The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-22

city. from which we are permitted to
quote. as follows"
The firm consists Of .---,- and
---- -. his nephew. They have q
working capital Of 1900 to $4,000. and
could prohtabiy employ more. The head
Of the hrm failed In 1888, with hnpilues
Of about $1,000. and in 1851 asked and
the circumstances were such as 70 relieve
Mr. - OF any suspicion OF Dishonesty
or lncapacity. His settlements were salts.
factory, and his creditors az the time OF
the migfortuncs are now his best business
friends. He is n man OF nigh character,
with 4 reputation for frnnkness ana truth
fulneag. He Is conservative ana prudent
lives within his means, ana - attentive
TO business Those from whom we have
made Inquiries, including the local banks
and dealers In the same line OF business,
agree that he Is strictly honorable and
trustworthy, and the president OF the bank
IN which he keeps 1ls account writes US:
Whatever hIr. Gays about his
business / should consider better entitled
10 credence than anything learned from
outside sources. In our board room his
unVeEihed statements arc accepted with
out question, and during nearly niteen
years OF business with him we have
learned 20 regard him as q customer whose
account we value, and 70 whom We WIZ
extend any accommodation consistent
with sound banking"
I'm contrast to this we are able to
give the special report of a leading
commercial agency respecting a busI-
ness man Just now somewhat proml-
nent in the public notice:
's' His personal fortune is vnriousiy
estimated at from &, 0000 900 to y. OOD.OOO, but
II Is understood he y ambitious TO be
rated much higher. Many well-intormed
bankers with whom he has done more or
lCBs business doubt that he Is worth any
thing like 81 100000 : 'E1is property con-
slBtS mainly In tho stocks and bonds OF
enterprises with which he mas been iden-
tined as q promoter, and which II IS not
believed he holds for any other reason
than that no could not unload them with
out sacrifice As TO his personal husi-
ness he Is extremely secretlVe. ana now
secured is unknown. His character is not
considered good by those who have had
Important dealings with him, and hts hab-
its are not such as to warrant confidence.
He gambles heavily, but under conditions
which make 1t difficult to form any estl-
mate OF his gains or losses. He IL
not considered truthful by those who know
him, and many do not hesitate to declare
they would not believe MIN unher onth IN
any matter touching his own interests.
His credit Is simply q question OF MS coll
lateral, which OF late has been scruttniZed
closely. His Identification with business
would not commend It TO conservative
bankers nor to prudent investors.
These extracts from current business
correspondence are significant as estab-
fishing the growing recognition by those
who guard credits Of the value of char
acter. They warrant the conviction
that In the near future the business
world will be less dazzled by the glitter
Of more or less intangible millions, and
be better able to estimate correctly the
probable analysis of those who are be-
hind them and In whose hands they will
develop success or failure"