The sun., 1893-01-08
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Operators Bay end SEN

Operator. buy end Sen.
Shortly before the exchanges were opened
the other morning an odd-looking man passed
into brokers' office not far from Wall street.
He was tall and thin. and his features resem-
bled those which the comic illustrators at
| tribute to Unclo Sam. His hands were long
ana bony. and his spindle legs were also simi-
lar 10 those accepted for the Yankee hero. His
| clothes were old and threadbare and his silk
NAT. relic OF Q long-forEottcn style. had lost
much OF its nap and all OF its gloss In upper
Broadway the FOUNDERS would have laughed
Mt him and the small boys would havo in
uulGea IN imrertlnent remarks but his ap-
pcarance In tho money centre created no i'm
PRESTON He had passed at least n hundred
well-dressed brokers on his walk between tho
corner OF Broadway and Wall street and tho
brokers' oilice. but none had smiled: n score
OF messenger boys had seen him. but not ono
had had anything to say.
just inside the brokers ofllce the visitor on
couhtered young man with n brown Van
Dyke beard. Tho latter was the ideal broker
In appearance. His clothes were OF tho m ost
fashionable cut Tho silk hat which he wore.
although the room was quite warm. was glossy
as the nroverbial darky's heel. A fancy for
ELEGANT iewelry was indicated in his scarf pin.
cuI buttons. and watch charm. lie loaned on
very handsome cane. and his manners
were distinguished Nobody would over
have suspected this man OF ntliia-
tion with tho gawky. countrlned Yankee.
but no sooner had the latter appeared
inside the door than the former rushed up to
him. and. drawing him aside. began to whis-
per TO him in an excited manner The lean
man stroked his chin in n thoughtful way
meantime. and presently he madc some reply.
Together they walked into a back room and
sat down at writing table. where they con-
tinued their conversation. The upshot Of It
was that they wrote out some checks and with
them this slip:
Ne.rs --d.fn:
Buy for u.s. and at our joint risk co) shares Man
haitian. liESRr JANIS ana ions NoRrox
Checks and orders were passed over to the
manager OF the Office. Tho former were FOR q
sufficient amount to pay ten per cent. OF the
cost OF the stock orIcrsd. tho usual margin
required by broker. The two men then
passed out into the main room and ming
with the crowd thero.
Tho average strangers conception OF a
Wall street brokers' office and the business
transacted there would doubtless be much
altered after little experience in one Of
them. This particular office. one OF the best
known in tho street. presented n strange ap-
pearance on this morning. Contrasts in per-
sonal appearance. as radical as that referred
to. were noticeable wherever tho eye
rested upon group Of mon. BY far
the most OF them. however, were commonly
dressed. and many looked shabby. OF the two
answered tho accepted ideal Of the Wall street
broker \ more commonr lace lookin. lot
Fully thriy OF the wore t,ns hs S isay s5y
made clothes; Most OF them wore ther over
eoI.s Ss 's n n9sfSts OF wnish Nihongh smn'y
racknEes. 1t was cviGcAtth:it tho family cro-
cerles hal more than once found their way
or nickel watch chains dis sp!nyed was surpris-
ing. Manyof the men had sharp features and
OF Wall street. They would hnve seemed
m more ,ins in tho crowd a! the market place
was the business of the day. Some. had not
been been shaved FOX several days. while others
the blackboard. on which. now that the eX-
changes We're open. the quotations We're being
Portable Armchairs. which stood In u dozen
rows: facing tho blackboard. Others stood ut
the tickcrs in the rear Of the room.
AS the day wore on a spirit OF dulness seem-
cd to come over all. The head Of tho firm o!
brokers cane out freGuentiv and talked to the
like one forgetiul Of or indiffcrent to his au.
tention 10 hm: Still an occSsonai ION Ire Iemart marx W "y
on9 Of them Indicated that he. at least. hnd
activity Of tho Mali Street men n could @ not not 10
disccrned among thc> g. however Several fell
fast asleer in their, chairs. whiIc one. henvy-
,ekcrs was not 50 rlain. stretched Himself on On
Very rnre!yn man would get up. go 10 the
writing desk in the next room. and write
appear or Short time ter tha "I nny to rs
turn turn to the drowsy ,S,t c2,ntinGent later.
1errcd to in this article again called on the
manager Of the office. They had been sitting
together ';,s mo., Of ths day. but had held very
ger their order to sell tho stock they had.
houGh. in the morning Manhattan had gone
We're @ coniortatIc Wien T ,he @ last H 'U Tuo.n'i"ns
from the exchanges We're recorded most OF the
men arose; stretched @ rubbed their eyes and
speech making broker.
Gvery. week day tho same crowd Visits this
listens to the broker speeches.. Many have
followed THIS routine for years. The man who
the Office almost from the day the firm started
IN business. There are somo other exception
T. the German RI wn"ss "sS eav
nDmstarhe and imperial haye been familiar TO
VAL street many my yrars, He does not snend
a; intervals oil day long. Another is u hoyish-
llokipg giant. lio has Il schoo boys face. and
night Le mistaken Tor, tho @oung. son OF
te ana man n,, sitting Lt neXt to hiM. When he
nnishes. iio is over six feet tail. has a lanf.
,ony frame, with extremely long arms, and
rrritle hands and feet. lle Is one o. those |
who sleep frequently. and no stranger who |
ooked into his bahyish Lace would ever ,snsS;
street. He would passs unpoticed in the |
crowd at county fair: Then there's the Ad- |
miral. with the storm beaten face OF tho vet
eran set in framework of gray hair and |
beard. who rarely, speaks. but; ON De-
SURPRISES all by his ready wit and |
eloIuence The military figure belongs |
to- q former newspaper mnn. he is one |
OF the few swel!s. His erect figure and wde- |
spread legs como from long experience in the |
United States, cavalry. He tells some wonder |
ful stories OF hardships in the saddle. but the |
hero Is always some other person. He is the |
most alert and active man in the crowd.
small mum Der are OIL specially intimate |
terms with the heod OF the firm. and nre en- |
wed accordingly by the others. The tall man |
from up the State. who talks positively but |
about politics. is one OF these. So |
Is the busy man with the whito beard and |
moustache who possesses more energy than !
half the others nut together.
All lhese men are Wall street speculators
and their daily business is the buying and