Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-03
FOOL ED THE BROKERS.
Jerry Simpson and Hscty George
DO" Wall Street ana "Hstt' Mil
NoNa

INV YORK, Anil 2--Ry means Of the
willing escort of certain New York news
pager men, the Hon Jerry Simpson was
shown yesterday the my steres Of Wall
street. Hsn'y George WAS rreseas
The first stage of the experience was The
introduction OF the Anti.poverty statesman
to Mr.. Ciess. When Mr.. Clsws and Mr..
George met they raised their hats They
had never seen each other tefcre, and both
smiled when the two bald pates glistened in
the electric light. Mr.. Simpson stool in
the background and locked at Mr.. Clews
through lis gold trimmed glasses He had
never even seen Wall street banker, and
his eyes dwell, iirgeYingly ON sbe paintings.
the velvet carpets and tine great plush and
mahogany srmchairs of the ofiics. just at
that moment Charles M. Foster, Mr..
Clsws partner. came in from the Stock
Exchange. His lunch Was on tray on one
of the desks. He was about to eat !, when
be wss introduced to Mr., Simpson aud Mr..
George.
Think Of men," said Me-. George and
Mr.. Simpson nodded spproviuglyD, stay
log here, amiisthe electric lights and the
rush Of this business, when, by spending
some OF the wealth they have acquired,
they can have Gods own sunshine and the
green fields"
Mr.. Foster, who started in life ten years
ago with scarcely thousand dollars, and 10
nov worth resr!y million. and Mr.. Clews
who has much more than that, smiled.
Mr.. Foster ipnot entity remarked that he
would 40 over to the Stock Exchange and
tell his friends of the impending visit OF
Me-. George aud Mr.. Simpson. Neither
of those gentlemen had tbs faihtest inkling
of wha. this meant, and 1t was thought best
not to enlighten them at the Time. An un-
conscious of the proposed reception, the
two ssstesmen looked through the offices,
and were then iaken to the sub treasury.
Assi,tant Treasurer Ellis III. Roberts re.
ceived the little party ard tusgts ed that
bis deputy, Eiwsrd W Hale, 90 through
the vaults with the visitors. In the vaults
of the sub-uessury there arc row nearly
| $500, 600 ,0C0. Most Of this 10 ia gold coin
and gold certificates. but good proportion
is in greenbscks aud silver. The frs, vault
contain ed $50 900 in pennies. The second
vault holds part currency AID part gold
certificates, A system of the treasury
from time immemorial il that all visitors
are lo,Aei 10 when they enter this vault.
SO Edward II. Fuller accompanied Mr..
Hale. He had one key TO The massive door
aud Mr.. Hale the other. One Ley alone
| cannot open it, but the two together,
A package Of S5O0.C % g,ld coin note .
was handed to Mr.. George and Mr.. Simp-
son to hold for a moment. Between them
| they held $40 600 001.
II tell you what, gentlemen, remarked
Mr.. Simpson, II never thought TO have
IS GOO 900 In NV hands
Neither did H. commented Mr. George.
The next vault visited was the oliver
vsnlt. Mr.. George is for the gold standard.
MIR. Simpson believes in silver. Mr.. Hale
! took the visitors into one OF the detached
vanl.s which held $4,000 COO 10 silver
dollars. MIR. George asked how much was
10 each Of The cleaning white bags. lie
was told $1,000, and be sas iovited TO I Il
one of them up. 1t weighed 60 pounds, a i
in silver dollars.
"rake = hold of that, Simpson, said Mr..
George, "aud say how long you would like
10 Ing that around as currency"
Mr. Simpson "heftsd' some Of il
and thea they went to the Stock
exchange where Mr.. Foster intended q sur
prlse for them. But they purposely left
before the brokers' were aware OF their
presence, chuckliny 20 ibiuk they had out
Witted the 800 or 400 brokers'