The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-08
TOLD BY THE GOSSTPS.

A stranger taking in the sights of the
city happened in the Salt Lake stock ex-
change yesterday during call. 1t was an
off day and the brokers were Longing
around the pit, now and then putting in
a bid. Jones. hammer in hand, was yell
ing at the top Of his voice in the vain at
tempt TO arouse a little enthusiasm Ic
was useless. however. and at last he stood
STILL letting the hammer drop with a reg
ularity that kept the marker hustling to
go down the line fast enough The stTan-
ger stood quietly taking in the scene,
starting at times when Herman Hill let
out a war WhOOp or Pollock struck the
attitude of Hamlet in the ghost scene, and
offered Daly-West in an elegant blank
verse style. At last he turned to a by
stander:
who is your caner?' he asked.
''They call him Jones"
'Humpht Seems detected like.
Yes; sales are pretty slow today, was
the reply He's not at his best. You
just ought to call in when he's over on
tho other board selling the races. The
way he whOops it up Is a. cautiOn!
The races?'' asked the stranger.
Yes; over there on the other board at
the front OF the room, explained the
citizen.
wondering what it was. VIII the races be
YES. There is a big meet over in Cali
fornia today. Results received direct
I see said the stranger. This ac-
counts for the quiet day on change. 1
suppose. Saving their strength for the
Just here Parson Tibbals started to bid
on Joe Bowers Extension.
who is that little man?'
That's Tibbals. They call him the
'parson. F."
The parson2"
Yes; great Sunday school man; church
member and that sort of thing.
"Umph- And that tail clerical looking
man in back
That's Pollock"
Church member. tOo?'
Yes. prominently So
Who's that small man who just came
in?''
That's Elder West. The bald-headed
man he's talking to is DR.. Nathis-used
10 be the head man on the other eX-
change"
which Joined this exchange a short time
ago" the citizen explained.
Did they sell the races over there
No; this is the only exchange that mas
''The Utah exchange was too slow. Ell?
Wasn't sporty enough?' the stranger
asked.
and pretended not to hear the question.
and the stranger continued:
Il don't hear any dealing in futures
here" he said
No: the board of control passed d TesO-
luton prohibiting futures
"Oh. 1 see. It drew too much from
the sale Of the races, SUPPOSE"
The citizen did not know and the call
went on to a finish. As the stranger was
leaving the room he happened to hear the
click Of checks in the little room that has
recently been partitiOned off at the en-
trance Of the exchange. He turned 20
the citizen. What's that 1 hear?' he
"Oh, it's just a little place where the
ITO play poker and such other little
diversions, 1 suppose?' the stranger in
The citizen said he did not know, but
he supposed a quiet little game was in
dulged in.
Il suppose the parson ana the elder
and such friends as the prominent church
hour drawing TO threeS or q bObtaiied
fiush?" the stranger suggested. Where s
the roulette and the faro lay-outs2' he
continued.
The citizen quickly informed him that
for such things he would have TO go to
some Of the houses on Commercial street.
oh, you do have a street devoted to
sarnblingg' the stranger remarked
Yes; We find that it is best TO have
these evils confined to a stated locality"
said the citizen in a deprecatory tone.
Il don't see why the exchange is not
moved over to Commercial street then.
where one policeman could watch them
all, remarked the stranger as ne babe
the citizen gOOd-by and started for his
hotel.