The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-22

private barber.
/ GOT to give EN- letter. said the
I broker Il don't know what to say
You're such man Of genius--what
/ can YOU suggest"
/ That depends" said the letter
| writer, 'on whether you're bullish or
( beartsh.
The barber tipped the brokers' chin
/ up.
Don't want to take any position"
said the broker, to the ceiling. I'm
bearish at heart, but We can't write
/ that way. You know how that is. 1t
! would offend too many people who
/ have stocks. Got to give EN- some
thing cheerful
! 81 don't know OF anything very
| bright said the letter writer.
no barer was now coming down the
left side, and the broker talked with
! the other side of his face.
Was out Sunday through the coun-
try. It's looking good. Don't know
What better we can say than that
! everything else will be governed this
ear by the crops.
writer
The barber was now coming down the
awe. mad never heard any one speak
sarcastically to him before. He with
held the razor, expecting something
/ 10 happen The broker only retorted
= know we've said II before. but we
cant be always original Say. then.
that we are going TO have big crops
We might say that It's time to be
1 taking big crops for granted Say
that crops are always a good gam
Die In this country"
We're not going n have hummer
crop, said the ler+er vri+er TN,
best tva car nj g ~a,u H.. -.
+ Corn is $40. -, ''' VIVA. - 0p.
"LJou. oIo,'t -. 80
,,,t.,- we nay crop hats
r,at'f. 80 ~ p Ne'y DIG Wet spring
~ ia
suppose II S time for the hay let
iet'gu Salo the letter writer.
ne nay letter. said the broker.
nat do YOU mean by thato''
he same as Ave written once A
+ wear since my earliest recollecttons, i"
said the letter writer. at is pafticu-
ia'ly good w2reh wheat's a little dtsa n
pointing, and come Of the other crops
I are going to be only fair. Then oou
begin; But there 10 one crop the i'm
/ portance of which Is never fully rec
osnizad in Wall streets crop which
ranks third or fourth in money va Ile
and which is In many respects more
important than any one higher. That
! is the hay CROP
You ought to be glad you're not in
the brokerage business" said the
/ broker. Never worry. You couldn't
make anything at IT, Wen have the
| hay letter. them
We go on to say" continued the
letter writer, that though there are
no hay roads. as there are corr roads
and wheat roads, still all roads have
big stake IN the hay crop. etc. etc
The barbr was now packing up his
kit. He eyed the letter writer with
/ open hostility. He knew what he
would do to him # ne we're the broker
instead of the brokers' barber.
Well. It's true all the same said
/ the broker. Il don't suppose you
know hay when you see II growing.
i III bet you couldn't tell clover from
timothy. ! couldn't myself for that
| matter but you might say this. say
that hay enters more into the cost
! of living than people generally think. "
OF course said the letter writer
See how many more automobiles
there are each year to consume hay.
on think I'm joking. said the
broker, There Is nay cost IN every
thlnR' me prlce Oh nay aHecs lhe
price of meat; the price OF meat at
- -
living ahecs wages. mere Is iapor
cost IN everything ihere ~ posi-
IVely hNhlhg you can puy th@l GOES
not IA some lfidirecH manner tohtalit
/ ~ nay toS'
"a never lnought OF III pei"le' so"
the ietter writer. Out II oes"ines o.
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