The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-26
Frenzied Financier Sought
Station as Grandee of
Latin America
MANY PLANTERS LOSE
Wreck of Trust Company
Catches Victims of
Willy Manager

The secret of J. Dalzell Browns 5
desire to represent the republic of
Uruguay in San Francisco was ex-
planned yesterday when former as
sociate of the banker asserted that
Brown had visions of vast South
American estates with himself as
the greatest grandee of the western
hemisphere In fact, Brown already
had made some progress toward the
realization of his dream, for he had
persuaded many leaders in the Cen
trail and South American countries
TO deposit their money in his bank
He succeeded in gaining their friend
ship, and among the names Of the
depositors will be found those OF sew
eral hundred Latin Americans Among
them was Juan Moisant the we'll
known plantation owner of salvador.
who between the Central American
government and J. Dalzcll Brown has
lost during the past six months the
greater part of mis- immense fortune.
Brown sent anuring notices to all
the representatives OF the Central and
South American countries in San Fran
cisco, and through them had gained
many clients for his BANS. BROWN final
II conceived the idea that he could
achieve better results il he himself
We're duly accredited as the eonsnl for
Uruguay at this port. Uruguay is
small and not very particular. an3
Brown got the job. lie didn't get it
soon enough. however, to put it to
any use in furthering his plans for the
vast empire of which he dreamed.
PLANNED A CONGO
Brown gained most OF his knowledge
Of South and Central America from
the comic operas where gracious pro-
moters merge a couple of republics.
purchase the army. double the capital
stock and float the concern in Wall
street. Brown had planned an empire
of the sort that King Leopold of Bel
gium created in the Congo. He had
figured it all outflow the rubber, the
bananas and timber interests would
yield him q revenue which would make
possible a mansion that would make
the Lakcport residence look like a por.
ters lodge.
Brown showed great interest in the
Moisant plantations at Santa Emilia
and had given some consideration to
their purchase With this as base he
proposed to extend his holdings until
they formed a domain without rival on
the globe
The banker had visions of rambling
haciendas with broad patios tropical
gardens with beautiful fountains. rich
ly carpeted halls. restful zephyrs and
beautiful senoritas droning n1elodi-
Gus songs or eoaxing tunefnl waltzes
from tinkling nandolin ard guitar He
had mapped out the whole enterprise
in his imagination. and as consul for
the free and independent republic of
Uruguay he could speak with author
ity to prospective investors.
DREAMED OF MILLIONS
In his ONCE Brown kept number
of maps of the tropical countries. and
these were among the effects seized BY
the corps of detectives who forced his
desk at the hank building. One OF
them was of a rubber plantation which
has secured number of stock holders
II San Francisco.
Some of Browns literature dealt
with sugar plantations. but no matter
what the enterprise Brown was always
sure. as was CoIchel Sellers, that there
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