The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-29
THOS. LAWSON
MAN WHO IS PLAYING ALIVE
WALL STREET.
FIGHTING GREATEST FIHkNClEsS
10 son o. Nova Scotia Car
penter-spends His Money
Lavishly-Remembsrs the
Poor.

The interesting story OF Thomas
W. lawson, Of Boston. who is expos
ing Wall street dealings, is related
by the Boston Traveller.
Thomas W. Lawson was born in the
city OF Charlestown, as years ago. be-
ing the son Of a carpented from Nova
Scotia.
He ran away from school at the
age Of u years to get a job on State
street, and got IT,
Made a small fortune when 16 In a
pool" with other State street office
boys. Lost Il ali later In a squeeze In
STOCKS.
Married at p and has had a delight
ful home life. Is the father Of six
children.
Made his debut IN State street about
seventeen years ago In q fight against
a store service company. he being in
terested in a rival patent Won the
fight and engineered a "~reorganiEa-
tion." with himself on the inside.
About this time was also manager
OF a large railroad supply printing
house in Boston.
In 1898 he engineered a stock com
paign for the Westinghouse Electric
company against the General Electric
company. Cleaned up ~S2.63f.00o in
nfty-eight days for himself and his
hackers.
Plunged IN Sugar stock and
dropped his pile"
Promoted a boom" town in Ken
lucky and lost
Became interested in the Butte and
Boston Copper Mining oompany's
stock. which he bought from IS cents
TO g. a share and huiled 10 SIS or bet
ter. Accumulated stock OF the Boston
and Montana company in the sams
way and aid the same thing with Il.
Interested Henry II. Rogers and
other Standard OH men In coppers.
aud in the organisation OF the Anal
gAmRted company cleaned up mill
lions.
Took an active par, in gas affairs
In Boston.
Disagreed Win Standard on.
Fell out with the STANDARD oil IN
1901 and lost about 10 million dollars
In n few days IN a sensational drop
In Amalgamuted stock. Vowed ven.
gcance and lay low.
Began a campaign o. publicity look
inc to = rehabilitation Of his fortune
and 10 getting square with Standard
on
Acquired a copper mine % bis own
IN California Began promoting q
combination of Lake Superior mines
as rivals a the AmalKamated.
In 1901 be built q racing yacht, ~ =
cost Of million dollars. and offered
her as a defender Of the Americas
cup. but without being admitted 70
the trial races. Broke che vessel up
az the end % three months. al a cost
Of $4,000 published a book telling all
about Il. the entire edition Of which
he CAV away.
Acquired fame as a buyer o. a pink
for $4,000 and naming Il for hts wife.
Built a stock farm among the rocks
Of Scituatc az a cost OF 2 million dol.
lars because HIS wife liked the site.
Has accumulated the finest kennel
Of bulldogs Ia the country.
Bought a triangle OF land in the
Back hay for nearly $500. 900 and made
Il into a park for the bouent ~ his
nclEhbors. most OF whom do not like
him.
II conducting his present campaign
against the stock market from a room
in q down town hotel. assisted only by
his s~tenoErapher. d not accessible
even TO his iRtiinAtes.
u the most complex character be-
fore the public to-day.
Does not bolong to any city club.
Spends all his evenings AZ homo.
D%ispenHes large sums ia charity.
IL suporautioua.
OBTAINED POPE LEO.