Show Speaking of the drawing of enormous checks the Boston Mining Bureau fays that about flcvenlcch ycais ago Jay Gould drew a checki written on a half sheet of coiimcroinl notepaper that called for nearly 2090000 This was considered so remarkable that It caused much public comment but two years aftci1 that William H Vnndcrbllt drew his check for JG000000 which held the record for a long lime and was consid eredso notable that the check wan afterward af-terward framed and Is I held as an heirloom heir-loom by his family Since then larger checks Chan Hint have been drawn but a new record won made last week when Mr J P Morgan drew a check on his prlvalc account for 23000000 |