The Washington times., 1906-02-04

Charles q. Gates & Co. one Of the
largest and among the most prominent
commission houses in Wall Street. will
. tomorrow open one OF the largest and
without doubt the handsomest and most
complete brokerage Offices in Wash
ington.
The new firm in tho financial com
munity of Washington occupies almost
She entire second fioor o. the Munsev
building. facing Pennsylvania avenue
the same building which also is the
new home OF the Washington Times
The offices have been partially open
FOR several days, but will open in corn
plete form for the first time tomorrow
morning.
The firm affords direct private wire
service 20 New York and instantaneous
connection with the floor of the New
York exchange. as well as all other
principal exchanges of the country. the
firm having membership in the New
York stock exchange, New York cot
ton exchange. New York produce ex-
change. Liverpool Cotton Association.
Chicago stock exchange, Chicago board
"f trade. New York coffee exchange
Philadelphia stock exchange, and the
New orleans cotton exchange. Direct
wire connections are maintained with
al OF these institutions.
Known All Over the World.
The firm of Charlie G. Gates & Co.
IS one of the best known in the financial
world. not only in New York. Wash
ington, Chicago. and ST. Louis, where
II maintains Offices. but throughout this
country and Europe. During the sea-
son the firm maintains offices at Sara
toga and Atlantic City. and also reach
es Palm Beach. Fla. An Office is main
tanned the year round at French Lick
Springs, Ind, a noted health resort of
the Middle West The firm has two
Offices in New York and two m Chi
cago.
The head of the firm IS Charles c.
Gates. the only son of John W Gates.
one of the leading men of the financial
railway ana iron and steel world
Charles G Gates has also made for
himself an enviable reputation in the
financial community and stands as one
of the most successful and popular men
in THE Street."
MI Gates general partners include
Messrs. John A. Black. Arthur ]. Sing
eT, and Charles q. Smith. of New York;
0rson c. Wells and J. r. Morrow. OF
Chicago. As special partners the firm
includes J. W. Gates and John Lambert
Chicago Man in Charge.
The Washington Offices OF the firm xiii
be under the management of Herbert L.
Jones. formerly of Chicago. Mr.. Jones
was for thirteen years connected with
the various daily newspapers Of Chicago
lately as financial editor of the Chicago
Daily Journal, and prsor TO that as DO
ht!cai editor OF the same newspaper
lie enjoys "a wide acquaintance in the
financial railway. and corporation world
and also i'm the political field, particular
ly in the Wes' and Middle West
The principal offices including Gus
toners room, board room. managers
Offices, and quarters for telegraph oper-
ators, clerks bOokkeepers, etc are fur
nished i'm Flemish oak of special de-
sign and finish. and the private offices
are beautifully fitted out with mahog-
any furniture. trimmings. etc. also of
a special design and finish
Altogether the new firm offers 10
Washingtonians, as well as visitors from
other cities the most complete direct
private wire facilities TO the financial
centers, as well as special news service
of ii complete character, r,sIcTing the
oenters OF this country and Europe and
keeping constantly in touch with them.
particularly with relation 10 such sub
jects as effect the marke,s and the
money and financial conditions OF the
world