The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
THESE ARE LIVELY.

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MESSENGERS yvtlo ARE NOT or the
gs SLOW PERSUASION.
ahey WsaF DlazaenAs Decasso T1Aey I'm.
prove to-. OF 4lsaitis lra.y - ti,s
VAN stssss Mssssrsss nAvs 49, 81
Valuable III lla4sss. NH !.
"Of COURSE yon know Those chaps do
not live o. their salaries. 2 aid 8 Wall
street broker ! fsw days ago. pointing
e one Of those speedy messengers that
are seen daily Just before tho Close q
the exchange flying hantically along
the street. s5s Il
"Just notice the next ono that comes
along. 2 the broker continued. IT II 10
/ 70 l that he wears diamonds II he does
not, he il ignorant Of the business. =
At that moment one Of the s'messen-a
gers, . having performed his speedy and
mercurial duty, passed By On his way
back to the ohace. Sure enough, on the
hand with which he mopped his per-
spring faos there glistened : two carat
diamond. 81
cts cav anouplh. ;, e.id the broker
Snh;,o.onhic.1,v .s.nd 8 ~ n,,,c4 ~ helm.
"a. Many q these messeng ers are CON
Adential' that 4. s. the hurry Of ths
Aos!s y '1.1l y snS sns
receive orders q tne most Important M
fture that are simply written On an open
sheet Of paper. Many q these messsn-
gers are frugal and quick witted felloWA
who are ready to take advantage Of OPP
#portunities q quick e. q daah. So far
as know, they do nothing absolutely
dishonest, although in many cases such
: thing would be possible.
Every often when they are given or
Tders to convey 70 brokers they digest
them thoroughly. debate the chances Of
success and act accordingly. II they
think the order . rood one they rush
around TO some bucket shop and buy Of
sell, according to the tenor 81 the order.
That is why they wear diamondsL It is
an easy thing for q messenger for : firm
I like that Of Conner q Co. or Calnmack
to make money. All they have to do is
to follow their opportunities. Go over
to the Consolidated Exchange, and you
will see them. =
q The broker was right. While the
bulls were believing and the lambs
were bleating around the big railing
two or three messengers who happened
to have nothing particular to do were
hanging around watching the market
with feverish anxiety. Pretty soon they
were REINFORCED by q new arrival. He
rushed M to the railing and shouted
frantically to q young broker on the
floor whom I happened to know. A
Whispered consultation took place, and
then the broker dived into the melee
and began to bid on q stock until he SCI
cured the proper amount, when he
emerged flush and perspirinR. III.
ssIt,s pretty hot work IN there, ism VI
sit?', / asked. s5Ss,
81 should say it was, Z he replied,
ESPECIALLY when nobody wants to sell. =
Who was the young man who gave
you the order few minutes ago7'' I in.
CURED.
He's chap that works for the firm
OF 49, & CO. 2 was the reply. He's
! shrewd boy, too, and it is seldom that
he is wrong on the market. 80
i perhaps be has exceptional oppor-
tunities, . / suggested.
81 suppose that is it. It's no business
Of mine, though. He has an account
with me, and it is never overdrawn.
In fact, it is constantly increasing.
got my start in the same way, and, in
fact, 8 great percentage Of the brokers