:
is a yery conservative business man, aud
like financiers generally, has little sym.
pathy with anything which partakes OF
the nature of q gambling transaction. In
reply to the question OF the reporter ne
said:
81 do not wish to be Intervene on q
matter l know nothing about. As to lot
teries, / never had a ticket in my life,
never expect 10 have one, and in nay opln-
ion any man who purchases a lottery uck-
ct and expects to get rich IN that way Is
very foolish"
ait is not in regard to the ethics OF lotter-
les, Mr.. 0glesby, that | desire Information,
but as to your knowledge OF the men VINO
| are al the head of the Louisiana State Lot
| tery. OF course you know Gen. Beaure-
| gard and Gen. Early, the Commissioners,
| and the Directors of the Company. What
| can YOU tell me aJout their standing in the
business community ?'
az believe them to be men OF honesty,
| ability and worth, but as to their lottery
business l know nothing"
"Do you ever have lottery tickets sent 10
you for collection through corresponding
banks in other cities
"Yes, sir, hundreds of them, n they
| are always paid promptly by the manage
ment aud returned by us IN due cSurse'
like all other collections" "
"How about the charitable feature OF the
State Lottery Company IT,.
81 have never heard a word OF complaint
that it has no. lived up to the requirements
of its charter. | will say that have known
it to respond literally in aid OF sufferers
along the river in cases OF high water anu
floods. No longer than W weeks ago L
was at the head of a committee for a charl'
table purpose, and it sent US a cneck TOR
$500. The Directors are men of high stand
ing in this community, and both enter
prlsing and liberal in all their acts.
Other Bankers.
A call at the Mutual National Bank, de-
veloped the fact that the president, Mr..
John T. Harden. was at his seaside resi-
dence at Pass Christian, Miss, but the re-
porter found Mr.. Z. Maspero, the vice
| president. at his post of duty. That gen.
tleman said, in reply to the reportorlal
queries:
Il DelleNe the LDulSIdlld CNdlG laJLNS4S
Company TO be an entirely straightforward
institution. We at this bank are all per-
sonally acquainted with the officers of the
company, and know them to be gentlemen
of high business qualifications AMI strict
integrity. We have a large amoun OF COL
leCtions on account OF successful lottery
tickets TO make every month. These are
sent to us for collection by corresp bonding
banks all over the Uulted States, and they
are duly paid on presentation. Now, so
| far as | am personally concerned, | an de
cidedly opposed to the granting by any
| State or governmental authority OF any
charter to a lottery. But the right 10 do so
is vested in the General Assembly OF this
State by the constitution, and as We are
| going to have a lottery | am very free to
say that we are fortunate in having an in
stitution which lives up to the require
ments OF its charter and conducts its bust
ness in an honorable, fair ard legitimate
way. Then, too, those people are extremely
liberal, and not only meet the require.
ments of the law by contributing $4,000
every year to the support OF the Charity
Hospital but always contribute literally
to every deserving charity
Mr.. 7. 0. Fazende, of the firm OF FaZende
d Seixas, well known bankers AMI brokers,
corroborated i'll all particulars the state.
ments made by other leading bankers and
| COHNlpTCldl IleI III ISBdIu w the DuSlicSS
integrity and stability of the managers Of
Col. r. f. Rivers,
the proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel,
New Orleans, is a gentleman of high
standing and wide personal acquaintance
in that city. Seated in his private office in
the hotel, he talked freely in regard to the
object of the reportOrial investigation.
You ought 10 be able to tell me some
thing in regard to the Louisiana State Lot
terry, Colonel" said The querist.
''Yes sir, | know all about it, although,
much to my regret, | have no interest in
that institution"
"The officers are quite politicians, are
they not?'
They are compelled TO be in order to pro-
tect the valuable franchise OF the company
from the vampires who want its bloou.'
What are the facts ABOUT the honesty of
purpose of the company and its charIta-
bic work.
"Th.re has been more than one church
built from their contributions in addition
tu the 500 o a year which by the terms Of
their charter they are legally required to
give to the Charity Hospital. They donate
besides this 5000 every year to charitable
purposes. The regulations Of the men who
own and control the company are beyond
question. There is a fortune for any man
who can detect and prove the slightest ir.
regularity or crookedness in the lottery
drawing. But nobody has ever succeeded
in doing so, for the operations of the com
pany are carried on in accordance with a
strict system of safeguards aud checks, and
the names Of the men connected with it
are enough to satisfy anybody that every
thing is entirely square. Nobody here has
the slightest doubt on the subject
W. 4. Baldwin, president OF the New Or
leans National bank, who is personally &C.
quainted with all the gentlemen connected
with the Louisiana Lottery Company,
cheerfully bore testimony to their high
standing in the business community, and
to the fairness and liberality with which
the lottery is carried on. With regard to
the actual workings OF the lottery and the
manner in which the drawings are conduct
ed, the reporter, however, proposed to con-
duct his own investigations. He had ascer-
tanned from a score OF leading officials and
bankers and business men what the stand.
ing and reputation of the managers Of the
concern were, and now determined to press
his inquiries on the subject of the lottery
itself and the manner in which IL is RIM