The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-27

new set of lies besides an accidental truth or
two: but the E. G. W. clique was something
| of liar itself, and arranged for simultaneous
! delivery, at different points on the street. OF
! E. lot of stories so full of new mineral develop
ments on the line of the road, and SO many
| new evidences of the management's shrewd-
ness, that criticism was silenced for a while.
| But bears must live as well as bulls, and
the longer they remain hungry the harder
| they are sure to fight for their prey; SO the
street was soon favored with fresh assort-
ment OF rumors This time they concerned
themselves principally with the alleged bad
condition of the track and rolling stock in
the west, and with doubts as to the mineral
| deposits said to have been discovered The
market was reminded that other railroad
companies, by scores, had made all sorts of
| brilliant discoveries and announcements that
had failed to materialize, and that some of
these roads had been managed by hands that
now seemed to be controlling E. s. w.
Then the E. g. W. management lost its
ordinary temper and accused the bears of
malignant falsehood There was nothing
unusual IN this, in a locality where no one is
ever suspected OF telling the truth while he
can make anything by lying. When, how
ever, e. g. w issued invitations to large
operators, particularly in the company's
stock, for special excursion over the road
with opportunities for thorough investiga-
ton, the bears growled sullenly aud began
to look for living elsewhere
The excursion start was grand success in
the eyes Of Mr.. Marge, who made with it his
first trip in the capacity of an investigating
| investor There were men on tire train to
whom Marge had in other days scarcely dared
to lift his eyes in Wall street, yet now they
treated him as an equal, not only socially but
financially. He saw his own name in news
papers of cities through which the party
passed, his name had appeared in print be-
fore, but only among lists of guests at par
ties, or as usher or bridegroom's best man
at wedding-not as a fnancier. 1t was
gratifying, too, to have presented to him some
presidents of western banks who joined the
party, and be named to these finauciers as
one Of the most prominent investors in E
& w.
He saw more, too, of his own country than
ever before; his eyes and wits were quick
enough to make him enter heartily into the
spirit of n new enterprise or two which some
of the E. & w directors with the party were
projecting. 1t might retard little his accu-
mutation OF E. C W. stock, but the difference
would be in hts favor in the end. To get in
on the ground foor" of some great enterprise
had been his darling idea for years; he had
hoped for it as unwearyingly aSfor Il rich wife
now at last his desire was to be granted; the
rich wife would be easy enough to find after
| he himself became rich. Uuaccustoined
though be- was TO slumberiag with Il jolting
bed under him, his dreams i'll the sleeping car
were roster than any he had known since the
hair began to grow thin on the top of his head.
! But as the party began TO look through the
car windows fer the bears of The Rocky
mountains the bars Of Wall street began to
indulge in pernlcious activity. 1ney ali az
tackled E. & W. with entirely new lots of
stories, which were not denied rapidly enough
for the good of the stock, for some of the
more active managers of the Z. d w.
clique were more than a thousand miles
away Dispatches began to hurry westward
for new and hracing information, but the
whole excursion party had taken stages few
hours before for three days trip to see
some of the rich mining camps to which E. &
| w. had promised to build branch. No an
swers being received, E. s. W. began to droop;
as soon as it showed decided signs of weakness
and seemed to have no friends strong enough
to support it the bears sprang upon it en-
masse and proceeded to pound and scratch
| the life out of it. 1t was granted temporary
breathing spell through the assistance of some
operators in other stocks, who feared their
own properties might be depressed by SYM
| pathy but as soon as it became evident that
E. & w. was to be the only sufferer all the
| bulls in the market sheathed their horns in
bears claws and assisted in the humiliation
of the PROSTATE giant who had no friends.
The excursion party returned from the
mines in high spirits; even the president Of
the company declared he had no idea that
the property was SO rich. He predicted, and
called all present to remember his words, that
| the information he would send east would
"boom" e. 6 W. at least ten points within
ten days Marges heart simply danced with
| in him; if it was to be as the president pre-
dicted his own hoped for million by the be-
| ginning of the stagnant season would be
nearer two. He smiled pityingly as Lucia's
| face rose before him; how strange that he
had ever thought seriously of making that
chit his wife, and being gratifed for such
dowry as the iron trade might allow her
father to givel
The stages stopped at mining village,
| JNSELG HlilSo lIOLl bilc SldJlOll, lOl
The president said to the keeper of the little
hotel:
SIS there any telegraph station here?"
There's telephone cross the road at the
store" said the proprietor. sit runs into the
bankin house at Big Stony"
big Stonyl" echoed the president. "Why,
! we've done some business with that bank.
| Come, gentlemen, let's go across and find out
how our baby is being taken care Of"
| Several of the party went, Marge being
among them The president rang up" the
little bank, and bawled:
Got any New York quotations today"
"Yes," replied thin, far away voice.
Flows the stock markets"
"Pretty comfortable, considering"
ANY figures on E. Gs WI"
EEL" was tho only sound the president
could evolve from the noise that followed
"Umph!" said he; 'what does that mean9
'El' must be 'twelye'-hundred and twelve
Still rising, you see; though why it should
have gone SO high and SO suddenly don't
exactly see. Hello" he resumed, as he turned
again to the mouth piece; will you give me
those figures again, and not quite SO loudl
can't make them out.
Again the message came, but it did not
seem any more satisfactory, for the president
| looked astonished. and then frowned; then
| he shouted back:
"Theres some mistake; you didn't get the
right letters said E. & W.-Eastern and
! Western Ono moment. Mr.. Marge, won't
you kindly take my placel My hearing isn't
very keen"
Marge placed the receiver to his ear, and
| shouted "A right: go ahead ~ In two or