Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-07

noH0. Tng HAP HAN.
| A. Seattle vas among the place,
worked for the map maker. Lloyd, las.
summer, an energetic woman being his
agent here, the following. from q late
issue OF the San Francisco Chronicle, viii
be OF interest to the bitten ones:
The mysterious and hieh-handed do
inRt OF J. /. Lloyd, the man Who worked
sne pictorial map dodge 70 his great pe-
cuniasy gain in this city, have had fur
tner iighe shed upon them BY informs-
lion received from people who have been
In his employ, bat Who have had the
spirit to oxposs his tricks. some of his
cAnvasseFs IN this clty-psrsoos whom
no engaged TO labor for him while here
-reosutly sent 70 his former place of
residence 10 Virginia and received sufii-
c1ent proof OF his ohsHsoter 70 verify
any suspiOions Of his methods that NAV
have been awaksnsd during bis stay
| ..ere. IL was learned that 10 October.
1850. he took up his rssidenos ness
Gainesville, Va, and began Advertising
4
lived in grand style, and had numerous
servants, horseo and diamonds. Pos-
seasinR . most 0uave and gentlemanly
carriage and demeanor, he found no
difficulty In securing unlimitsd credit.
About the 18th Of June, 1852, be sud-
denly left the Sta4e on Important busi-
ness, leaving his creditors in the lureh.
4 month Afiagyeyd 8 feQui1tion vas
issued By ths sasA6fitiG1 q Tohns1nss1
for him, charging HIN With obtaininR
money under falss psstsnsss. His wife
had obtained poessasiOn Of the Gaines
vile property belonging 10 Lloyd, and
ths orodit0Fs received nothing. When
hs appeared in this State, about ton
months ago, he established agencies in
nearly oil the larger cities Of the coast
for the maps which we're to b issued Of
the different towns. Han Francisco was
made his headQ0arters, and q krest deal
OF the canvassing here Was done by the
sohsmer in person. No canvasssr vas
engaged Who would not submit 70 q reg
ulAr o0urDe Of training in the methods
approved BY him, aud which Were rather
peculiar and striking in their way. In
drilling agents he would represent the
business man 10 b approached sad
worked, and, after his pupils had CON-
united 70 memory . printed lesson,
they would repeat il to HIM and re-
hearse the various evolutions prescribed |
BY the map man. Questions and an
swsrs suOh a. the following we're in |
cluded in the agents private circular or
cateohism:
what do you style this business?"
Wholesale dry eoods."
"Wh0 oosupies the door above your"
A cigar manufactofy."
well, the reason l ask you il be- |
cause Ne never put but one name on |
building. We give you the refusal Of
this building"
"What 10 it?"
Put your name hess. what you want |
engraved on the building there. and your |
e6 there" pointing to different places |
on tbs subscriptlon roll.
What 10 itY'
There 10 tho size OF the building." |
showing . plan, "only the type will be
twice that sizs."
What u that, anyhow
I'VE have invented q new way Of |
making Z tsn-d0llar pictorial map of |
San Francisco on a lightning press for |
10 oents. It will weigh bat four ounces. |
Now, instead Of leaving your lot blank, |
with only your number IN front Of the /
curb, We shade up this entire build |
ing, aud put your name aud business |
right On II in black type forever, for
e."
Then followed description Of the
great map and Of she makers, who, il
was 70 be asserted BY the agents, had
lnSde Ill the maps for tho Government
during the war, together with oeTtiA-
oates frou Ill the great Union 0eper-
Als, With tho statement that l,OO0, ,OU
maps per aunum were made BY the
publishers. Then . map Of the Hud-
the residenoss Of all the great men
living along its banks. In most in
stances the bait was snapped at by busi-
neos men.
Que Of Lloyd's rules was to have all
money collected by agents turned over
to him each evening. IL is stated by
some OF the persons acquainted with
his private affairs that his daily receipts
amounted to 500 or $500, aud that he
left this CITY with u least $1,000 in his
possession. Neither the proprietor Of
tho hUsel where he rOomod while in this
city, and which he left without settling
accounts, nor his printesS, 20 whom =
balance IL due, have heard from the
man 0f maps for ever month, the last
letter from him being dated at Chi
cago. These, a. we'll - his numbeslsss
victims in . small way, are still anxi-
GUS 70 hear from Lloyd; the latter
dupss becauee the maps are not forth.
and the former for wSiahtisr
reasons.