Wichita eagle., 1888-11-09
1OLD HUTCH'S' DEAL.
THE TRUE INWARpNESs or HIS
GREAT WHEAT CORNER.

Perssoal Traits Of the xosed cAieaes spec
uiaenr-H0w He Came - ssady the Ag-
rfc9itur1l Ceoditiea az % I've Cent?
DssaAs-Ths OusesW~
Tho attention a two ecatinsns has ben
recently conferred On b p. Huschnsoa-"OA
Hutch"oof Chicago, the man who h., sinsie
handed aDd unaided, oooducscd rAe great
wheat cornaf. Ths coEnsrcial world . Ia
rniLar with "Oid Hutch" g specu}ztor AID
merchant New England claims him IS her
ofsprinS. taking ccxnt4nce II him at the
time whsa be began hin career in North
Reading. Mass. ierty-Gx yse, ago, when hs
was In the employ Of Edwin Foster, . ooan-
try merchant. at so . year When NOS
otherwise employed il was young Husehin-
sous duty to mend childrsns shon In the
rear Of the stc-N As Ban did NOS rscravs
sufficient snlary 20 satafy him he obtained
permission Co open boot and saoe shop IN
his employers shed Here he first evinced
his talent for trading. always managing to
get ahead u the boys who started even with
him In $50 b found that there was money
in the commission business. and took n hand
IN il on Pearl ssrees in Boston De remained
there two years and removed 70 milwaukee,,
and from there he came TO Chicago With
his commercial history from that time 10 the
present every Chicasoan II familiar With
his personal characteristics, his peculiarities
and his oddities his own city Is not entirely
familiar, - the subjoinei stories viii show:
''Thsre must be so,neshing in tho character
OF B. p Hutchinson which people do not III
derstand," said to q man who has enjoyed
the Friendship and known The peculiar,,ies Of
Mr. Hutchinson for quarter Of q century.
Tell mo something about hmm IL you can
that the public doesn't know; something
about him as be sees ai,isef, for no nan can
be anything, either honest or krave, without
knowing in some OF the hours cf his exissencs
his true character"
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
"To DO BRIEF" said the gentleman, "ths
character of Mr.. Hutchinson IS kaleidoscopic.
1t is difficult 20 understand such compound,
l admit 1t requires personal acquaintance,
q business acquaintance. and cursory &C.
Quaintance to form an opinion % such
man.
shall not undertake. 10 quote ali the Ian
g,inSe OF the gentleman who talked TO me
about Mr. Hutchinson. From the ccaversa-
ton make the following estimate:
Mr. Hutchinsons foundation charactcris-
tics are untirins activity, scruprlous fidelity
10 men whom he trusts, fortitude and sleep
less determination he is intuitive Some
months ago, when no vas confined to his
home by an accident. he made Z study Of tho
agricultural condition of tho two continents
Most men in the sick room employ their
time trying 10 make others about them mis-
cradle. Mr.. Hutchinson proated by his mis-
fortune That is characteristic Of him The
day came for him to get out OF the house
He came TO Tie Corn Exchange bank, and on
meeting his son Charlie" said 20 him:
.'Tho world ia short of wheat" ie is al
ways sententious, so that this created no
married impression.
He went over 70 the Century club. sat
down and sent one thumb whiriing over tho
other, as he often does when he Is thinking,
and said 1.-The world is short of wheat"
Tho remark did not create any comment
there. He went over on tho board and met
the breoshlsss confusion of that place In a
fatheriy tone, he said: Boys, the world 10
short Of wheat"
The surging sea Of speculation kept surg
ing Tho old mans voice had 10 effect upon
the storm Let me quote the informant:
UNDERSTOOD TIE SITUATION.
''IIe had studied the situation. He knew be
was right he mad sounded the alarm
Strange TO say, there were men who knew
him as wei as | who beard him say this, and
they knew he was alarnlst or croascr,
and yet they paid no attention to him II Is
my opinion that tho old man felt piqn,d az
this apparer. disregard Of his forecast Hs
.
That is sornething which most men will
laugh at. But 10 Is a fact | have known
him to be stung by SONS light allusion in tn,
press TO his personal appearance, habits or
characteristics Some IL the pictures that
have been made OF him end printed carl
catures have caused MIN pain Hs was zen
sitive, think, that his remark On the condi-
ton Of the worlds whsa; crop DID not cause
any activity. lie moped abou. It for two or
three days and then repeated the remark
with arnplification. lie said, virtually The
crop is short; you had better buy now; am
going TO run 1t up
Strange Characteristic OF the human mind
it loves 70 take chances. All rnsn are gam
blers They prefer 10 take circuitous routes
Mr.. Hutchinson showed these rnQn where
they could make fortuusz, AID they doabted
him because he wac frank
The informant continued: .'W hen the old
e. ntlcrnan saw thai tasy didn't heed Tin,
having givea theIu every opportunity. be
went on the stage, rtIug up the curtain and
Ea.d, Let the play begin
The old gentleman ia human like Other
men Ee was hurt u think he Wa 1opbtcd
Ec didn's know why hs should be. and wDer
the rains caIr1e and tbe Stnf.s bssS and there
WE devil Of . time re folded hi~ artns and
looked on from a scare observatory. Thai
is al there il 10 tins wicrr corner. n . toe
alpha and omega O. tae Nao.e buKtuss. IL
you care 70 look into b; yor viii End plenty
If filing, plenty q side shows and branches
and all tsat sort 81 lining. bst you have tie
start Of II ard toe sGd. ~ Tar as lie u coz
cerred Chicago T.n1es-