New-York tribune., 1907-07-28


Washington street, Boston
FRANKNESS, NOT SECRECY, HIS GULF
II Is with pleasure 1 record that my appre-
tensions we're without ground. Mr. King pleas
antly polite and politely pleasant. numored me
,r,+h ready audience Not only that, but he
was freely willing to talk.
"some very honest men," said he make
specialty Of secrecy in their business analrs'
That would not do for me- who make cult Oh
franknesS."
This ia q free-hand sketch of Mr.. King. as
looked him ND and down on this our first en-
counter He has a square. wise head. set nrmiy
on SQUARE door-wide shoulders, and square, res
oIute law to be in harmony with the rest Slx
feet tall and more. with long, slingy powerful
arms. he has the frame OF an athlete WIN
personality like COrliss engine, you know MIN
at once for herd leader-fOr congenltal cap
tain of men. His eye. level, steady, without
furtiyities or conCealments, is the eye OF cOh-
mand His manner is military. and he gives the
impression Of passing most of his lie on MS
feet His atmosphere Is confident and begets
confidence. Preeminently he Is the sublimation
of action-quick to see. quick to direct
II l were to read the gentleman l should say
that while easy TO convince-if you have the
arguments and the facts-C. E. King is In no
wise credulous. He detects humbugs, has an
intuitive knowledge Of the false. He IS strong
willed, without being obstinate. He has clear
conception Of what he wants and why he wants
it and how he means to get it. Also. he Is
horse to work-deep-lunged and tireless. And
because he has met and managed all kinds OF
men-pIg men, pouter pigeon men, cock robin
men, dog men, man men-he is broad minded
and tolerant
There is nothing OF the pOrcuplne about G.
E. King; no Quils, no irritablllties. His stOm-
ach is too sound, his blood too red for that. He
will rush upon his work like soldier storming
q fortress he Will desplse coward, denOunce
a laggard; but there will be no spites. no peev-
ish l!ttlenesses. Out West, when they aim to
describe one who is sound In every honest and
unhaggng virtue. whose loyalty Will stand the
acid and whose courage Is above proof. they
say: "YOu could cross the plains with him"
After a careful survey | must believe that you
could cross the plains with G. E. King.
SOUTHERN COURTESY; NORTHERN VIM
Your thorough paced Southern man may be
discovered by the even, self-respecting terms
upon which lie meets and greets you There is
nothing OF manner and much manhood in his
attitudes. All OF which graceful condition.
take 1t, is due TO this: His whole notion OF
what is nobly great in life Is included in the
term Southern gentleman" This last Is
his by inheritance; like a SQUAD pigeon, he's
biggest when he's born. It's as though he were
Graded on u peak. Whatever existence may
hold in store for him, and though he conquer
his way TO millions OF gold seat In a cab
met or to the very White House itself, he never
Conquers uphill. Therefore. your Southern gen
tleman is not 10 be swollen OF small Vanities nor
discovered in NarCissian admirations OF him
self lie will no more think Of giving than OF
accepting insult. and never finds IL necessary TO
transact his greatness at the expense OF other
men. And all these. | saw and read them,
were the observable brands and earmarks OF
Z. f. King
Settling myself in the smoke OF fresh cigar
commenced my campaign OF questions
Il See" said l, hOurishlng the c. T. King
announcement. clipped from Kings Financial
Bulletin" that your face IS set like flint
against stock gambling
1T is-decdedly." :" said Mr. King. In offer
Ing securities TO the pubuc-to the people who
look to me for advice in the matter or invest
ments-I endeavor TO eliminate every element OF
speculation. great many financial houses list
their offerings ON the Stock Exchange or on
the Curb. Some years ago this was considered
absolute Endorsement Of the stability and
reliability and worth OF a security, but this IS
not true any more. If IL ever true People
have begun to learn that the listing OF securities
is done largely for purposes Of manipulation"
DON'T SPECULATE! INVEST" HIS CRY.
Until 1 began my campaign against stock
gambling people apparently did not realize that
there Is always some clique or organization or
Individual who makes a market. The values
thus created are fictitious ones. The public is
beginning to wake to q realization or this state
of affairs and is not now so ready to believe
that q sudden Stock Exchange advance IN the
price OF stock means rush ON the part OF
Investors TO got hold of it because of its intrin-
sic value realized 1t long ago and decided
TO take vigorous stand against il. l offer Sc
curlties only as investments. None Of my stocks
is listed. There is no chance 10 gamble In
them.
Before 1 started Kings Financial Bulletin
conducted q column IN great many news
papers under the title OF Kings Column, of
Financial Logic paying myself for the space
used and stating therein my ideas of invest
ments. Sometimes my remarks were so pointed
that certain papers wanted TO blue pencil them
My war-cry has always been Don't speculate!
Invest. Don't gamble. The only man who
understands the game is the one behind il, and
he Is the only man who WINS"
Il notice Also" said l. that you think 70,
return on investments little enough?"
And so 1t is. l have insisted all along that
the low rates paid by the savings banks on the
money deposited by the people were not fair
nor just The man who works for his money.
who has few thousands saved by self-deniaI
and hard work, is beginning to realize that his