The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-24
SHORT CHATS
WITH FRIENDS

suit would be he went around 10 one 81
The leading banks o. the city. He was
getting IS a month at Anthony and 70 his
surprise he was offered SEQ a year 80
Chicago. having given the best % refer
ences- He accepted the position on The
spot
Mr.. Meyer worked hard and IN his west
ern style made friends last
one day the cashier was called 60 the
phone. He was heard 10 say this: Il doHt
know. haven't heard OF any; III be on
the outlook. say-ssy. wait minute. We
have a man here named Meyer; Ne knows
everybody aud everything and may -
able 20 inform you
Meyer vent TO the phone and was beard
20 say this: Yes. ! know two. one az
Cleveland. Ohio. and one IN lcsra- You
may not like the Iowa man as well as
the other. but believe he viii suit you
best yes STR rats my judgment Did
you say the Grand Pactacs Yes. sir.
viii dine with YOU there. yes. sir
That evening Meyer called at the Grand
Paciac and dined with Mr.. DonahSe %
the Montana banking nrm % Daily and
Donahue.
heard 20 say: Meyer you SAY you are
getting s. zoe year; would yo1 come TO
US at Ss.cce7 You see Meyer. Il Is this
way: Ciark's bank is taking our deposi-
tors away from US and Marcus Daily.
my partner, is determined 20 stop It.
think YOU can stop "a. See Daily tornos-
row: he Is passing through here. Givs
him this note Of Introduction;
Next day Meyer met Marcus Daily ard
after some conversation the principal IN
the great feud with the man who u now
United States Senator Clark. was heard
20 say: Meyer. well make your salary
ss.coo a year II you come 20 as. and
you stop our deposits from eotng 20
Clark we might make the firm Daily.
Donahue and Co.-ycu TO be the COM
pany."
Meyer went back 20 his Chicago en-
ployer-Mr shaw-Rad told him what had
happened Meyer" said shsw. Z hate
20 lose YOU but the fact T. there l. no
promotion here for you TN some 81 ~
die Damn Il. Meyer. TN not the man
20 stand In young fellows way: take
n month of on paw. strike out for Butte.
look over the ground and n you don't Ike
IL come paCk-
Meyer went 60 Butte and looked over
the situation there lie then went 20 Mar
Gus Daily and said this: DO YOU see tina,
vacant corner over there 10 you win al
low me 20 put on tha, corner the fnest
bank building west Of the Missouri river
I viii come TO you and prevent the bust
ness going 20 Clark.
You are a man Of ideas" said Daily
Ia man after my owE heart-snd I
want 20 say 20 you that hereafter the
banking firm shall be Daily. Donohue
and Meyer"
Mover remained with Daily until tfs
latter died and became ar important fac
tor IN tho settlement Of his estate This
brought him into contact with the great
financial firms OF the east and ~ was not
long until he became vice president %
the Shoe and Leather Bank ~ Se~ YORK
City with a salary 81 Sc 600 a YEAR. lie
increased the deposits 81 this bank. by
dealing with western banks from so CO..
600 20 So .ooo o00 one OF tho most sturen-
dous accomplishments ~ banking, his
tory. He then conceived ~ the Inter
national bank scheme and found no trcu-
! bic IN organizing IL.
That Is the story % modest Kanssn
who bucked opportunity. as he wugsd
buck a slot machine. for run. through
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