The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-06-13

Head OF the corigan-Mekinney Firm Would
Take Chance on Mexican Estate

hc1 VI Nioftiohh w Pue op 49, Vv~f WV
in American gold TO the constitution
alists Of Mexico for the Terrszas es-
tates recently conhscated by the army
under Villa. The Terrazas estate is
claimed TO have been acquired illegally
by the Terraazs family. It's value is
said to be 500, 600, 600.
/ will pay to the contsitutionalist
government of Mexico So, 800, 600 for
"a quit claim to the Terrazas estate.
offered Mckinney. and take my
chance of getting il. /"
II was a long shot he asked tor. IL
involved primarily the. complete sue
cess of the constitutionalist cause, be-
cause no constitutionalist bargain
would DO ratified if the Huertistas
were in power. 1t invovled, second
arily, ratification of that bargain by
the Mexican congress and finally an
acceptance of that ratification by the
courts And Mckinney would be under
suspicion from the beginning of
acting for the Terrazas family rather
than as tree agent, although no one
questioned that he offered his own
gold.
The article contains the following
interesting sketch of Price McKinney's
life.
His father Was we'll known resi-.
dent of Cincinnati. Conservative
enough in dealing in real estate he
was a hign rolling speculator in other
lines. When the boy grew old enough
TO need tailored clothes and spending
money his father suggested that he
arrange 10 get thege Injuries for him.
sely. he took four month course in
business college and launched him
self confidently upon world OF toll
Judge John f. Nieian OF Hamilton,
O., was his first employer AT this
time the young Mr.. Mckinney was
entirely certain that he was a !. first
rate stenographer.
He was a good stenographer, too,
Judge Nielan used 90 say. :" | never
saw boy that could write shorthand
faster than Price could. He had a
good memory, too Lots Of times he
could remember almost every word he
had written
Necessity made Mckinney over into
a good photographer He needed the
81. When he could take Nielan
dictation accurately, sprinKled as il
was with legal terms, and had assured
himself that the future held only 81
a week for him, he determined to emf
CRATE He was a slender, brown eyed,
black haired youth confident in fact,
but rather diffident in manner. He
dressed as we'll as tinacnial conditions
would permit and thoroughly enjoyed
himself, There is no record that he
had saved moro than enough money
than was needed for his fare TO Cleye-
land. He found employment as a
stenographer in the offices of the CORR.
gan Iron company
His imagination was aroused i'm the
new environment. Bounded by a
country courthouse, Sunday evening
parlor a row of law books and a pair
Of dancing slippers he had never
troubled himself TO think or TO plan
while in Hamilton In the larger city |
opportunity danced before his eyes He
saw the possibilities OF the ore carry |
ing business, then developing on the
great lakes Because he was interest
ed he crammed himself with facts
one day he sat at Judge Burke $
elbow taking letters.
"Who, said the great man, rretful
ly, can tell me whether there is an
ore dock at Wind City2'
II can, said Mckinney, respectful
lly. There is
How do you known" roared Burke
% Because I've looked IL mp,
was the reply.
! Burke began 20 rely on his infor-
nation. Mckinney didn't know any
law and Burke was a great lawyer.
But Mckinney did know certain purely
pnlslthi ihCiS no was just NiutAolth
up with them. He knew rates and
the names of captains and the quail
ties of anchorage and the chemical
constituents of this ore and that He
has the lone Thousand Things You
Ought TO Know in shoe leather.
And he was ALWAYS right. He saved
the great man hours of time each day.
So that he was admitted 20 minor
very partnership.
Then came romance. Judge Burke
invited his most minor partner to
dine with him one day and Miss Burke
came into the room. From that
moment important facts upon the iron
ore industry and cargo carrying by