Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23
A DEALER ~ SMALL CON
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so1ae on- ~ sHethor ~ the tnsnF bzuks
hat abound ia the nelghoorA0od o. Aty
hall Prom tins wagon asseelds = nan
VITA a active treSd sud dark E-ir gay
l1s under TIE rams q probably nfty
springs. In LIS hAad he holds canvas
bSg Of large slEe a11 evidently = heavy
weight. which he draws Ircza the back
of TIE wagon. and with which De eaters
Z nearby bank. Il be doos not take q
F bsg into the bank ths process Is reversed
ana ls emerees wlth large osg u
money, deposits ii IN the wagon and
/ drives OF rapidly.
/ Few are better known - the opulent
I business Eaen Of the city snd less known
10 the public AZ large than Theodore y.
SInalley M Sn&lley's occupation ls
. ths. Of = bgokor, q tItle borne by scores
II wealthy and worthy oinkans, resl-
dents OF the city. aIsd not sufficient IL
itself 70 distinguish rs bearers aYoca-
ton II hfe IS IL any way remarkable.
+ But the nature Of the brokerage business
F that MI Snalley has transacted for over
the last twenty years Is unique. No one
else IL this city is IN tie came sense a
broker. One or two others. perhaps, are
in New York. which city, however, Nr.
Smalley includes 70 : certain extent II
MS field Of operations.
Ee IS g money broker, Is Mr.. Smalley.
To buying and selling money Of the low
/ est denomination hedevotes himself with
singieness Of purpose. Promising build
ing lots arc no temptation 70 him. de
Is indifferent 10 rises and fails IN railway
shares, and as innocent ii puts AMI calls
as a frolicsome kid OF drawing room eti-
quette Nay, 1t is even ruInored that he
cares not for even the elysium delights
Gof the Ow2nus canal.
Mr Smalley buys pennies, nickels,
dimes, quarters. half dollars and dollars
from churches. banks and newspaper Of
fees and places OI amusement, and sells
TO big stores, factories, pawn offices,
banks and large bus ness houses. :
profit Of l per cont. il the dollar on
pennies satistes him, az viii seventy five
cents profit on 81 ,O00in silver. Not often
he says, does he get more. Ii is in the
magnitude Of his transactions and not on
the percentage that he fnas profit. In q
year he handles over 5000, 000. He j;
punctualty personihed and many arc the
large stores IN which the clerks time the
hour by his daily arrival, laden witt
strong bags with pennies and silver.
Formerly" said 3Ir Smalley, with 6
sigh. 10 the writer, the profits were
much greater. That was when trade
dollars were in vogue, bat now the busi
ness is down very fine and il Is not Oh
account Of competition -
Are YOU not afraid Of being robbed?
Il was robbed once, but don't thin
viii be again. Around the banks rob
bing is almost impossible There is nC
more secure place that know Of Office
, Kelly Is a vigilant officer. He has bee-
a long time on his beat and knows stran
gers a. sight and the character and pur
pose Of every loiterer."
1t was on the eth Of March, 1881. tha
; ! the sole robbery Of which Mr. Smallc'
was the victim occurred. lie had pur
chased early in the forenoon. and abou
a quarter of an hour previous to the rob
berry, several hundred dollars worth @
small I.oney at The Eagle Office, and hat
driven 10 st. Anne's church. on From
street, near Gold. While waiting q few
moments in the pastoral residence for th
Rev Father McMeel strange man too
advantage Of his absence, jumped int
the wagon, and, driving of at furiou
gallop, escaped pursuit. The robber
created a sensation at the time on accoun
Of The audacious manner in which il wa
, effected. W. II. Morris. whose sobrique
Is Country Conl-hn." was arrested upo
, suspicion, tried and acquitted. tn
money amounted TO &s27, not a cent Q
, which Mr.. Smalley recovered. Brook
lyn Eagle.