The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27

yield dividends aggregating 500 month.
after which your salary will cease. This
seems to US 10 be generous proposition.
and at the same time not extravagant on
the part of the management.
Mr.. McAliister is an ex-Detroit business
man and comes well recommended. have
known him sixteen years. He will likely
be located here. instead of Mexico. as
shown in the prospectus. Mr.. Martin comes
highly recommended by the good people of
Pomona, Cal, as being one of their leading
citizens He has been with me IN Mexico
the past six months. Mrs. Bennett is an ell
Derby widow. formerly OF New Jersey, but
has lived in Mexico during the past eight
or nine years. running some Of the best ho-
tells. As for myself, / might refer TO c. A.
Burlew. banker, Chadron. Neb.. and to
Capt. Perry Crosson an old Chicago real
estate promoter who is now in Seattle. IL
you can decide quickly to accept please
come at once as we want to and doubtless
will close with some one by November l.
Miss Whereatt Hesitates.
Once more Miss whereatt hesitated and
wrote for more particulars. This time Mr.
Finney wrote to her from the office of a
furniture. storage and commission agents
office. Under date of November 10 he said
that arrangements were being completed
for launching the company. and that ION
all sides We receive congratulations and
words Of praise from the most critical min
ing experts and others. There is no ques-
tion but that We have the best thing in the
world, though We are conservative and
modest about il. Mr.. McAllister will start
out on the road in a few days. appointing
agents throughout the East 10 sell our stock
and we shall push things hard. Slight
changes have been made in the directory,
one person to be secretary here and an
other TO be treasurer In Mexico. with
LII. H.. c. IL se@,
tary and treasurer. This latter position Is
still open and perhaps you will 10 able to
Join us in that capacity. For $500 we VIII
issue 31o01 shares of stock and pay SO a
month salary in addition until your stock
yields dividends commensurate with your
services, which amount Is not TO be less
than $50 per month. and We shall be as iib-
eraI with You as our business and the re-
sponsibility of your position will justify,
even though this be several hundred dol
lars a month. SEATTLE is nice little city
of about 10000. with massive stone and
brick business blocks, and Is filling up with
people from all parts. This winter. next
spring and for some time to come Seattle
will be one of the Hvehest cities In the
world. We are right on the ground floor of
the Seattle and Alaska excitement. with a
strictly first-class enterprise, and are
bound 10 be enlinently successful. We
should be pleased to have YOU come at
once, but If you cannot do so and wish to
secure the position for December l. You can
do this by renting 500 at once and We
will either forward you certificate for
70 900 shares of stock or hold until you
come. The balance 500 to be paid Decem-
Der IL
Chief of Police Reed had never heard any
thing about the Great International Min
ing Company" or Mr.. Finney. but he sent
Detective Meredith out to the house where
Mr.. Finney lived. Detective Meredith took
In the situation and did not take much
stock In the company. Chief Reed then
sent for Mr.. Finney. WHO came to his Of
fee. He told the chief that Miss Where
att could not have the position anyway, as
James Graham. of 1877 Fifth avenue had
Joined the company. He insisted that he
represented $I.00o0do capital and that there
was nothing scaly In his scheme The chief
desired documentary evidence of the things
indicated In the letters TO Miss Whereatt.
but Mr. Finney could not produce them.
He admitted that the company had not yet
been incorporated. but stuck 10 1t that ev-
erything was all right. The chief told him
that he would better tell such story TO
other people. and that If any more COM
plants were received action would be
taken.
Are you in the Post-Inteiligencer's race