The morning call., 1891-01-16
SEVENTY DAYS.
Anxious Investors Looking for a
Land. Broker.
He Leaves for Ukiah, but Does Not Return
Large Profits in Timber Lands Prom
issd, but Never Realized.

There are number of people whose eyes
would be gladdened by sight of c. NJ.
BROKER, manager Of a corporation, which,
from the inscription on his Office door, bore
the title of 1.-The Chicago and Portland
Land Co."
The whereabouts of BROKER has been IN
known for over week. Those who have
been making such anxious inquiries for
him are greeted with the same answer, as
they gaze from day to day at the mysterious
legend on his office door: "Gone to Ukiah.
Back Sunday"
The card was placed there on Friday,
January 9th. BROKER was not back on
Sunday, as promised, and since Monday
about twenty callers have tapped in vain on
his door without hearing the desired invita-
ton: "Come in"
Not quite three months ago BROKER took
an office at Room /, s Sixth street. The Office
had formerly been occupied by young col
lege graduate named DR.. Wolf, who at one
time assisted IN tieing bandages at the Re
ceiving Hospital around the heads Of mall
treated citizens until the Board of Health
relieved him of his responsibilities. Instead
of occasional patients BROKER received land
investors. He announced that the company
that he represented desired to secure large
tracts of timber land in Humboldt and Men
docinO counties. In order 10 do this he was
instructed by the head of the company estab-
tahllShed at Chicago to encourage settlers.
The most favorable inducements were Of
fered. The settler was to take up The land,
90 to it, see that all necessary forms were
observed, and at the end of seventy days
recompense for his services. All this the
settler had to do; besides this was pay
BROKER the sum of S35.
BROKER was familiar with all the pro-
ceedings of the Land Office and was amply
supplied with large maps. He would open
these to his visitors and inform them where
he wanted them to settle. The Office soon
became well patronZed. Those who agreed
to his propositions thought it was an easy
way to make 5000 in seventy days. During
the last two months it is stated that fifty
men have been sent into the country by
BROKER under the arrangements men,
toned. 1t is just about this time that the
term OF seventy days, at the expiration Of
which some of the settlers were to have re-
ceiyed their $500, has been concluded. In
consequence, Brokers presence at his Office
is much desired.
Brokers landlord stated yesterday that
the last time he saw the iand-speculator was
on January Sth. Near the end of December
Blocker came to him and said he would
have no Use for the office after the middle
of January, but stated he would pay the
whole months rent. a lady whom BROKER
had taken to the theater told the landlord
that BROKER on the evening mentioned had
bid her good-by, saying that he was going
to Chicago and would not be back until
June next. Brooker talked TO his landlord
only once about his business affairs.
When his landlord asked him If he could
not let few of the landlords needy friends
make $500 In such an easy manner, BROKER
changed the subject and never mentioned
anything more about his plans. The land
Spectator lived ON Stevenson street, uear
Sixth, in n little hole of a room. He was
always well dressed, and wore silk hat.
BROKER, on going out of his room on
Thursday, January 8th, gave his key to the
landlady. He always spent his money quite
freely, and is not known 20 owe any bills.
He was seen great deal on the corner of
Sixth and Market streets, and would talk
with cigar man named Foster.
When questioned about Brooker yester-
day Foster said: You look like one of
them reporters. | don't know anything
about your man. There have been SO many
people asking for him lately"