Show DRAFT STORY JI JIM JIA A POLLOCKS broker jim pollock ceased endowing endorsing to tell checks check a few moment yesterday a story aa A friend of 0 mine who was a broker on the st louis stock exchange sorrie some had a deal on ye year ars ago he began he which he wanted to consummate oct shy but was had some money had to have th the and to make the otal neal ile he applied to th the money in cold cash cah cashier of a bank and told him the par meant his hl fortune that it tic ulars explaining ile he even went co 0 far as to explain the nature of the proposed transact transaction iong all of which tue te t e man in the bank appreciated prec precia ted of 1 I can do nothing for you without hOut some evi evidence dince said the cashier ca thier but forthe for the draw on someone amount I 1 will advance you the money A my thong thought lit for a time and finally said 1 I 1 do riot not know a man upon whom I 1 can draw for the cashbit cash bul but if I 1 can get some someone one at it a distance where the transaction will require some 2 20 0 days to complete comple teu I 1 will be all right draft for on the sa say y draw me a suit sultan an of turkey the cashier did so placed my my friends money to lo his hi credit and lie be made the deal the draft wa wan forwarded for collection through the b bank ank of rothschild rothchild at paris and he was hustling to get the in money oney to repay the same together with the costs of etc when behold it was announced at the bank that thai the tame had b cr paid it was as some nome linio I 1 jim ere my mv friend found out ot how it hap flay n rr arrel rel e 1 put it iwas was this way the drift ficini fir wy wiy through regular channels to the trea treasurer Kurer of the imperial treasury of turkey J uhn at once took the same to the rul sultan tan 10 0 son of the prophet he exclaimed hare Is 1 a draft for american plunks drawn on you by john jones of the cly city of st louis louf which at one time lime was war larger than chicago wot tell fell exclaimed the sultan 1 I dont know this jones nor do I 1 owe ovae him any money bring him here the imperial treasurer suggested that he have jones with MITI liim but could get a substitute if the sultan wanted a mans head to play with for 1 t time lime but tile sultan said no he wanted the original juries jones mustapha he finally said was jones ver in turkey no said mustapha Mutt apha 61 1 I dont remember that he ever was 9 therm then how in the name of the whiskers of the mohammed did I 1 ever get of him exclaimed the sultan ever in st louis inquired mustapha adnot no 1 said the sultan then lets protest the diat replied mustapha stop said the sultan after a pause through whose house is it drawn F through the house of rothschild was the answer and are we not negotiating a loan with them for several millions we are then replied the sultan P ply pay it it we dont it may injure our credit and the way the draft was paid speaking of drafts said gordon woolley who entered just its as jim was closing that speech al reminds me of a broker in chicago who was hard up and drew a draft on the czar cf russia it went through the house of rothschild and why what in blazes are you all laughing at said woolley in amazement cant a man tell about a draft oh drafts ejaculated who that moment drifted in from the streets what you people dont know about drafts worth knowing now the greatest draft story that ever was told and it Is a fact too was caused by the action of an insurance man in san francisco he drew a dratt draft on the prince ot of wales in III order to raise money to make a deal the same went through the house of rothschild and was paid and what hat in the devil Is the matter with you fellows cant a man tell a st story ory without being interrupted by a lot of sniped like aou au giving him a laugh As I 1 was saying this draft what do you know about drafts interrupted the coal man on the other r side ide of the office as he cade cam e rushing in to send an order by telephone by the way speaking of drafts did you ever hear the story of the butte coal dealer who wanted and drew a draft on tie the emperor of germany it went through the house ot of rothschild anday george it was paid ando and lie he got no further the other liars hurled him into the street salt sait lake herald |