The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-24
JIM POLL0CK'S
DRAFT STORY

Broker Jim Pollock ceased END )rsing
checks few moments yesterday TO tell
a story.
on the st. Louis stock exchange some
years ago." he began, had deal on
which he wanted to consummate he
had some money, but was $1O,OOO shy, ana
to make the deal had TO have the money
in cold cash. He applied to the cashier
OF a bank and told him the particulars,
explaining that il meant his fortune de
even went so far as TO explain the ma
ture of the proposed transaction, all of
which the man in the bank appreciated.
" I can do nothing for you without
some evidence, said the cashier But
il you will draw on someone for the
amount. l will advance you the money
my friend thought for a time and
finally said: i do not know man upon
when, | can draw for the cash, but II
can get someone at distance where the
transaction will require some 20 days TO
complete, l will be all right. Say, draw
me a draft for $4,000 on the sultan Of
Turkey
The cashier did so. placed my friend
money to his credit and he made the
deal. The draft was forwarded for col
lection through the bank OF RotnschlId
at Paris and he was hustling TO get the
money to repay the same, together with
the costs of protests, ETC., when, behold,
It was announced at the bank that the
same had been pad.
"It was some time, continued Jim,
''ere my friend found out how 1t hap
oe-ed. But it was this way: The draft
IounG its way through regular channels channels
to the treasurer of the imperial treasury
OF Turkey, who at once took the same
to the sultan. % Son CT the Prophet,
he exclaimed. here is draft for 10C0
Jones of the city of st. Louis, which at
one time was larger than Chicago.
'W'ot TELL, exclaimed the sultan l
don't know this Jones, nor do owe MIN
Tlr-ir1
1.-The imperial treasurer suggested that
he didn't have Jones with him, but could
get substitute if the sultan wanted a
mars head TO play with for time. But
the SULTAN. said No. he wanted the
original Jones. 'MustaDha, he finally
sad. was Jones ever in Turkey NO.
said MustaDha: L don't remember that
he ever was Then how in the name OF
the wh.skers of Mohammed, did 1 ever
get 10,Oo0 of him. exclaimed the sultan
Ever in st. Louis? inquired MustaDha-
test the draft replied Mustapha: SIN
said the sultan, after pause. Through
whose house is it drawn Through the
house of Rothschild.' was the answer
them for several nillions?' We are
Then, replied the sultan. pay It. II we
don't. it may injure our credit Ana
that's the way that draft was, paid
speaking of drafts" said Gordon
Woolley, who entered just as Jim was
closing that speech. reminds me OF a
broker, in Chicago who was hard up ana
dew draft on the car of Russia 1t
went through the house of Rothschild
and-why, what in blazes are you all
Laughing at?" said WOolley, in amaze
ment Cant man tell about draft :
"Oh, drafts calculated Strickley, who
th2t moment ,lrifted in from the streets
What you people don't know about
drafts. isn't worth knowing. Now, the
greatest draft story that ever was told,
and it is a fact, too. was caused by the
action of an insurance man in san Fran
cisco. He drew a draft on the Prince OF
Wales in order to raise money to make
q deal The same went through the
house of Rothschild and was paid,
and-what in the devil is the matter with
YOU fellows? Can't a man tell story
without being interrupted by a lot OF
sn.oes like you giving him a laugh? As
was saying, this draft
What do you know about draftS?' m
terru9ted the coal man on the other side
CT the office, as he came rushing in to
send an order by telephone. BY the
way. speaking of drafts. did you. ever
hear the story of the Butte coal dealer
who wanted $4,000 and drew a draft on
TIE emperor of Germany? II went
through the house of Rothschild and, by
George ii was paid and
He. got no further The other liars
hurled him into the street.