The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
THE PRIZE WINNERS
IN WALL STREET CRAsH--GUESSES
 AT THE LUCKY FEW.
Millionaire Singers in New York op- era--The Ruah to Europe Promises to Break Records--Father Knick- eFbOcker . Disreputable
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 New York, March 23.-Out of the ruck of the broken stock market have come many stories as to the fortunes won by the lucky few who succeeded in calling the turn. As usual, these guesses include everybody from hotel walters and the obscure little side- street Brooklyn grocer, who. with blind fatalism. sold the market short and cleaned up from s1o.0o0 to s5o.- coo on the final adjustment, to the old and experienced operators whose nerve, and judgment has been tested in many a previous campaign against heavy odds. Prominent among the prime winners are listed Judge Will liam H. Moore and Daniel c. Reid of the Rock Island crowd, who, knowing brokers say. foresaw the crash as long ago as last summer and began to go short of the market Three quarters of the winnings of Lawrence Water bury, who for months has been selI- ing the market as enthusiastically as ever he played polo; but, fnasmuch as Mir. Waterbury is carelessly spending these trying days at Palm Beach, the estimate is unconfirmed. From the outset 1t has been taken for granted & represents the paper profits stripped from the mighty. although the men hit hardest are believed to be the finan- ciers with fortunes ranging from S50O.- GOO to $1.000,000 The most remark able features of the whole affair have been the surprisingly quick recovery and the equally surprising fact that but one firm of brokers was unable to stand and deliver on the morning after the crash.
 When the gigantic terminal building of the McAdoo tunnels under the Hud- son river is completed, the extremes of metropolitan life will touch elbows in two unique clubs recently formed fin the financial district. One of these Is the Railroad Club, which will be one of the greatest aggregations of mill iionaires in the world. It's luxurious quarters will overlook with 8 watch ful and dominant eye the converging tides of commerce flowing into the city through river and harbor and the thousands of miles of railroad which stretch. away in every direction from the Jersey shore. There arc no lux urious appointments, not even a meet ing room. for the Hot Air Club" of sandwich" men, and the only dues are the pennies exacted from the members present to provide beer when the club assemblies in a nameless little alley on Cedar Street, almost within the shad- ow of its wealthy neighbor. A sand wien man Is an individual whom hard luck and an unwillingness to beg compels to parade the streets literally sandwtched between two bill boards or carrying an advertising sign high above his head for the modest stipend of S1 per diem. A community of mis- cry has led these 1uckIess individuals 10 cm1n nsxt xaA.. 4l.m sE..u..l sidewalk grating protected from win try blasts by tall buildings. through which current of hot air from the engine room of the Equitable building affords some slight degree of com fort Here the sandwich men congre- gate daily. sometimes a bare half dozen. sometimes twenty or more, un- der the presidency Of "Old Sam" who has no other name among his con- freres, although his manner and speech betray signs of better days
 There are now singing in New York twelve grand opera artists whose wealth aggregates more than $12,OOO,- 900. The list Is headed by Mme Nell lie Meroa. whose salary of $8,0oO a night is the highest In the profession. although Caruso is making a desper- ate effort to equal it next season. Mme Melba's fortune is conservattveIS es- timated at s4,000.0o0 or s5,O00. 900. three-fourths of which is said to be invested in rare gems, of which she has a remarkable collection. Emedeo Bassi. the Italian tenor, is believed to to be worth at least $2.000,0O0, and Mme. sembrich accounts for S1,500,OOO more. The remaining s4,500, 900 or y5,- 100000 is divided among a number of less prominent lights in the operatic Armament. like Mario Ancona and VlA Go. Mime. De Cisneros, who enjoys the unique distinction of being a native American; and Senors Caruso and Bonci. Whatever the American dra- matic star may be, and usually in spite of high salary, he has to bor- row money to get through the sum mer. the European singer is frugal beyond the point where appearances must be kept up for their advertising value. There is not star at either the Manhattan or the Metropolitan Opera House this season who could not afrord steam yacht or the finest private car ever set upon wheels; but real estate and government bonds seem to be more popular forms of m vestment among the members of the profession.
 Whatever dark forebodinRs pessi- mists may read in the present aeita- ton In Wall Street. the great trans Atlantic steamship lines which ply the ocean ferry between New York ana the port of the Old World ind no pre- sage of hard times. either this year or next in the volume of their bookings for spring and summer travel abroad For years these have furnished an un- failing index to the business conditions of the country, past. present and to come The rush to secure accommo- dations is now on and this year prom laa. hc h..