The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-05

er on account OF any demand for
funds from that quarter. as there
would be none. The Rock Island is
now earning about twelve per cent
on the common stock which is sell
ing around as The principal owners
OF the Rock Island have all returned
to New York and the street will watch |
with interest and curiosity tht devel-
opment OF the plans OF this group in
the upbuilding OF what is now the
greatest railroad system in the world
in point Of mileage. Wall street is
now treating this combination with
distln guished respect It has done
more ia less time than any other group
OF men ever attempted and II seems to
be only in the beginning Of its achieve
ments.
A financial editor rang up his stock
exchange friend at the Waldorf one
evening to tell him that an interview
with J. Pierpont Morgan would ap
pear in one OF the morning papers the
next day. The broker was out but
the financial editor connected with
the mans English valet to whom he
endeavored TO communicate the state
ment. After repeating the message
three or four times the financial editor
asked the valet n he was sure he un-
derstood. The latte. asked him to re
peat once more, which he did in these
words: Tell Mr.. Stow a bullish in
terview with ]. Pierpont Morgan will
appear in the Times tomorrow morn.
ing" Now are you sure you under.
stand" asked the financial writer, to
which the valet replied, quite sure,
sor." let me hear you repeat the
message 80 l. too. may be certain"
This is the reply that foated back
over The wire: You oisked me to
see Mr.. Stow and tell him that fool
ish interview with ]. Pierpont Morgan
will appear in the Times tomorrow
morning. sor." The financial writer
rung of in despair and does not know
to this day whether Mr.. Stow was in.
formed of Mr.. Morgan's foolish inter
view.
James r. Keene has been having
fun with the newspaper reporters and
process servers for several days. He
is entrenched IN the privacy of his
apartments on one Of the upper floors
Of the Waldorf-Astoria ana will see
only those he wants TO see. Various
devices have been resorted to to reach
him with subpoena in the libel suit
of Vreeland VS.. Amory. Amory is the
accountant who went through the
books of the Metropolitan Street Rail.
way company and made disclosures
which President Vreeland considered
damaging. Both men are endeavoring
to get at each other with criminal H.
bel suits and several prominent spec
ulators and brokers are being dragged
in as witnesses, Mr.. Keene among
the nuL.ber. Mr.. Keene has no liking
for that kind Of thing and is trying
to keep out Of the way Of sharing in
II. He rather enjoys the chase and is
= giving an illustration OF how a man
can dodge service. II is harder to
see him now than Il would be to reach
= the sacred presence Of an oriental DO.
tentate A newspaper man served HIS
son-in.law, Talbot J. Taylor. with, a
subpoena and now only those OF the
profession who are known. by, Mt.
= Keepe TO be above suspicion are al.
lowed TO come within a half mile OF
him. Many amusing stories are. told
OF the efforts of the process servers to
get at him. For a man who has gone
: lame with a damaged knee. Mr. Keene
displays remarkable agility. His in
accessibility does not prevent him do
' ing execution in the stock market
however and he is playing it good
and hard. according to all reports No
q body pretends to know precisely what
his market position is and his opera
+ tions are a puzzle. as usual.
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