The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-22
In another letter dated July II.

LII dllOlIGI -l0lleI udlcu July Ii,
1902, and signed by Mr.. Alexander, the
statement is made that in inyestigat-
ing the bank, Roma, the writer,
learned that$the pope had $4,000, 600
in that bank; that he had a similar
sum with the Rothschilds and about
the same amount in England. 20
According to the World the word
'Drexels', was used in the correspond
ence to represent Morgan, Harjess &
Co., and in one Of the letters credited
to Mr.. Alexander there appears the
following: II got a pledge from the
Drexels that everything good should
be said of the ENTERPRISE
One Of the French underwriters was
named Schreyer and the following ref
erence was made to him in one Of the
letters:
ct hear he has a million dollars be-
longing to one old woman to invest at
his discretion"
In this same letter there is also this
statement: II have caused it. to be
known that leading English banker
has told me that could get a, million
dollars in twenty-four hours-which is
true of course
| Another passage in this letter says:
He ''Drove" Men.
II get down here every morning at
9 o'clock and am here as late as half
past 6. I drive these men with all the
energy which Mr.. Hyde might have
shown in the early days of the Equit-
able, and they drive, I am bound to
say, very well. I am delighted with
the Oppenheims. I have yet to find
them fail n being absolutely true and
accurate. I am glad to hear that
they are getting out of their trouble
and that they are likely to receive
now that the British are on tick,
about $750,O00."
A letter dated July 20 sets forth
that the situation had changed and
that the writer had notified Open
helm that all the French investors
would be held to their individual liza
bility. A postscript to this letter read
thus:
/ 'P. s.-since writing the above
Rogniat Cone of the underwriters
came in in a great state of excitement
and said that he had been to see
Harjes and asked whether they knew
anything about the business; that he
was accompanied by man who spoke
cashier did all he could to speak badly
/ about the business and said there
were no quotations for the securities
in New York and that they did no.
want to have anything to do with it
altho they would receive the money
for it. Rogniat was very Indignant
and came to me.
"A Were FEOnlOCcr.
''I saw young Harjes, who said tina
he had been very. much prejudiceG
against the affair since seeing Young
I became very indignant, anc
said that I had not introduced Young
i that he was mere promoter, sucl
as Mr.. Morgan constantly used il
New York. I said Rogniat was tn,
man and that Rogniat had told m,
this very day he would pay up tn
entire call, irrespective of whethe
there were any defaults
In the correspondence is include,
j the following cablegram:
paris, July %, 1sO2.-MacCook
New York: Have Morgans wiz
Harjes. Take cordial view Of affair
Say properties valuable, personne
:. fine. Rogniat just told me will pa
, for underwriters who may defaul1
but wants those paying Harjes en-
couraged. Have read riot act Harje
Z to-day. Report quick.
I Beatty Z
MacCook, the World says, was tn
: cable address of Alexander & Green
e Beatty was Mr.. Alexander's Part
8 cable address.