Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
HEARD ON CHANGE.

When some pretty tall trading seemed
| likely to take place the other day and bids
were made for big lots, even for one thou
| sand shares. the mild. insinuating voice Of
Walter Hieston was heard asking:
Nv hat'u you give for three?
| Some of the high rollers took for granted
| that three hundred shares were meant, but
| they were undeceived when Walter, as he
! is called on the exchange. remarked bland
| ly, with one of his all-over smiles:
Il have three shares for SALE.
Sometimes. however. Mr.. Hiestons voice
| Is capable of great volume. and then there
| Is a strain in 1t that suggests the gentle
| treble which arises from the place occu-
| pied by Dave Greenlees, as he is called.
The latter has blush which is deeper than
that of Mr.. Hieston. but none of these
characteristics impair the effective action
OF their team work when they get together
| in combination
| The only Lanston dividend that will be
paid this year, as far as is known. was
| brought into the board room the other day
| in a paper bag.
1t was straw hat, and was presented by
| MIR. John Lynch to Mr.. Charles j. Bell, and
was the result of the formers strong con-
victfons as to what the action of the Lans-
ton directors would be on the dividend
| question.
| Mr.. f. Southland Parker is one of the
| members of the exchange whose name has
| that is. commonly. Mr.. Glover calls him
| Parker but. then, Mr.. Glover is president
| OF Riggs Bank.
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins Is again dropping
| In occasionally at the daily meetings, and
| he is also taking part in The trading. No
one has ventured yet to stir him up to
find If he still carries the keen. flashing
blade of witty repartee which makes him
the delight and despair Of all, whether they
take an active or passive part in the inter-
| nI,,,
The forthcoming manual of local securi-
ties will be the fourth that has been issued
since the exchange was organized nearly
twenty-five years ago. The first was pub
lshed in 1888, and is a small paper-cOv-
cred pamphlet of SO pages. g..
Six years later the second was issued.
similar in form, and then in 1900 came
from the press the present manual, which
has the dignity of binding. The new vol
une will represent not only higher type
Of 'bookmaking, but its contents Will illus
trate the increased Importance of local Sc
curities.
There seems to be a disposition to take
exception to the paragraph in this column
| of last week which apparently credits the
authors of the two volumes last mentioned
representing the literary activity of
the entire membership of the exchange.
1t is urged that the writings Of others are
ignored by such Judgment
The prevailing custom of members, espe-
cially those engaged in the banking bust
ness, of accepting practically everything
that appears over the signatures of their
| associates in the exchange would indicate
that the latter are unusually successful as
writers.
Current prices for seats would appear to
the casual observer as rather high for the
one that Jim Green, as he Is called, usually
occupies when the exchange is in session.
Seated on a table at one end of the room,
he swings his feet back and forth as con-
tentedly as If he was fishing at the Wood
mont Club His thoughts are not there.
however at least not If any securities hap
pen to be offered that are listed in the gilt
edge class.