The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-29
"Oid Hutch" Has Some Fun.

Chicago Times.
The board closed at l:l5 o'clock. The last
half hour OF the session was "Old Hutch's" pic
mic season. Up to that time be had been sitting
in his big chair at the base OF the column
the gallery stairs. his strong face betraying nc
more excitement than that Of wooden Indian.
His brokers were flying hither and thitheI
and reporting to him constantly for orders.
which were given in composure dhd in a low
voice. There was nothing in his manner to in.
vite familiarity, and as rule people who did
not have business with him let him alone.
None cared to against his waspish tongue.
He has terrors for the curiosity molgers and
one encounter is usually enough.
Toward the last the severity OF his features
and manner relaxed. He himself ont Turning
his business over 10 his brokers with instruc-
tons 10 sell to anybody wanted ct Sl.2 and
buy all the crowd would sell at Sl.A. be pro
ceeded 10 entertain az admiring and numerous
group he was 10 poetic frame Of mind, ouf
his oratory during that last thirty minutes wsi
q singular mixture OF sentiment, philosophy
business, religion and psrfunctory profanity.
Whittier and the Scriptures, punctusting his
observations with advice TO the shorts - taks
their medicine and guying remarks about thu
folly Of selling wheat snort under prevailing cir
cumstauces About 10000 bbshes Of wheat
we're bought Of bis brokers while he was thus
engaged. Those who were disposed to kick be
consoled by telling them they were ReVing OF
easy. and that before Saturday night wheat
would be selling at 81 5ushel. II he 20 Id oua
man this be told hundred. This may be one
Of bis little jokes. but ''Old Hutch'sS humor has
o sober colorng these days The old man has
not suffered himself 10 cut loose SO exuberantly
in years He was happy a clam. 1t was bis
hrst corner" and It's success ''tickled him
almost TO death" This is the way be ratified
s.Yes, I've got little September wheat. but
/ think 1t is good stuff TO bold. l haven't eoi
time to talk about it now. Hope you can get
what you want OF some Of the otbers.-Well-
as was saying You may have your views on
religion, bot III stick to mine. These Baotists
and Presbyterians are all right, and i respect
-Heyl Oh, yes September wheat. / think
;,s worth abont 81 % You zee, I've read
Tom Paine n good deal myEef.--Weli. IL he
Was an inidel. he had some brains. be wodldo G
have come on Change this morning and sold
wheat that he didn't have TO ceiver.-fve got
the utmost respect for religion.--lts -
lie IL any ssys be has a million bushels In
store Now. I've been telling You fellows all
along TO get in out of the Wet. What's wheat
worthi Well, its worth $l25 to-day. and dirt
cheap at that Tomorrow guess it'll be worth
somewhere near 81 80. and Saturday maybe it'll
be 81. The crops bad, very bad-ihat is. the
crop Of wheat
There's big crop of suckers and the har-
neghbor. "But believe in doing good in this
world The golden rule is a good one. DO un-
to others as you would have them do unto you.
People cso hang TO their old creeds, but I'm
like that same old Tom Paine. You know he
said: The world is my country aud to do good
my religion That's the golden rule in other
words. Yes, wheats looking uD sl.24,
Couldn't think of it. You the crop ism e
and think it's really worth 10 cents a bushel
more than l ask. Just look at that Why, IL
isn't fit TO feed TO chickens. Now what I've got
over here in the elevators is right up 70 grade
and it isn't like this years crop oh, you'll have
20 pay 81 % TO-DAY, and it's getting mighty
near the closing hour. Tomorrow think those
shorts will bull the price up over that and
might just as well hold of for the raise.
Still, If it will be great accommodation 70 you
/ might let you have q few thousand. You see
the farmers have not been getting enough for
their wheat Of late years and have really felt
| sorry for them. 1 have said fer months that
| / thought they ought 10 have better
| returns for their work, and most
| Of the men on the Board OF Trade are getting
| into my turn of thinking. Now. If farmer
| should drive up in front of the building with n
| wagon load of prime, frstclass wheat Ike what
| I've cot stored M, and I've got over 100000
bushels---all there is in Chicaeo--every last one
| OF these fellows would GO down and look at that
| wheat, and would tell that farmer that they
| We're going to put prices up and oecome the
| farmers good angels. That golden rule is get
| for the farmer than all the laws Congress caa
| pass.
Now il seems to me you fellows are terribly
| anxious for privileges. 1 thought you were
| dead set against 'em last spring. / wasn't
Here you are coming up and asking tor privileges
---the privilege of buying wheat from me. Well,
| you know the golden rule. don't youl III sell
you boys some for 81 % to-day, but you had bet
ter get IL now"
"No. Ididnt do it. They did il themselves. =
| be said. ~ have not bought bushel of Sep
| tember wheat for some time. The last trade
made was last Monday when ! sold 10 600 bush
| els of September wheat at "a aud fraction.
| sold some at Sl.25 to-day. though"