The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-04

newspaper fake. Yet-they would hardly
dare-still-these Goconda mines Were
said to be ineXhaustible. He remembered
hearing great city capitalist say, some
time before, that il the Government ala
not close them up soon money would pc
come a drug in the market and capltal
would be crippled.
Al the restaurant the only theme of con-
versation was the great new act. Few
credited tit so staggered belief. Later
in the day, however, proclamatlons were
out on every bulletin board and dead wall
in the city. The act had really passed.
Every State, county, township and city
was 10 be districted, and on the LIST day OF
June every American citizen above Is years
of age would, upon calling at the disiribut-
ing station in his or her ward. receive the
sum of $1,000 daily until further notice.
The LIST of June was only three days OF,
which was fortunate for the peOule, AS,
while every one made pFetense OF being
busy, very little besides talk was accom-
plShed in any of the places of business,
excitement running so high no one could
settle down to work. Early or the first day
OF June Burton found himself one of
great crowd waiting at the door OF the dis
tributing center of the -th Ward, which
in this case WAS one Of the chief banks of
the city, all OF whose employees were busy
paying out piles of beautiful bright gold
10 all corners.
The crowd was very silent one. Bur-
ton wondered why. until he suddenly
realized that he himself was silent, OPP
pressed and feeling almost solemn at the
wonderful event that was taking place.
The people took their gold. glanced at ii,
signed receipt for 1t and retired at once,
some furtiveiy counting the piles as they
went, sumo affecting indifference, others
openly eXulting in the shining twentieS
as they walked along gazing al them.
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fifty broad gold $50 pieceS-mOre gold than
he had ever before handled at one time.
You know there'll be as much for You
tom morrow" the paying teller said as Bur-
Ton signed his receipt, ana Carroll was So
awe-stricken at the idea that he could
only nod without speaking. Then be fell
back 10 watch the crowd. Poor widows,
wondering young men and maidens,
pros porous business men, business men
whom he knew To be tOttering on the
brink of ruin, hard-handed workmeu,
pompOuS mllionaires, writers, mechanics
ministers, college professors-every class
and grade of the body social in turn was
represented as the people filed up to the
window.
After while Burton turned and went
to his place of busnesS--a commission
office, where he spent eight and half hours
every day in tOttlng uD rows of figures and
carrying the results from page TO page in
double entry" to acquire which he had
years ago attended business college.
Every one about the place was jubilant.
Even the errand-bOy, a chuckle-headed
lad. just turned is, had drawn a thousand
dollars, and was already in anticipation
drawing another cool thousand, on the
morrow and succeeding morr0ws.
Business throve. that day, in all its
branches. Men who, the day before. had
been seeking extended time on small ac-
counts now came forward to pay up and
make new purchases. Men who had never
bought In their line came forward as pur-
chasers. In all departments of trade
money was plentiful; people bought freely
and everybody was happy as the day was
long.
second distribution the next day gave
another impetus to the market. Now, -
said Burton to himself. when at noon he
had breathing spell, I'VE can begin to
live. Pm gung to treat myself to one of
Readings wheels and take an occasional
spin into the country"
Yes" SAID the man whom he addressed,
an old forty-niner. ''there'll be good times
now. Haven't seen anything ike this
since the days OF old, the days of gold
and so forth. Why. it's regular diggings
times again." The day passed by. Every
one WAS in good spirits, buying everything
they wanted.
1t is singular how quickly we become ac-
customed to pleasant things. Carroll
drew his thousand dollars ON the morning
OF the third day, quite as matter Of
course. and even felt that twas not such
very great matter after all. II wish they'd
glYg 1t TO me all in lump, instead OF daily
drsolets. Then a man could really do
something with it," he thought to himself
as be carelessiy dropped into an outside
pocket what was really more than under
the old system he would have worked
more than six months for
Through the day. however. he did deal
Of thinking. There's really no occasion