Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-07

pay IN cash or stock. The options u
with the company, no, with holders Of
the stock Should IL 60 20 the bad IL
will BE- continued II the stock goes
above par and remains 30 tho company
will pay the money. Mr., HUM tells me.
and it seems 90 ms that under this cir.
cumstances that ~ or % Is n very full
/ price for it.
Another ON Dec. 10, 1897, is a. FOL.
lows:
Dear John; have a thousand shares
Of sugar that HUM bought at il2, which
| wish 20 pay for and take over TO tho
Peoples. have bought IL for keep, but
don't wish the stock TO be- placed In my
name just yet, ~ will sell II find |
can get IL any lower. Get rid Of tho
Met scrip and Consolidated Jersey stock
as rapidly as YOU can at the figures
/ fixed.
Here was offered receipt dated Dec
IA, 1897 and signed by George A. HUM
g. Sons.
Received by the Peoples bank sl29,.
G5i SO for thousand shares Of Sugar
Trust certificates 10 b. transferred 10
the name Of John s Hopkins, etc"
The next letiar dated Dec. 10, 1897, Is
A. follows;
Dear Hopkins forgot 10 say that
the cost Of the stock at Huhn's will he
about $3.50, 900, as he has about sll,OOO
or tl2, 900 Of money there and you will
have $4,000 proceeds Of consolidated
Jersey securities and the profits on the
list will about square my account when
the sugar Is paid for | want 10 take
10000 Of Dicks bonds See you about
it. There are 800 more shares Of consol.
idAtod Jersey lying with Montgomery
which you will sell In addition 20 your
present holding. see the bonds have
advanced a. or e. and the stock ought
&c go up"
The next dated Dec H.. 1897:
Dear John: The understanding Il
that Monte shall sell 1865 Consolidated
Traction Of Pittsburg At i2i4 against
that s6I7, 900 loan, aud II sod at this
price there Is a margin Of $4,000 This
will be sent 20 you With the proceeds
Of the 800 shares will leave u credit 10
me on your books Of about 10000
The next dated ON Dec. ~ was a. fol.
lows:
II 20 90 Florida tomorrow 90 BE- ab.
sent about two or three weeks My
post Office address will b. San Luce, my
telegraph, Fort Pierce wrote you
last night, but without my speotaoles |
could not read the letter and u may b.
you couldn't | have 1896 shares 81
Beaver Consolidated preferred by Mont.
gomery. Out OF the proceeds will pay
note Of 81, 600 The balance will come
TO you, and with the proceeds Of the 800
Jersey stock you viii have tiO 900 10 my
credit. | look for lower prices and on
any decided break want you 70 take in
again n thousand Met. aud a thousand
Sugar heard McMAnes has met with
an accident, and hops lac Is getting
along all right Remember me kindly
20 him.
One on Dec Is. 1897. reads:
81 inclOse check on Carson a Mozart.
b ney, Washington. for $1,000 to be cred.
J tied % my account wired today TO
Montgomery TO send you proceeds u
I Contract preferred some ~ 900, which
, will leave my account In pretty good
shape. The dividend on sugar comes In
on the 9Th prux., 5000. Dick will b. at
the bank on Monday aud may need your
2 hold. II 50 see him through, even u
. you have 70 sell some Of the sugar Ger.
, uiicates but do not do that unless ALSO
lutely necessary. Will BE- at the bank
next week some day.
Another Is dated Jan ~, 1895
According 70 my account ought to
!. have about ESQ 900 90 my credit ann
buying ION Mcrgcnthnlsr az about ] 81
q and will check on you FOR amount when
[, purchase Is completed, say $4,000 Al.
20 wish TO buy aud carry for my own
margin about 100 shares L. G.. !
want this for SQUIRT, say two week
On Feb rs, 1895 this one was sent;
MAILED you a check for $500 balance
8 Of loss on Met ~ your request ! clos
my account and sent statement and can
b. cclled checks A with cashiers check fui
% balance. feared / hal bitten into my
q. 1890 never tried 20 do a generou,
thing that did not get into trouble
The next was telegram dated Feb
u II, 1925 ~ follows;
0 "san Luce, Fla, John $ Hopkins
6. II you buy aud carry a thousand Met
for me, viii SHAKE the plum tree"