The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
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n must surprise thoos 0100oo oDak.
4easieurs WashinStoa, Js0ee0oo. and
thsar like. we're they to rstasa % Me
at this advanced day snA gAse upon
Tie admirable republic which thsy fan.
cis6 to be founded ON inDuta1as pein-
eipIss- A. in politics to-day these
principles would seem proved 70 have
been not quite immutabls. %. in com
merce. men and methods would ap
pear wholly diRereat froo those
known In that earlier aay. For In
stance. In Commercial Dattsss, the
men Of that day would now Anl in
daily application . fourth Ainsnsion
Of Affairs once wholly unknown: the
sixth sense Of the modern business
han. deiicately differentiated faculty
evolved In the holy Of holies vhsre
events cast their financial shadows Tar
In advance Of themselves. John Jay,
or any financier Of Revolutionary time,
very likely lacked in that regard. and
had but Ave senses.
This keen sense Of prophecy. Drop
srty Of modern leaders in finance, was
not lacking in the case Of the directors
Of the International Power Company,
all and several: and more especially
several. Capitalists hunt in packs-
but only up to . certain point. The
sauve qui peut has small ehivalry
about 1t even in the holy Of holes.
Within . few days aftsr the turbu-
lent scenes which took place in the
quiet surroundings Of Graystone Hall.
there was held. quite Informally. in.
deed ON . wholly impromptu basis. q
meeting Of the greater portion of the
directors of the International Power
Company. 1t was . meeting not called
by the president. and the president
knew nothing Of It. It was not get
for the usual headquarters in the
East: on the contrary, BY merest
chance. these keen.witted men met
BY accident in the western city where
were located the works and central
operating ofiices Of the international
Power Company. They made their stop.
ping place. as usual. at the National
Union Club. where they were less GER
tain to become the prey Of pryinR re.
porters-a breed detested above ALI
things by these and their like.
There was. this afternoon, casually
present. . certain sray-haired. full.
bodied man, Of full beard and rather
portly body. He was speaking With
President STANDBY. Of st. Louis. who
also by merest chance happened to be
in town. To them presently came the
former general traffic manaeer Of Mr.
Standley's own road. Ackerman. also
present by merest accident Two or
three others. moreover. by mere acci
dent. Joined them. figures which were
familiar at the long table in the New
York headquarters. They looked At
one another frankly. and laughed with
out much reservation.
WELL" said Alderman, after a time
Tets sit down and have little now.
wow-informally. you know"
The gray-haired man grinned pleas.
antly again and said nothing, but drew
up 4 chair.
"Of course. you know" said Stand.
ley. as he seated himself, that our
dissatisfied friend. Van. Is here in
town today"
The fullEbearded man nodded. and
an instant later terked his head
toward the door. Hes here in the
club. too." said he. and smiled. Just
happened in. suppose" Indeed as
they turned to look they saw adyanc-
ing. talking animatedly. a rather slen.
der. youngish man of brown eyes and
pointed beard: none less than the dis.
gruntled director who had long ago
been 80 summarily handled by John
Rawn. president of the International
Power Company.
Hasn't he got the nose for news.
thought" commented Standley admir-.
ingly. Now. who told him there vas
anything doing?'
He didn't need to have anybody