The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-27

Caribbean sea The concern. however eot
into some diplomatic tangle with the Trim.
dad government. abandoned its plant auf
operations there and moved its headuuar-
tiers to Venezuela, South America
The concern established itself in Ven.
zuela as the Fermentation Asl alt com
pany and secured the rights to some rjct
asphalt beds there on the agreement that
it should pay a royalty to the Venzuelan
government yearly for the asphalt mined
and shipped out of the country. President
Castro of VenZuela, according to the
count broke his promises and kent on
raising the amount of the royalty each
year in spite of the protests of the in
furiated Frenchmen-
Appeal to Government.
The French government was aDneaIed
to for protection for its capitalists ana
their business but President Castro To-
nored the requests of France Finally the
asphalt people refused to come across am.
longer with the alleged eXorbitant rovaIty
demanded by Castro and he confiscated
the business and put il out of commission
Diplomatic relations between France
and Venezuela assumed a very grave as
pect after CastrO's final move said the
count" and international trouble doomed
up in the horizon. The French promoters,
realizing that il would be useless 10 or
crate in that country in the future. no
matter what kind of a settlement was ef-
fected turned their eyes toward Utah.
Hence the count came here.
He claimed to have options on aspbalt
beds in southern Utah that were miles in
extent and that negotiations for the sale
of them to the French promoters were IN
derway. He promised all kinds of things
in the development of the asphalt bust
ness of the state. and in bringing millions
of capital here for investment Towever
the count said that Re was not adverse
to the idea of having Utah capital infer
ested in the project and he therefore tried
TO get to some OF the big men here,
arrival here. so he made his Official bou,
to the local public in the Y NJ G A h
went there and exploded his project He
WASH shy about telling about his dig
nified self and past history. He com
planned that he was lonesome and wanted
to gain the entree into the best social cir
cles in the city.
Taught at Y. M. C. A.
A brilliant inspiration possessed the
count during one Of his visits 10 rhe
Y. NJ. c. A. He heard that the institI,-
ton was conducting a class in forefol,
languages in connection with lis evening
school and he magnanimously offered his
services as teacher or the languages The
offer was made 10 Gustav White. ed,,ca-
uonal director of the Y NJ C. 4 and
as he rendered his talent free. it was ae-
cepted.
He taught the evening school for three
month, and according to Mr. White did
good work He was really well educated
and master in foreign languages as sev-
eral citizens who We're versed i'm foreFsn
languages talked with him and testified
TO his efficiency.
Anyway, the count gained The ar
workmanship of several men connecteI
With the Y. NJ. G. y. got i'm with the T-ni !
'erslty ciuD, spent several spare hours /
mere and met some of the Salt Lake
bankers He was well suDDIied VIII, I
money at first and scattered il right ana
cit with amazing Hberality but as in I
Ill olher stories. his funds ran short soon
md the count began to look around for |
iome loose change
He wanted to raise $50 for ten tickets |
or Nordica night in the new Colonial |
n are put was shy He borrowed So |
Il the amount with which he was going '
o entertain friends at the theatre marry
rom Educational Director White He
ave ms check on the Commercial Ma
lonal Dank Tor a guarantee OF the money
Mr.. White became anxious and called
I the Commercial National bank win
ne check The cashier told him that the
count did not have any deposit there.
ma II ne ever did have a cent. the Com
nerctai National never saw il. for il had
lever heard of him before
The count met Mr.. White inst after
e had come out Of the bank. and. suS-
ecuhS that White had investigated
assed the matter off as a Joke and re-
urned the loan of So. He implored him
4 the most beseeching language not 10
1enuoa the incident, as it would frac-
ure his social standing and ruin the
nance of the big industry that he was
DING to establish in Utah
on another occasion he wanted 10 cable
D his father in Russia for 100 hounds in Z
.ngliSh money, but did not have the
,herewithal to pay for the cable message I
he Postal Telegraph company didn't like !
ne sound of the counts word that ne
-ould make good the cost upon recent
f his money. and refused To- trust him !
lie asked Mr.. White to stand good for the
lessage, but Mr. White couldn't see it,