Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-11-10

dian Northwest Timber company. lie
| made it clear that his people were on
the eve of playing large part in the
/ naper pulp world. He wanted to ask
| Randolph's advice about certain mat
tiers and he wanted to get in touch
with some enterprising young man who
| knew the manufacturers. To such a
young man he might offer an envi-
able business opportunity. In the
meantime he would like copy of the
membership list of the association.
1t developed that there was but one
/ such list in existence. 1t had to be dug
up from the associations safe and
/ copied. But the secretary was friend
| " to this one-time southerner, now of
! the north woods; he was young
| man who knew the manufacturers, and
who would take a look at business
opportunity; he had the note of in
struction. somewhat indefinite to be
sure, from the president of the as
/ sociation.
Gard secured his list of members.
AS fast as a taxicab could carry him,
he was away 20 his Office. from which
requests for prices Of paper were dis
| patched, in the name CT the New York
publisher who was helping the govern
ment, to every firm on the list.
That night the special agent dined
| with President Van Dorm and other
men high in the counsels of the Pulp
& Paper Manufacturers association.
| His position was explained and re-
grets were generally expressed that
he might not he present at the meet
ings. Only the constitution stood in
| the way. There was no other reason
why one so vitality interested in the
welfare OF the manufacturers should
not be member. Information of a
most exhaustive nature should be Civ
| en- him. Even the minutes of the
meeting and copies of addresses should
be put at his disposal. He should
meet all present.
So Agent Gard loafed about the
Waldorf for four days. He was re-
| garded, not merely as master of
finance who was the equal of any of
the manufacturers attending the con-
vention, but as the man of them all
who held the whip hand. Morning
and night he cultivated these men,
/ talked business with them, asked
them questions. They told him all
that went on in the convention, al
lowed him to read its minutes. He
| was the most courted man at the hotel
when the word got well circulated that
he was the pulp king of the Canadian
northwest.
Gard, of course, had an average
number of acquaintance scattered
about the country and many of these
knew of his association with the de-
partment of justice. In a New York
hotel there is always a chance of meet
ing friends from any place in the
! world. Gard was therefore not sur
prised when, on the evening OF the
manufacturers banquet which brought
| the convention to a close, to pass in
a corridor two old-time friends, men
whom he had known in college. They
hailed him vociferously as Gard, old
man." 1t was against just such an
emergency that he had used his own
name.
= The special agent was at the time
| going in to dinner with Randolph, the
| secretary, and member from Buffalo.
Nothing would have come of this
chance greeting had it not been that
a paper manufacturer was standing rs
side the two friends of Gard when
| the latter passed. One of these young
men turned to the other and asked:
what is Gard doing now? haven't
seen him since left college"
''He is with the department of JUS
tice," said the second friend. "He is
a special agent, a detective working
on big trust investigations"
And the manufacturer heard it all.
He Immediately communicated his in
1 formation to President Van Dorm.
| That official lost his urbane equani-
! nifty and futtered about in much con-
fusion, consulting with others in au-
thority. He did not approach Gard,
and that young man was all unsuspici-
GUS that anything had gone wrong I'M
til the time came for after-dinner
speeches.
Before we proceed with the toasts
on the program" said President Van
Dorm who was master of ceremonies, II
would like to call the attention of the
| members present to one matter not
| regularly scheduled. We have all met,
during the week, Mr.. Gard, Of the Ca
madam northwest. Mr.. Gard has fur
nished many of us with facts that
seemed to be vital to the interests OF
wood pulp business. We, in exchange
have given to Mr.. Gard much informa
ton with relation to the pulp and pa
per business. would like to present
Mr.. Gard to this gathering, if may
President Van Dorm paused and