Show EOPLE AND AND THINGS THING S By FRED BAGBY inter finer W Wasn't ThereAn There JC An interesting stor story o of the of ot Eul Euka Eur Eua Eu Eu- on On of banking in the camp r l ka a Utah back in the late OS w when en enis for or r little littletown the mecca his is little town was from all over Diners leers iners and prospectors the he west and when the big producers rs this famous district were be being g of S. S Joeph Jo- Jo 0 Harry is related by dev loped had d charge ot of con construction le eph who being that was w work rk on the railroad that Tintic at that tu time c. c buIlt into i aunt I i story ot of Elmer M as rit H i is the of the central figure the incident Incident and the thc first bank ank opened Jin b the mining camp campin in 10 it its rush da days s. s As Ai the Ito starr ROCS Elm Elmer r blew into town one day and put up atthe at the hotel Now Elmer was a gentleman gen gen- en tieman of or distinguished appear- appear I We isice ce attired In a style Indicative or ef f affluence and demeaned In a manner calculated to lo Inspire confidence con on He lie was one of those hall fellows well well met with the knack of or walking right In fn n. n making mak- mak ing himself at home a and d makin friends with everybody Now Elmer picked on Har- Har Harry HarIta to Ita introduce in in- himself and unfold b ul a bank for the thc camp He related related re rc re- re fated that he was connected with a banking firm in Colorado that wanted to open a branch He showed Harry I gold business card identifying him I with ith the thc banking concern He needed I i building for lor his bank and could Barry Elarry arry suggest one Harry did and md he e building was rented Then Elmer expressed the wish for a large goods ox jox and a carpenter Could Harry elp him there Harry obligingly told Bid him where to find tind both then went on about his railroad building in Jn ln a few days the door and windows windows win win- dows of ot th the building announced to toe he the e public that Elmer was opening i bank and deposits were invited Inside the building in the thc banking d department was a huge safe in conventional con con- black all aU decorated with lilt gilt strips silver siler hinges and combi combi- lation tion lock s In the meantime Elmer In his own own Inimitable way had crashed the gates if f mining camp social fences and Tarry forry arry relates that he sold his bank dea to quite a number of depositors r on the miners Business in Elers Elner's El El- ers ner's Dank ank flourished t Then In the chill gray hours of r on one orning Either's bank panIC did didn't t open Excited de depositors began gan to look for Elmer EImer but Elmer wasn't there any more more And when the th patrons broke into int the bank neither was the safe sate nor rt deposits ts In In the midst of oC the I. I excitement an ari came ame along What's the rumpus he inquired le Ie e was wa told lold The driver remarked hat t Elmer had just that morning rea drei I him to take a big black box ut iut u of ot the bank and dump it down downy y the railroad ad grade There was a ush to 10 the grade i r the There here e Was Wa the big black safe the safe the box that Harry had so for or Elmer Elmer all all painted and nd dolled up to represent a safe sale Needless to say it was empty Twenty years passed The depos- depos hors tors held the sa sack k to lo the thc grand ensemble of some it is said lt no one had ever been able to lo anwer anwer an an- the question Where is Elmer One day J Harry walked Into an Investment office In New York An affable gentleman behind the desk remarked Where have I Iuen een uen you yon before Dont think you have retorted HarryS Harry S 'S Oh yes suavely replied the gentleman you are from Utah I met you there s some me years ago aro when you helped me renta build build- for Ing and was kind enough to find findA finda I A a a bl big roods goods box for me me The tool cool suave gentleman pulled a acard acard card from hb Ma pocket and pushed It toward Harry Barry Mr Elmer InVestments In In- Vestments It H ft read I So youre you're the blank lank that opened that phoney bank bank in Eureka sputtered Harry Barn You Eue guessed d it C calmly replied Earner mer You see fee ce the little that each i t f t those oce depositors put in my bank I t mean much to them but all allner I gether ner it meant a great deal to me mc There are a lot lol of people out in Eureka ureka that would like to get a hold f t you snapped napped HarryM Harry Arent yoU afraid y you'll u be c aught M asked Harry Elmer just shrugged his shoulders nd ed Statute of limitations as al run mu he he iV r remarked arl d and they r n nt t t. t do anything w to rn me now now 1 Harry Hirry found fo nd that Elmer EImer w was th then 1 in selling stock in n an Ion on to produce J electric power power trim from m the e ocean waves |