The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05

From time to time. when the little
financier would ask Rock how he was
progressing. the clerk would tell him he
was doing as well as could be eX-
pected. He also told Mr.. Greener that
the trust cOmpa MES had given only
$4,000 shares. and he said nothing
whatever of the 7.10O shares he had Sc
cured from the friendly brokers. It
was a desperate chance, this conceal
ing from Mr. Greener how well he had
done, but the clerk was bold.
The moment Rock became convinced
that there were no more pro-Greener
proxies to be had by hook or crook he
began his attack on the enemy. His
problem was to capture the anti
Greener vOtes-Or stock. And the plan
Of this healthy clerk with the Unriinch-
ing eyes and the resOlute chin was
worthy of the sallow-faced little man
with the furtive look and the great
forehead.
1T is a case of heads I win. tails you
lose" Rock muttered to himself, ex-
uItingly.
The young man presented himself
forthwith at the Office Of Weddell.
Hopkins & Co, prominent bankers ana
bitter enemies of Mr. John f. Greener
and his methods. They knew Rock as
e Greener. and he had no difficulty in
securing an audience from Mr.. We'd
dell.
GOOD morning. Mr.. WeddeD.'
Good morning. sir" said the banker,
cOldly. Il must say I'm somewhat
surprised at the presumption of your
people i'm sending you to me-
Mr.. Weddell." said Rock. I've left
the firm of Brown & Greener. They
We're" he added, yOuthfully. too ras-
caIly for me-
Mr.. Wedders face froze solid. He
feared an application for a position
"Ye-es % he said His voice matched
his face in frigidity.
Mr. Weddell.' said the young clerk,
looking straight into the old banker
eyes. you. in common with other hon
est men, have been wishing you could
prevent Mr.. Greener from wrecking the
Iowa Midland. Now. Mr.. WeddeH," he
went on, eagerly, as the enthusiasm Of
| the plan grew upon him, L know ali
about Mr.. Greener's plans and re-
sources, and ! want YOU to help me
fight him. If you do we viii win,
sure"
How viii you go about it?'' asked
/ the old banker. evasively. He was not
/ certain this was not some trick OF the
! versa tile Mr.. John r. GreeneT.
Mr.. Greener." answered young Rock,
/ has not the control Of the property
/ He has only 10000 shares. I had &C
! cess to the books and I know to a
! share"
4 don't wish you to betray an en-
! plOyer's secrets. even though he may
] be my enemy. i do not care to heay
/ any more" He was an OldfashiOned
| banker, was Mr.. WeddelI.
Il am not betraying any secrets. He
| himself said he had over 10000 shares
| and all the reporters jumped to the
I conclusion that he had actually a con-
trolling interest. And that is what he
Will have unless you help me. I have
! proxies here for 2S. 800 shares from trust
! companies and commission houses. Ny
/ plan is to get all the proxies can from
! the anti-Greener and the anti-Willetts
/ stockholders. Then we can make Mr.
| Willetts give US pledges in black and
/ white to inaugurate the much-needed
/ reforms and stop his policy Of eXtrav-
/ agance and his costly traffic arrange
| ments. Willetts viii do IL TO save him.
] self and the road from falling into
! Greener's hands. But there's no time
! TO lose. Mr.. Weddell." The excitement
/ os the game he was playing stimulated
/ him like wine.
And you?" queried the old banker
! meaningly. Where do you come in p
/ The insinuatiOn was his last weapon.
I? 1t might be. Mr.. Weddel. thai
after the election ] could be appointed
/ assistant secretary of the company as
/ an evidence of good faith on the part
I of the reform management I can lSeeI
/ tabs on them and represent the We'd
/ dell Hopkins interest. The salary" he
added. with truly artistic significance
/ could be $4,000 a year have beer
( getting just one-haIf that" His salary
was exactly $1,000; hut why minimize
/ ones commercial value
| The old banker walked up and down
by CAD, sir. you shall have Om
/ proxies" said Mr.. Weddell at length.
/ WeddeH, Hopkins & CO. held 140Ol
| shares of Iowa Midland stock, and or
/ the next day Rock received theil
/ proxies. Coming from so well known
/ so VIGOROUSLY i-Greener a house
/ they served as credentials to him. and
/ he was able TO convince many doubling
ThOmases. He secured proxies from
! practically all the anti Greener stOcb
1 held in the city, as well as in Phila-
/ delphia and Boston.
/ All told the proxies he had secured
/ from Mr.. Greener's friends and from his
/ foes amounted to 81 $50 shares. Tt was
really d. remarkable performance. rs
! felt very proud Of il. AS TO conse-
I quences. he had carefully weighed
/ them. He was bound to succeed. or
whichever side the coin came down.