The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-04

writer and I'll his order for the coming drawing II
requested, or return his money.
but the company do not walt for letters OF In.
quiry from their careless correspondents For In
stance, II they dccpher the name of the party
and town--while there may be nothing 20 indicate
the State-they CLEAN from the Postal Guide, every
state and Territory IN which Is located town OF
that nnme, aud send postal card TO each one. adj
wishing the party named that they In possession
o. package OF value and II his or hers 10 write
giving description OF Its contents when sent name
Of town and State, etc. Thus very often they an
ucipate letter OF inquiry. and Ill an order with
Dut litte delay. Your correspondent was told OF
one particular case In which patron failed 10 give
any lcgible address aud all inquiries on the part
OF the company failed 10 discover him. But at
ABOUT the came time II was receiving letters from
some one who was calling II hard names, because
Il failed to send him n ticket rs ordered. This
party was requested 10 give, II possible tho
date OF his original letter OF remittance. the nature
oil II. whether bills. silver money order II by ex-
press or otherwise hut the company got no deii-
complaint
"finnlly," said the manager. "a man came into
| the Office one day and declared he was going 10
| know why the company had robbed him OF his
money without giving him any satisfaction.
Leaning his name, the General Manager took him
aside, aud by clover questioning got out OF him In
n few minutes morc definite Information than n
series OF letters had extracted. Taking him into
| the "old horse vault, one Of the boxes was
opened, and very soon the original letter was dis
covered Immediately recognizing It, the man OK
| claimed:
|
| that you got pinned on thercl"
Yes" was the reply, "you sec we did not steal
your money or put Il IN our pockets, but you no
tice there directions In any part OF your lot
| ter whereby we could learn where 10 soma YOU pro
| per returns"
Then the man was full Of apologies.
No doubt he N regular patron now, but more
| careful IN giving proper address. hut the com.
pnny ~ not always fortunate enough 10 reduce the
| told hone" account rs In this case, aud thus u
large amount Of money necessarily ROMANS 70 us
| credit
President Dauphln DEGREES that M II does not be
long TO the company the company must not touch
Il. A concern that sets up such standard OF non
csty In IL dealings cannot help compelling cohh-
dencc In all lts methods.
All the correspondence appcrtaining 10 each
drawing n bound In alphabetical form aud iiled
away according 10 date In appropriate pigeon holes
~ that In an instant almost the letter Of tortu-
hate winner, showing name and location, may be
| asceriaincd This was verified later on, when after
the drawing called upon Mr. Danphin, TO learn,
II possible the localities and names ~ the lucky
ones who had secured the capital prize,
Happening 10 be In the presidents private once
about 10 % clock on the morning Of The drawing.
your correspondent had tho pleasure OF meeting
that old veteran Of the Coniederacy. Gen Jubal A.
Early, one of the commissioners, who comes down
once month from his home In Virginia TO super
intend the drawing The old gentleman, though
somewhat bent under the weight Of years yet looks
rugged, and II aH active on his iect ~ many men
thlrty yonrs Younger lie presents a most venerable
appearance, with his long, gray beard and broad
brim SLOUGH hat His eye 10 sharp aud piercing
u
days In the Shenandoah Valley, lie greeted me
cordially. and after making some iuquirigs OF the
general manager relative 10 THE bags containing
the tickets he casually mentioned that no had Just
received dispatch from some old friend IN Rhode
Island Ia wire him Immediately after the drawing,
the number that secured the capital prize.
"Now, ~ course" aid the General, with amerfy
twinkle Of the eye he expects IN some way en-
help him win H. for he sends me the numbcfoi MS
ticket"
tinuc,i, "a man In Rochester wrote me that II
could pull the capital Prize OF tlu1OO for him
could keep ssoOOO and send him s0,On The -
fool" added the old veteran, III could do such n
thing and was mstal enough 10 lo T. did he sup
pose ! would be- foolish enough 10 divide any part
"And W ltiS" added Gen. Early. some people
have an idea that Gen beanrcgari or myself eau,
In some way, give the prizes wherr We VIII,
Aud ~ We wcndcd our way 10 the Academy OF
Music, which IA but n short distance from the
Louisiana sinte lottery cumpany's building on
the opposite side Of 81 Charles street the General
siid he would explain 10 me how utterly lmpossi'
BILE IL would be ior him or Gen. Deaurcgard 10 do
The Academy Of Music. where the drawing takes
place, wns soon reached, and at the Generals inNi
tation your correspondent was assigned aseat upon
the stage. whcr be was introduced 10 Gen. neau.
ncgnnl. the associate commissioner, and McssrL
w !. Hodgson william Pinckard, q. g. Roux aud
J. A. A. koufecau, who ns-isi the commissioners Ia
the detail work. These nn prominent and well
known business men of New Orleans Seated upon
ihc stage was the gcniai Cot Dan wilson 70 we'll
ais 30 witness the grand drawings
On the stage wcrc two lanD boxes, which con
aimed the ten hags In VIII ch wcrc the tckcis-l0q-
OO-cach Wrapped or tightly rolled aud cncascd In
strong guliA pcrrhn tube, tho ends uf the ticket
dignity projecting beyond the ends Oi the tube OF
'asc. Zach ticket IA printed, from g. $4,000 IN
great hlg black typo. 80 ns " he readily read by
Die audience IN Irput when held up 20 view. Tho
prizc tickets, sfsm number. are similarly printed
aud encascd In llke tubcs, Tor he Il understood
that while there are but ~, prize numbers drawn
out thcre nre IN addition 2gH approximation
priFcs which arc explained below. In the lint
placc 10 be- explicit and give definite plan OF the
present Mammoth prnwlng, therc are SIS prize