White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01
BUSINESS MAN.
OPERATES N SALT LAKE

issued Dy the faclHc COAST lOnSlIuc-
ton company of Portland, Or, ag-
gregating ~$2.63S.40, which were
passed in Salt Lake City Saturday
night, are reposing in the tills of the
various merchants who cashed them,
or are on their way back to those
merchants through the clearing
house.
There probably will be sorrow in
thirty-four business houses when
those checks are returned TO them,
for each check may be indorsed as
worthless, says the Salt Lake Tele-
gram.
A man of probably 35 years of
age. smooth of face, approached the
agent of the Boston building two
weeks ago and introduced himself as
J.. II. Keil, local engineer for the Pa
eifie Coast Construction company of
Portland. He preached the subject
of securing desirable quarters for the
company in the Boston building, and
closed by renting the Offices at 80
and 81, that building. He paid the
rent for a month with cash. and sug-
gested that a lease be drawn up for
a year. This matter vas held in
allegiance to be attended TO later.
Mr.. Keil than went Il the Penn
broke Stationery company in East
Broadway and outftted one room of
his Office suite in luxurious but pure
~ business like style. insisting on the
best that money could buy. but in
sisting with business acumen that be
get prices as low as were consistent.
There was a mahogany typewriter
desk, a typewriter. a fine rug of sober
design. a fiat top desk and a roll top
desk, check perforators. adding ma
chine and virtually everything else
that the busy business man would
need.
The purchaser supervised the plac-
ing of these furnishings, and then
cast about for a stenographer. There
were several applicants for the place,
and Mr.. Keil evidently accepted the
finest looking young woman of the
many who applied, according To his
neighbors in the building. A tele-
phone was installed. and then the
business began.
The s~tenographer was engaged for
nearly a week in writing many letters
which keil dictated in a smooth and
businesslike voice. All these letters
we're concerning details of construc-
ton work at distant points. There
were but few callers, the Office being
newly opened.
keil presented himself to Cashier
A. II. Peabody of the Merchants
bank, and said he desired to open an
account for the Pacific Coast Con-
struction company of Portland. with
| offices at 80 and al Boston build
ing. Mr.. keil presented to Mr.. Pea
body a check drawn upon the Citi-
zens' Bank of Portland, Or, for ST.
000, with which he desired to open
the account.
Please take this check and hold
il while you wire to the Citizens
Bank az Portland and satisfy your
self as to its genuineness,' said Mr..
keil, and then l will draw against
1t. | do not wish any advance on
this draft until you have gone
through the usual business formula
The bank wired to Portland Satur-
day morning, Mr.. Keil having gone
to the bank late Friday afternoon
Then came last Saturday. a mem
| orable day in the history of the
local office of the Pacific Coast Con-
struction company.
Bright and early Saturday norm
ing Mr.. Peabody received a code
message from the Citizens bank at
Portland advising him that the Pa
cific Coast Construction company had
no account in that institution; that
il was not listed in the Portland
business directory, and that such an
institution. did not exist so far as the
bank could ascertain. The same re-
port was made on J. ii. Morgan, the
! purported treasurer of the institu-
tion. Morgan's signature had been
! given to Mr.. Peabody as that of the
person who would validate all checks
issued by the company.
Mr.. Keil who was particularly busy
in the Office Saturday because 1t was
pay day for the company, dictated
many letters. The little stenograph-
err was kept at work at her machine
until supper time and was told to
hurry back and make out the pay