Arizona republican., 1910-06-22
TRAVELLER TELLS OF GETTING
 MONEY IN TOLEDO.
Took All the Quick Assets of Bank and Some Outside Help to Pro-
 duce 750 Pesetas.

"1t is curious how far from modern civilization you feel when you get to some places in Spain" said a traveller the other day. Especially is this the case if you attempt to do any banking in a town where they are unused to American methods.
 Tn Madrid one morning three years ago decided to go to Toledo. I need ed about s100. but the train for Toledo left before the banks in Madrid opened and l could not get back before they closed. I looked at my letter of credit and was overjoyed to find that it men tioned that money could be drawn upon it at the Royal Bank of Spain in Toledo, so I decided this would solve the question.
 "A little before F o'clock my courier and I sought the Royal Bank of Spain. It was huge four story building, with row of eight windows on floor and a gilt sign and all sorts of armorial bearings on the face of it; but to my astonishment the door was closed and locked
 'I rang the bell, and after some de- lay theee appeared a man who looked like a clerk, wearing a bandage about his head as if he had the toothache.
 want to get some money I said to him through the courier
 S'enor, it is impossible he replied. you will have to come back tomorrow and see the president He is entertain ing friends and cannot see you
 T explained that it was impossible for me to wait, but it seemed to make no impression. Well, it took me and off convince that bunged up attendant that had to have something done, and he at last disappeared and came back accompanied by pompous looking per son wearing a frock coat and a white tie
 My situation was explained volubly to him by the courier. He shok his head and said:
 Tt is out of the question. I am too busy entertaining and I cannot attend to the matter today
 When my courier repeated this to me I lost my good temper. I used few good American swear words, which I do not think the courier at temped to translate, but I reminded the president that he was the accred- ited agent of an American bank and guaranteed to give me the money I demanded upon its letter of credit on any working day. prophesied all sorts of trouble for hin. and finally he began to see the point
 How much does the senor need?' he asked
 Forty pounds I replied.
 He threw up his hands and fell back against the door post as if aghast Forty pounds. 1000 pesetas, it is i'm possible he cried. That will require two or three days notice,'
 Well, I got pretty hot under the collar, and with the assistance of the courier I said some very plain things to him. Finally, he promised to see what he could do, and took us into the bank
 Waving us to seats, the president seated himself at his desk and wrote several letters, which he gave to the factotum. The latter was gone about half an hour, and when he came back hehad the greatest bunch of paper and silver and copper money you ever saw at one time. They counted it out and it amounted to 24O pesetas. Then they dug into the banks vault and pulled Oul OUU DGSeldS. It IS all the cash had on hand the president assured me. No, Alfonso, bring your little cash box he said to the factotum The lat ter unlocked a drawer and brought out cigar box filled with small silver and copper coins. The president and AL fonso slowly counted the contents of the cigar box. There were some eight | pesetas and S7 centimes I am afraid the best we can do is to | offer you 750 pesetas, said the presi- | dent pulling out his purse. After what l had been through I was glad to get | that, so the president counted over 1 | peseta 13 centimos from his own pock- | etbook. I signed a receipt and went | out with my clothes full of paper, sil- yer and copper"