The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
GREEN CONCLUDES
NOT TO KILL LAWSON
Copper Manipulation CooIs Off
and Decides to Pretend
to Feel Good.
A POOL TO FIGHT LAWSON
Big Interests Get Together and Orga-
nize to Resist His Attacks on the
Market-Boston Sorry to Miss
the Big Doines.

New York, Dec. IA report is cur
rent on Wall street that the real cause
of the clash between Thomas w. Law
son, the Boston operator. and Colonel
w. c. Greene of Greene Consolidated
Copper, was as follows:
On Monday Lawson telephoned from
Boston to Colonel Greene:
Say, Greene, I want 10000 shares
of Greene Consolidated"
Cant have it," replied Colonel
Greene.
"Why?"
because I haven't got it,
Nonsense, man; l must have 10000
shares"
Il haven't it," replied Colonel
Greene.
The telephone rang off and later it
was announced that Lawson and his
assistants had gone into the market
and sold short 100000 shares, which
forced the market down IL points, after
which Lawson bought in the shares he
was after.
This so aroused Colonel Greene that
n startling advertisement appeared yes
terday in the newspapers, in which he
threatened to cSll upon Lawson per-
sonally. But he did not go to Boston
TO call Lawson a liar, fakir and char
latan. as he said he would do He was
ready and willing to go, but the officers
OF the copper company objected. Chief
among the DIRECTORS was f. H. Harri-
man, one of the largest individual
holders of the copper company's stock
and distinguished member of the
Standard Oil group of capitalists who
have been the targets of Lawson's
wrath for six months.
Will Fix Lawson Yet.
Greene hasn't given up his plan of
going to Boston and telling Lawson
some things, in the hope of making him
fight. The eX-frOntierSman says that
he will attend to Lawson in good time.
When asked why he had attacked Law
son, the colonel said:
He cost me million and half dol
lars in two days. What made me put
that Lawson business in the papers
was this. l began to think of the way
Lawson was hurting a lot of innocent
people. I had just left my wife and
children, and | got hot when l thought
of Lawson.
THE big slump in the stock of our
company had been caused by Lawson.
I don't say that he sold any, because
l don't think he had any, and l don't
believe he went short. His Influence
was indirect. His upheavals had
weakened public confidence. He had
scared the little fellows who owned
100, 500 and 1000 shares of the stock.
In a minute l decided to put out that
advertisement. ~
Now Lawson is saying a lot of stuff
about me. l have not read it and don
want to read it. Ill tell you the real
facts. I only met him once, and he
tried then to SWindle me. 1t was four
years ago. Our company had just
been formed. 1 came on east and Of
fered Lawson an option on SO per cent
of the stock. In that deal he did not
two, ,,.rl,{
spoken to him since. He tried to put
me in hole and get my property for
nothing after I had treated him fairly
anc signed papers with him."
Greene Will Not Shoot Lawson.
On the. curb Greene Copper ruled
strong about 25, and it was apparent
that the liquidation in that quarter
was over. Colonel Greene this after.
noon said he did not intend to use 6
gun on Lawson, and t incident is re-
| garded as closed.
In an interview today Greene sale
Lawson struck at others and hit him
but that Lawson was all right. Beins
asked whether he was going to BostoI
to fight Lawson, Greene said:
II decline to be egged. 1 won't b,
driven into anything rash. A lot o
people would like to see me make
fool of myself
But" said the reporter, you volun
tarily stated to the public that you
would go to Boston and have it gu
with Lawson"
Il was hot when I said it," answered
the colonel. ut would make any MAJ
hot to lose $2OUO,O00 1 never meant t.
make gun play l am getting too ole
to be going around with a cannon fol
everybody who disagrees with me.
will go to Boston whenever bushes!
calls me, and when I meet Lawson
will give him my opinion Of his meth
DDS to his face