Show A CASE FOR investigation during the years that the salt lake stock exchange e has been in existence it has built up a reputation for honesty and fair dealing the men who have been the leaders in the institution have been of tta right stamp and have inspired the conal confidence of the buying public the exchange should guard ard this reputation closely and give the shadow of disrepute no chance to fall upon it A very serious case of backhand deal j ing has lately occurred on the board which j should not be allowed to pass unnoticed by those in control A certain company whose stock is listed has been boldly jobbing bi ng the public and the bro brokers je r S very little of the stock has been legitimately purchased the big balance being held by the promoters who are thus able to make fictitious bids and purchases not long ago a block of the stock was sold on a seller and when the broker tried to fill the order orde r he was forced to pay an figure J for the stock after the coup was made the same bunch of sellers placed the sto stock c on the market at a fraction of a cent per pi share surely such business is a smirch on the good name of the exchange such practices should be eliminated and measures adopted that would make them impossible I 1 in n th the e future the stock in question rel represents a mere prospect and should never have been listed it should be immediately weeded out and taken from the board there are those on the local exchange who would take the pennies from a bellid mans cup and who would sacrifice the in i m teresta of the whole institution for the sake of a small personal gain but we believe that the reputable element is in the big majority and that they will stand for no such disgusting business do not make the salt lake stock exchange a thieves market ke |