McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-22

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ID of his father-in-law, to lay before
Il certain small but safe operations
ne knew about. Mr.. Fish was quiet,
conservative, rather juvenile-minded
man, easy to be seen, and, probably as
much to help young Ward along as to
make money himself, he extended him
credit, and Ward came in with earn
ings. Among other things, Ward had
a brother who was good mining en-
gineer, and he found mine in Colo
RADIO which he worked to the incest ad-
vantage. Instead of exploring it in
New York, they kept digging out the
ore, and it lasted longer than Colorado
mines generally do, and as Mr.. Fish had
taken an interest in this mine to help
Ward, he found that his profits were
most remarkable. It seemed that
everything that young Ward touched
turned to good. He was one of those
oldish young men who had but few
pleasures, and those chiefly with his
family, and with nature and RESPONSE
BILE men. In the Course of time Ward
said to Mr.. Fish that he had made up
his mind to quit the produce exchange
and take desk somewhere up near
the stock exchange and financier lit
tie up there. Mr.. Fish SAID to him,
''Ward, you have been doing very well,
md you know that not one man in
Tenty can maintain himself in specu-
ting in stocksp' Ward, however,
as confident, and he took desk-room
mewhere near the stock exchange,
i'd while he made some losses his
ins were greater.
There General Grant used to come
sit by Ward. Ward had a country
se at Stamford, Conn.,, where he
the Grants, and 50 in the course of
e the proposition came from young
Int, who was marrying a pleasing
tune, to go into business. General
ant was of value to this firm to ex-
Id their credit, and he had a knack
getting money for them when 1t was
eded, many of the New York bank
and capitalists desiring to accom-
date General Grant, when they
ght not have accommodated mere
einess men if sounder. Fred Grant
b left the army and went into fiscal
,ratlons for the benefit of his young
billy. He built a portion of railroad
Texas, which was sold to Hunting
i or some of the bigger railroad
ilders. Commodore Garrison liked
Fred Grant, and lent him money when
it was needed, and occasionally lent
him money for the business of Grant &
Ward.
MIR. Ward had q city residence in
Brooklyn, while Mr.. Fish, who was q
widower, lived over his own bank in
Wall street, and he could take the
ferry boat and be in Brooklyn in few
minutes; so it has been his habit for a
good while past to go to Mr.. Wards
house every morning for breakfast, and
there Ward would canvass business
propositions, and Mr.. Fish chiefly dis
puted or challenged them. Generally
speaking, the younger man, with bis
dash and generalship, had his way.
Indeed, he was so generally successful
that he proved by results the contrary
in some cases of Mr.. Fish's prediction.
The president of the bank was ap-
preaching the mid lie of his four score
years; he was 65, while Ward was
probably 80, or not one-half his age.
Mr.. Fish, with conservative habits, had
Kept out of stock markets and confined
his private attention to real estate.
Now and then Ward would cross over
from his stock affairs and join him in
a real estate matter. In this way they
got Booths theater, which was consid.
cred safe purchase, and 1 think il
now brings revenue of fully 10 pei
cent. The stores had just been occn-
pied on the first Of May, and on the
high cornices of Sixth avenue and
Twenty third street the initials j. D. F
had been put in place, when, like 6
blast of lightning, came the collapse O.
the Marine bank.