The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-29
'0LD HUTCH'5" DEAL.
THE True lNlvARONGSS OF HIS
GREAT WHEAT CORNER.

Perennial Traits 81 the Noted Chicago Spec
Ula,os--uow Tie Came To study the As-
ricuftursi Condition Of the Two Conii-
ncnts-The Outcome.
The attention Of two. continents has been.
recently conferred on 3 T. Hutchinson OLD
/ HGtch"-ct Chicago. the man who has, Single
/ handed and uuaiGcl. conducted the great
wheat corner The comn.>cial world f. Ia
m.lar Nth Old Hutch" - Spectator AMI
/ merchant Sc. England claims him n Ter
I Offspring taking cognizance Of BIN ut tho
time whca he began his career in North
Reading. Mass, torty-six years ago, when he
was ~ the employ OF Edwin Foster, a coun-
try merchant, at $50 n year. When roe
otherwise employed II was Young Hurchin-
sons duty q Eend chidren's shoes In tho
rear Of the store. AZ Ben did not receive
sufficient salary 10 satisfy him he obtained
permission 20 open boot and shoe shop in
! his employers she'd Here be first evInced
his talent for trading. always managing to
get ahead OF the boys who started even with
/ him. I'm iNjO he found that there was money
iu the commission business, and took = hand
i'm il on Pearl street IN Boston. He remained,
there two years and removed to Milwaukee,
and from there he came u Chicago. With.
his commercial history from that time to tho
present every Chicagoan is familiar. With
his personal characteristics, h.s pecuaritics
and his oddities his own city is not entirely
familiar as the suoio,ncd stories will show;
There must be- sonlsthins in the character
ofB + Hutchinson which peoplc do not I'M
. 4 I i l.H .4naA oil
the friendship and known the peculiarities Of
Mr. Hutchinson for qua';er OF century,
Tell me something about him If YOU can
that the public doesn't know; something
about hini as hc sees himself for no man can
bc ANYTHING either honest or knGvc, without
knowing In some Of the hours Of his exlsience
his irac character
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
'To be brief said the gentleman, "tbo
character OF Mr. Hutchinson Is kaleidoscopic-
II is difficult 20 understand such a compound.
admit Il requires personal acquaintance
a business acquaintance, and cursory &c
quaiu.auco % form an opinion Of such ~
man.
| shall not undertake 10 quote all the Ian
euago of the gentleman who talked 20 me
AAhNHNHA't"fifH
ton make the following estimate:
Nj Hutchinson's foundation Characters
tics are untiring activity. scrupuious idclty
10 men WHOM be- trusts, iorttudc and sleep
less determination. llo is ntuitivo Some
months ago, when hc was confined TO his
bone by an accident, he nude study Of the
agricultural coalition of the two continents.
Most mca lu tAc sick room employ their
tim trying 60 make others about them mis-
cradle Mr Hutchinson pr0ited 10y his mis-
fortune That B, characteristic " him. Tho
day came FOR him 20 get out If tho house
Hccamo o tle Corn Exchange bank, and OLE
meeting bis son Charlie said 70 him-
"Thc world Is hort of wheat lie is al
wats seutcatols. So that this created no
margl impression.
H. wont over 10 the Century club, sat
down and scut one thumb whirling over tho
other. Is heoucu does when be Is thinking,
and Said. The world b. short Of wheat"
The remark did not create any comment
there. he went over on the board and met
the br,atl .D.s confusion OF that place. Ina
fathorlv tone. Doc said. Boys the world Is
short a.. wtCat'
Tic surg.ng sea u speculation kept surg
inc. Tic Oh mans voice had no effect upon
the Storm let me quote the informant;
UNDERSTOOD TIE SITUATION.
10 had stidicd thcsifuation tie know TO
was ri-n- lie bad sounded the alarm
Strange o. say. there were mcn VINO lnew
him cs ucH a3 who heard him say this, and
ihcy knew lo was 30 alarmist or croaser.
and set they Paid 10 attention Co him. 10 IA
my opinion thar tho old man felt piqnod 40
this apparcu. disregard Of his forecast. Ho
is one Of Gee nost sensitive men ever know
That j. something which most men VIII
.u.i a. Bu- DO Is fact. | have knovu
hin. o. Le e:ung by some light alusiol In tina
pres % bis personal appearance, habits O,
/ characteristics Some ~ the pictures tbat
have been made of him and printed rs carl
catures have caused him pain lie was SEN
strc. think. that bis remark on the condl'
tiog of tic worlds whca. crop aid not clusa
any activity. lie moped about II for two %
t.roo DAYS aad then repeated the rcmarb
WITH ausllii.ation. lie said, virtually: The
crop IS short you bad better buy nov; ana
/ going o. rla 10 up
Strange characteristic Of the human mindb
10 love. T. ta.e chances. All men arc gam
b,els. They prefer 20 take clrcutous routes.
Sir. HUTCHINSON a.ibNfs Ah'1f t+<N| "hNif
thcv could make fortunes, and tnoy doubted
him because he was frank.
Tho informant continued. when the OLD
gntloman faw that they didn't heed him,
having given them every opportunity, he
went on TIC stage, runS up tho curtain and
( said Let tee play begin
Tito old gentleman IS human ike other
men. IL gas hurt 10 think be was doubted.
Ho didn't know why 10 should b., and when
/ the rains came and the winds blew aud tners
Yves devil Of q time be fo.ded his arms and
] Looked Oh from a soclro observatory That
/ is al there is 20 this wheat corner. IL Is thu
alpha aad omega Of the whole business. ~
! YOU care % look Into il you will find plenty
Of filing plenty Of side shows aud branches
ard all tha; sort Of thing But you have Tia"
start of 10 and the end, 50 far Is he Is con-
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