The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-19
CHATTER TX

john Latham held limited and cen.
diticns1 III ugh publicly acknowledged
partnership in tie prominent legal firm
| of Gaucett, Stryker & Latham, Il Face
he had LQuered ty sheer merit. While
his financial gains from it were not as
yet much better than the salary he
formerly rCce we'd as the managing clerk
OF Messrs. Gaunett q Strayer, the part
nership was far mere advantageous than
the clorkshjp, since it gave him ST.. d.
ing and certainty Ct ultimate fortune.
A very considerable portion Cf The bust
ness Of the firm was the exhaustive in
vestigation Of properties and enter
prises, of any and every kind, i'll which
their rich clients contemplated invest
ments. For this class Of work clear
headed, wide awake, thorough and con-
scientious john Latham had come To be
regarded as man of remarkable value.
One of the notable triumphs of the firm
was his first achievement in that line.
and, by the way, the manner in which
the opportunity therefor fell to him
seemed at the time to be sheer accident.
A couple OF clients, who were about
making joint invos,.-.s... 81 IL a
million dollars in western RI Tread
scheme. at the last moment bcthcught
them that it would be at least q prudent
thing, Notwithstanding the excellent
representation made to them, to have
Gaunett d Stryker critically examine
the enterprise before they risked their
money upon il. Mr.. Gaunett could not
leave town, Mr.. Stryker CHANGED to be
Ill, and so the delicate and highly re-
sponsible duty was perforce ccnfidcd to
their then managing clerk, Mr. Latham.
his report was emphatically against the
investment as unsafe, and in = vrry
rev months events proved his judi
correct. So heartily was his good work
IN that investigation appreciated that
the grateful clients, in addition, 70 ray-
ing the firms fee, gave him a yerv
handsome present out of the half m |.
lion he had unquestionably saved TO
them, while his employers, recognizing
his value, made place i'm the firm for
him. OF course there were those who
envlously said John is very lucky"
But is 1t not strange how "lucky" men
OF brains and energy are?
Upon reaching his office one morning
a couple OF days after Chester's exposi.
ton OF the desperate plight of his specu-
lations Mr.. Latham found awaiting his
personal consideration and prompt ac-
ton an important piece of business.
closely akin to that already mentioned.
"A southwestern railroad this time afford
ed the subject for an investigation. and
the matter was one that would admit |
OF no delay. He was busted until late |
In the afternoon in getting such neces-
sary data as were at his clients COM
mand and in closing up such office busi.
ness as could be put aside for n time
Then he wrote letter of instructions IN
the detective, whom he characterized as
DIS Mccartney chaser" and fastened
on to Harlem for farewell interview
with Addie. BY 7 o'clock he was at
home' packing valise, and at o was
aboard an express train starting out of
Jersey City. Wv -
AT the time Of Chester Sewall's
launching himself upon business ca
reer, when he set out to win n fortune
In Wall street, he had sensibly taken
John Latham's advice in retrenching his
expenditures, and one of the
main steps to that end was his removal
rom the costly hotel where he had been
living to the combined lodging and
boarding house in which John resided
4 .-'ic ne had a bedroom, small, but large
enough to sleep in, for the same sum
per week a. no had been paying per
lem Tor his apartment at the hotel. IA
'dJoined johns room, which was a large
me- and when the communicating door
aad been opened the young men prac-
ac@k enjoyed the two in common. The