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AUTOCRATS OF WALL STREET
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TRAITS OF MEN BIG IN WORLD AFFAIRS
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T. TV Olver.s. recently ssststatit finanrlaf
adltor Of th New York Times, relates In
ta Independent Mi perlem-es among
th leaders of the financial world In and
ut of Wall street, lie says. In part:
In tha five years that I was In Wall
treat Id active nrwrpr work 1 had the
good fortune to mret, time and again,
all the leaders there, aoma now gone, some
now living J. I Morgan, James gtlllmiTn,
IL It. Rogera, Jamea K. Kr-etie, Jacob H.
rVblft. Russell B.tge. D. O. Mills, Lyman J.
Gage, George W. Perkins, Washington E.
Connor, O. P. Mortslnl, John W. dates.
Charles M. Schwab, H. C. Frlrk. William
Rockefeller, Judga Moore, Collls P. Hunt
ington, Samuel 8'oa.n, W. H. Truesdale,
Frederick D. Tsppen, E. II. Harrlman.
Oenrga Oonld. Oeorga F. Baker, H. C.
Fail nea toe k. P. A. Vanderllp, Charles S.
Mallan, Roawall Miller, James . J. Hill.
Jamea Bpeyer. E. H. Gary. II. O. Itave
tneyer. It. II. Porter and a host of others.
Some war easy to "get at;" aoma difficult
at first, easy afterward; soma always
difficult.
In tha "always difficult class" may ba
aet down B. II. Harrlman. William Rocke
feller and II. H. Rogera Mr. Harrtman
was so baeausa tha attendant at his office
Invariably refused to Uka In tha news
paper man's card; William Rockefeller
becauK ba was never "In;" H. II. Rogera
for th reason that before one could see
Mm ona had to run tha gauntlet first of
an attendant, than of an acolyte higher
tip In tha scale, and, finally, of a woman
private secretary the only female sec
retary, to my knokledge. In the office of
a Walt street leader, and ona who by her
aphinx-llk demeanor and policy. If nothing
else, earns tha I10.000 yearly salary ah la
understood to draw. If any editor or
reporter, past, present or future, has been.
Is or will be able to get any Information
from this secretary he ought to chronicle
It as among th modern mlraclea Nor.
when ona sees thee men, ara they Inclined
to talk much certainly not for publication.
' rlman was known to take the newspaper
writers generally Into his confidence wss
on his return a llttl mora th.n a year ago
from an extended western trip. At this
Una much to tha surprise of tha wrltetrs,
ha Invited them sll to his private office
and there gave them each a typewritten
"interview" with himself. In which he set
out In strtktnr and picturesque language
for Mr. Harrlman Is a writer of no mean
ability his Impressions of tha west and
his opinion as to th future. Immediately
thereafter (the winter was coming on) ha
hibernated, nor haa ha been seen since
by sny but a conspicuously few newspaper
men.
rrnosal Characteristics.
In respect to other leaders whose names
have been set out, tha story of how they
have been or can bo approached may perhaps
best ba told by soma personal allusions.
First taking J. P. Morgan. It may ba said,
without any fear of contradiction, that
ha la. or at least appears to be, mere
Indifferent to tha newspaper man, his work
man, his work and his writings, than any
financier In thj street and this though
Mr. Morgan's interests are believed to be
' TargerT markefwie, than those of any
other Individual. It follow that, being In
different to th writers, "Mr. Morrsn la not
easily gotten at, and when gotten at U not
very communicative. Such at leaat Is tha
burden of the cry of th Wall street news
paper man a cry which In the end became
so plaintive that finally a number of the
writers got together and decided that there
after, whenever there seemed to ba occa
sion for It, one of their number, represent
ing all. should try to see Mr. Morgan and j
divide up with the others whatever crumbs
of wisdom or Information should thus be
obtained. Tha arrangement went Into ef
fect a year ago. and I believe is still In
force. '
When I was In the street, and working as
I conceive every newspaper man ought to
work, free from the "combine." I had th
food fortune to sea Mr. Morgan many
times and got from him, as exclusive, the
eoljr two expressions in respect to tha stock
market and Its probable future given by
htm In five years. Tha last of thesa was
tha Interview In which appeared th now
famous - phrase, "undigested securities."
In this connection It may ba well to correct
a popular misconception as to tha origin
of this phrase When I saw Mr. Morgan
lutely to discuss tha market or Its pros
pects, and It was only after recalling to
him that his former statement to ms had
lifted tha market out of Its slough of
despond that ho consented to talk. Then
ensued a fifteen-mlnut conversation, with
Mr. Morgan Interjecting semi -occasionally
a reminder that tha talk was for my per
sonal guidance as a writer and not for
publication. I took no notes, for I had
learned by experience that financiers are
wary of men who tak notes I mean news
paper notes. When Mr. Morgan had fin
ished talking and had answered several
questions put by me to him, I said: "Now,
Mr. Morgan, why shouldn't I publish this?
Tou feel strongly on tha subject. Why not
let tha public know your sentiments?"
Whereupon Mr. Morgan, after a moment's
heal La lion and soma discussion with ma as
to tha advisability of tha step, replied.
"Weil, my boy. If you can make anything
out of It go and try it. and let ma sea
what you da" Whereupon I sat down
and wrote a seven-page Interview, which,
before It came again to my hands, was
read by Mr. Morgan alx times, and was
then passed on to Charles Steel, the legal
member of tha firm, to see. as Mr. Morgan
smia. -it it was legally expressed." As a
financial writer I was flattered when It was
handed back to ma without a word or a
Syllable changed.
And her I may eay end It cannot be
wk) la ting a confidence that tha newapapers
of tha country and ail others were In
grievous error In rrerflttn Mr. Morrnrt with
the authorship ct the phrase "undigested
securities." TViat plirsso 1 had first read
In a finsnclsl article In the I-oniVn Times,
and It wss the "pntnrss" of the epresl n
more than anything else thai prompted me
to s. e Mr. Huron and ask him as to it
and Its significance. If any. from the Ameri
can standpoint. Henre the Incorporation
In the Interview nf the phrsse "undigested
secqrltles"-a rhrssn that In the end worked
more to the hurt thnn to the help of the
stork market, thotiKh nn the nppeir.ince of
the Interview on the followlne iliy price
opened up from one to two points and the
whole course of the market was turned for
some days.
I.eaaer f the street.
In marked contrast to Mr. Morgan Is
James Btlllman. the head of the National
City bank -fully ss busy a man as Mr.
Morgan, and by not a few pecple now re
garded as the real leadr In the street.
Mr. Pullman Is always accessll le to news
paper men whom he likes and Is not prone
to turn away even those whom he does not
like. Those (and they are few) whom by
experience be haa learned to trust he cor
dially Invites Into his private office, and
there freely talks to them, bwt Invariably
with the understanding that his name !s
not to be used. If perchance or otherwise
the name Is used. Mr. Ptlll-nn forthwith
stands mute to that Journal's:, who there
after flnda one of the most Important
sources of Information forever cut off to
Mm. Whatever Mr. Stlllman save may be
absolutely depended upon this because, lo
perpetrate an "Irishism." he says noth
ing when there Is -ith1ng to say.
and talks only when anil lere talk counts.
The brilliant head of the National Cits
bank I noted among other things for the
fact that while he never gives a specula
tive tip he la ready to the point of actual
klndneea to counsel a young man as to In
vestment; as to when and why he should
or should not Invest, snd In what particular
direction. One young man whom I know
very well saved a modest fortune by
following Mr. Stlllman' advice Instead of
yielding to his own promptings and inclina
tion advice given, it may be said, In Mr.
Stlllman's private office In the course of a
half-hour's friendly talk, while several
millionaires were cooling their heels In the
anteroom, walling for an opportunity to
even a brief Interview with Mr. Stlllman.
Russell Sage. In these late years. Is more
Inclined to talk than in the old days,
but Is much harder to get at, now that he
is becoming more feeble. A medical at
tendant Is constantly at his side. In the
office and on his walks, and the new man
In tha street, who never had the pleasure
(for It Is a pleasure) of Mr. Sage's per
sonal acquaintance finds himself much
handicapped and la scarcely ever likely to
reach the veteran financier, cooped up ss
he Is In a private office, far removed from
the outer one. and attended r.ot alone by
his physician but by his secretary. - When
one does see Mr. Sage It Is easily worth
whatever trouble may have been ex
perienced, for Mr. Gould's one-time as
sociate la a most Interesting and vigorous
talker, snd does not hedge his word about
by any restrictions or limitations. If Mr.
Sage has anything to say he says It, nor
Is one forbidden to use It. or even cau
tioned against using It. The "old man."
as In the street he Is called, knows no
fear In respect of his utterances, and cares
not whom he hits, so that ha ba convinced
ha Is In the tight. For that matter, one
may see him as freely at his Fifth avenue
residence ss at his office, except Indeed on
Sunday, which day Mr. Sag religiously
seta aside as a day of rest, refusing to
ba disturbed by any newspaper writer,
whatever the pretext It will not im
probably be found, however, that Mrs.
Sag Is really the ruling force and guiding
spirit In this connection.
Coming to others of the late Jay Gould's
associates, thera ara his son, George
Gould. Washington E. Connor and G. P.
MorlslnL George Gould seldom figures In
the newspapers, and though always friendly
to newspaper men. Invariably begs to be
excused from saying anything. Mr. Con
nor and Mr. Morlalnl are equally reticent
(that Is, In matters for publication), though
both talk freely to financial writers, when
first It is understood they are not to be
quoted. Mr. Connor. It may be said, is
credited with being the best student and
observer of speculative and market condi
tions In Wall street, and hence It Is that
many newspaper men receive solid In
spiration from him and eagerly seek him
out. Mr. Morlalnl the love of the Italian
exile for his adopted land continually shows
In his conversation makes his headquar
ters with Mr. Connor, and is a most en
tertaining talker, especially when he re
calls the days of his association with Jay
Gould. Tha story that this distinguished
looking foreigner most likes to tell about
Mr. Gould is that relating to a young man
who came to Mr. Gould for stock market
advice. "Young man." said Mr. Gould, ,"if
you hava a little money to start with and
ona common serine, there are only three
things mora you need In Wall street. The
first Is patience, the second is patience
and tha third Is patience."
Always "At Home."
James R. Keene is always "at home" to
soma newspaper men, never to others. He
la a man whose likes and dislikes are
strong, and who, because of his poor
health. Is to tha newspaper man very
much of an uncertain factor. His con
fldentlal secretary is glad enough to take
In your name differing In this respect
from Mr. Sage's and Mr. Harrlman's; but
this does not assure you ,a welcome.
though on the day previous you may hava
been closeted with the master-manipulator
for half an hour. If. however, you should
be favored you will walk Into tha presence
of a man, always magnetic, always inter
esting, always alert, always pacing up and
down th room like a caged tiger, always
brimful of firs and fight, of forcible and
oerrect (if not select) English. Taking
hi in all la all. Mr. Keens Is easily the most
Interesting personage in th street a good
friend, a bad enemy, a never-say-dle
fighter, a man of masterful manlpula
tlvs and speculative forces and resources.
It Is not generally known, but It Is a fact
nevertheless, that Mr. Keen finds Interest
not alone In stock speculation and In his
stab', but In th reading of poetry, of
which ha fa fond to an absorbing degree.
Shakespeare, Tennyson, Milton, Byron.
Browning, Burns these ars among his fa
vorites, and these, as on of his ardent ad
mlrers lately said, he can "quote by the
yard."
C. M. Schwsb Is doing much mora talking
I
aawaaajst.
row thsn when he was president of the
fteel trust, though even then ona could
see him merely hy sending In a card. If
truth be lold. Mr. Fchnab was and la prnb
nhly the moot democratic of all the mag-
mtes, snd may be arproaihed almost any
where at any time. The ex-trust president
Is much cf a lt, and greatly enjoys a
Joke, whether on himself or on some one
else. When the formation of the trust was
mooted I remember talking with Mr.
9hwnh first ns to the probability of the
deal 'going tliroiiRh, nnd secondly as to a
ileflrlie is pert respecting a definite prop
erty. When mention was made of this
property Mr. Schwab's smiling face sud
denly took on a se-ious look. "Now, look
here," s.ild he. "If I say something will
yoti promise not to give me sway?" Fx-
prrt.mtljr 1 gave the promise. 'Then." said
Mr. S hwah, "Just say concerning that re
port that there la nothing to say," and he
was eft with a hearty laugh.
Tatklnsr with Hill.
The last talk I had with James J. Hill
was on the tall end of a Broadway car,
when the president of the Northern Se
curities company was standing on the rear
platform, on his way uptown, smoking
what he said was a 10-cent cigar though
of this I hid. and still hnve, my doubts.
I found myself on the car at Mr. Hill's In
vitation, having come with him from his
office, where I had talked with him on
western railroad conditions. Our conversa
tion wai not finished when we reached
Rroadway, and hence, for the reason that
he was In a h irry, my free :ide tip town.
This will readily suggest Mr. Hill's style
and manner that Is, once you get his ear.
for ho Is seldom In New Tork, and when
there Is, ns he himself put It, "Infernally
busy" and hard to see. If you do see him
you may be assured of a cordial welcome
from and a hearty talk with this Canadian
American, who, ;ievcr forgetting that he
himself waa a poor boy once. Is much
Inclined to encourase and to help young
men. whether in the field of finance, of
Journalism or of railroading.
John W. Gates Is typical of the rough
and ready westerner who has made his
money "easy," and who does not csre
who knows it. Just as often as not. If you
go to see him, you will find him seated, not
In his private office, but In the general
offlce with the customers, talking freely
with them and discussing the market, not
as might be expected of a man who
"makes" markets (ns Mr. Gates sometimes
does), but rather as a "hanger on" seeking
Information. In a general way Wall street
and Wall street newspaper men are not
so eager as they were two or three years
ago to see Mr. Gates or to give mor thnn
pausing heed to his deliverances a fact
that may tetter be understood when It Is
said that, somehow or other, the market
has for the last two years always gone
contrary to Mr. Gates' desires and predic
tions, as expressed by him In public prints.
E. II. Gary, chairman of the executive
committee of the Steel trust, has changed
little sine he first" came to New Tork as
president of Federal Steel. All tha news
paper men like him because he trusts
them and they him. I remember calling
at his offlce once to discuss the legal status
of the Federal Steel dividend when, to my
surprise, he spoke to me, not of Federal
Steel but of art. "Do you know anything
about art?" was the unexpected question
he put to me after a friendly greeting.
When, rather uncertainly, I admitted that
I had been through the Italian, French and
English galleries, he said: "Good! Now
coma here," and leading me Into I. Is private
office he treated me to a very interesting
half hour review of the works of Rem
brandt, one of whose paintings he had but
a few hours before received from abroad,
and which he then and thera exhibited to
me. 8o altogether entertaining waa this
improvised lecture that I left the offlce
unconscious of the fact that I had neg-
lected to learn anything about th dividend
matter on which I had started.
Leaplas; Vp th Ladder.
George W. Perkins I met only once, but
that once about a year ago was quite
sufficient for me. I had early learned that
In Wall street it la wise, when seeking In
formation, to go to the fountain head rather
than to the subordinates. Accordingly
when visiting the offlce of J. P. Morgan &
Co. I had always sought out Mr. Morgan
himself, or, falling that, his son-in-law,
W. Plerson Hamilton. On the day In ques
tion, happily or unhappily, both Mr. Mor
gan and Mr. Hamilton were out. Inasmuch
as the matter was what I considered an
Important one. I sent In my name to Mr.
Perkins. After soma delay I was ushered
Into his presence, and there, briefly as I
could, I explained my mission. "But where
ara your credentials?" said he. "My cre
dentials?" I queried, somewhat amazed.
"What do you mean?" Thereupon Mr.
Perkins gravely Informed me that before
he could talk with me I would have to
obtain a letter from my office, explaining
who and what I waa. Inasmuch as In all
jny vaii street experience I Bad never
used even a business card sending In al
ways my personal card, sometimes adding
the name of the newspaper for which I
wrote, sometimes not I ventured the sug
gestion that my word was sufficient cre
dential. This Mr. Perkins doubted, where
upon without ado I told him that I be
lieved I could manage without his Infor
matt on. and that I would and could get all
I wanted from Mr. Morgan, and I did!
cite this case because It Is somewhat typ
ical, and may show why It la that Mr.
t'erklns is with tha newspaper men the
least popular of all tha men In Wall street.
Fortunately my work was of such a kind
that It mattered not whether I ever saw
Mr. Perkins, but with the news men that
is, th writers who treat, not the stock
market and stock market conditions, but
tha actual Wall street news of tha day It
was and la different. Mr. Perkins Is prac
tically tha press sgent for J. P. Morgan A
Co., snd gives out all the news coming
from ther. News men accordingly must
go to him. I have found Mr. Perkins to
keep such news Journalists waiting for two
hours at a stretch and then coolly come
out and tell them he had nothing to say. It
is perhaps not to be wondered that under
these circumstances the writers actually
take delight In the fact that the only two
big projects Mr. Perkins has evolved and
endeavored to carry through hava been
failures. I refer to the Steel trust bond
conversion scheme and the profit-sharing
plan of the trust, whereby employes were
"allowed" tc subscribe at a price some
what above so for the preferred stock, which
Is now around 60.
F. A. Vanderllp, the one-time financial
writer on a Chicago paper, who In a few
years rose to tha assistant secretaryship of
the United States treasury and then to th
vice presidency of the National City bank,
a position that he now fills with credit to
himself and advantage to the bank, believes
la the golden rule of doing unto others as
he would have other do unto him. In his
eld days as a newspaper man, Mr. Vander
llp does not hesitate now to say, ho was
grateful to those financiers who received
blm cordially and helped him on a best
they could, trusting him when they learned
that he could be trutd (and It Is a mat
ter of record that Mr. Vanderllp never
violated a confidence), and giving to him
Information for his paper which shortly
made the gifted writer the envy of other
newspaper men less fortunate In their ac
qualntanres. or leas able to establish and
maintain confidential relations with the
then financial powers. And an It Is now
that when a newsrwper man wishes to sea
Vadn-Hp he has no difficult has. in
deed, but to nreeent himself st tha llttl
barrier la th bank that separates "official
dom" from th outer world to be assured of
a hearty welcome so soon as Mr. Vanderllp,
remembering his own experiences. Is made
aware of th visitor's presence. Then,
howsoever busy this young vice president
of this great bank may be, the newspaper
man forthwith obtains his Information and
his facta. Insofar as they consistently ran
be given, and departs on his way rejoicing.
Mr. Vanderllp Is said to enjoy President
fltlllman's confidence more than any other
officer in the bank. If you ask any news
psper man you will learn that the unani
mous opinion Is that this confidence Is well
bestowed snd well guarded.
Aa lsaiiisil( Mao.
Jacob Boh Iff. tha head of the house of
Kuhn. loeb A Co , Is a moat unassuming
man the very last, one would think, to
plan so dating and so gigantic a scheme ss
the purchase of sufficient Northern Pacific
stock in ths open market to wrest control
of the system from the Morgan Interests.
But as one comes to know him better one
comes more snd more to appreciate the
vigor of the man th great puer of his
mind, his calmness In financial battle and
the masterful manner In which he carries
his financial corporation projects to com
pletion. He always seems to have some
thing In reserve appears ever at the most
unexpected times to I able to play the
winning trump card. And Just as he has
this reserve force in business, so In his con
versation (I mean in respect to business sf
falrk; you always feel that he could tell
you more If he would. The truth, however,
is that tha average newspaper man Is
usually so glad to get even a word out of
Mr. SchliT that the feeling at the con
clusion of an Intel view Is one of rejoicing
that anything haa been gotten rather than
of regret that more has not been obtained.
For, ba It known, Mr. EchtfT is not given to
talking certainly not for publication. In
recent years only ona newspaper man seems
to hava been able to draw blm out to any
extent, but even then thera was not much
to boast cf. As compensation for this it
may be said that when Mr. Schlft Is pre
vailed upon to say anything his remarks
are at one vigorous and Illuminating, and
are In no danger of being hidden In an out-of-the-way
corner of the newspaper for
tunate enough to obtain them. Only let
Mr. Schlft b personally and deeply Inter
ested In the subject matter about which
he talks and there will be no lack of In
teresting "copy " Newspaper men who had
the good or the bad fortune to be In tha
Street at the time of the Northern Pacific
"comer" will readily attest to this. But In
tha broad sense It may ba said that Mr.
Schlff, always affable and approachable aa
he Is, la nevertheless decidedly secretive,
either declaring that he has nothing to say,
or referring the scribe to his son or to a
Junior member of the firm.
James Speyer Is a mild-mannered little
man. who looks mors Ilk a youth of 25
years than one ofthe foremost bankers of
tha day. When first I met him In his offlce
I recall the look of amusement on his
face when, quite innocently, I pro
ceeded to explain to hlrr that thera must
ba soma mistake that I had asked for the
head of tha house; for little did I dream
that this boyish though forceful looking
man was the Jamea Speyer who at that
time was controlling the destinies of a
number of great industrial and railroad
corporations. Southern Tactile among the
number. Mr. Speyer Is like many of the
other leaders In tha street that he takes
Into his confidence the newspaper man
whom he trusts, and talks to him freely.
On the other hand, when he has learned by
bitter experience that a writer or his
paper Is not to be trusted he becomes In
stanter as tha Sphynx, nor can anything
move him to discuss th matter on which
tha reporter may have come. Smilingly,
but nona the less decisively, Mr. Speyer,
will then declare that he has nothing to
say, and thera the Interview will end for
tha unfortunate writer. I know personally'
that time and again Mr. Speyer has re
gretted tha necessity of such procedure, for
at heart ha Is much disposed to help "the
boys" along. But with htm principle Is
principle Just as business Is business. If
newspaper men fall with him It Is their
fault, not his
The Steel Crowd.
H. C. Frlck seldom goes to Wall street,
and when there Is hard to find. My first
meeting with him was at an uptown hotel.
when he and Judge Moore had an option on
the Carnegie works an option that later
fell through, resulting not only In the open
rupture between Mr. Carnegie and Mr.
Flick, but In th final formation of the
Steel trust. My next meeting with him waa
at th same hotel about a month later,
when, to my great surprise, he said to
me, "By the way, don't be surprised If
you get a letter one of these days from ths
editor of the Pittsburg " (mentioning
the paper). He wanta a New Tork repr
entatlv and I thought It would do no
harm to put In a good word for you." Nor
was th Ironmaster satisfied with this, for
at tha conclusion of my talk with him ha
extended to me a most cordial Invitation
to visit th works In Pittsburg, and In'
slated that I be sure to look him up person
ally, if I desired to go through. This
sounded so much like "Jollying" that I
took the talk with many mental reserva
tions and a liberal supply of salt. When
a few days later the post brought me a
letter from Pittsburg with the very offer
to which Mr. Frlck had alluded, my
doubts wera speedily dispelled. That waa
soma three years ago. In succeeding days
I had occasion to see Mr. Frick only rarely,
but on each occasion that I did see him
ha was aa charming and as friendly as
when first I met him. My greatest regret
was that he had not been a Wall street
man, so that, whether he wished It or
not, I might hava cultivated him, for to me
be has ever appeared as one of the kind-
eat and gentlest and noblest men I hav
met.
A man much like unto Mr. Frick Is Ros-
well Miller, th cx-presldent of the 81
Paul railroad, and now chairman of the
board th builder and developer of what
la now regarded as the most conserva
tively and most ably inunaged railroad In
the country. Every newspaper man In the
street likes Mr. Miller. One msy sea him
at almost any or every hour and be as
sured of a frank and honest statement of
fact.
Samuel Sloan, the "Nestur of nuance.
la surrounded by as little red tape as any
"big man" In ths street, his office being
always open to his newspaper acquaint
ancea without even the ceremony of an
Introduction by a private secretary or at
tendant. Charles S. Mellen, formerly of
tha Northern Pacific, but now with tha
New Haven, and W. II. Newman of the
New Tork Central, are also easily reached
and, with th newspaper men, ar highly
popular.
It is perhaps not necessary further to
particularize. Th one fact that stands out
conspicuously is that howsoever these men
may differ personally they are alike In this
respect that, pressed with buainuas and
weighed down with cares aa they may be
they are not so rushed that they cannot
turn their band to something new they ar
seldom so engrossed that they ar not able
to give a moment or two to anyone who ap
pears to hava reasonable warrant for in
truding upon tuenu ,
Weak Lobsjs.
Those who hava weak lungs cannot be
too careful about taking cold, aa. unless
promptly treated, pneumonia is likely to
follow. For the cure of colds and as a
preventlvs of pneumonia, no'or.a could wish
for a better medicine than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Tha success that has at
tended Its use everywhere shows that
can always ba relied upon. It Is pleasant
and safe to take and coals but a quarter.
Large siao fifty cants.
MANUFACTURER'S SALE OF
Started Yesterday With a Rush and
Continues a Few Days Only.
The phenomenal demand for our Omaha Laml-iiiade pianoH and our limited floor
apace has compelled us to drop the agency of several very fine pianos we have handled for
years makes with a world wide reputation pianos that j;ive satisfaction and ordinarily
command a hipli price, will be offered to the public at pricen below tost to the small dealer,
and there are also several new baby iRrnnds, uprights in art oa.tes, made for strictly high
class trade, that will be sold at tigurefl and on terms within easy reach of all. All we ask
r. our money back they are yours at cost no advance in pric for extended time install
ments, but 8 per cent interest will be charged on deferred payments.
NOTE THE STANDARD MAKES NOTE THE PRICES AND TERMS
Mnenn JC llnmlln One ot the strictly artistic
illuSOn CC Ilctnilin makes will close out st cost.
C nn Ctrl The ol1 n'is,blo nd nice stock to
UtO. OlCCK salect from.
Rror1Kirr n'y ons ' tu0" larjje siza In plain
DraUUliry doslcn pleasant surprise (or you.
rm Over 80.000 made t.w well known to
nniSrSOn need our pralao a large stock.
r4 C C Over 4000 sold In this vicinity
McgCr CC SOUS a reliable and safo investment;
II Over 60 years on the market several
llarUITIan choice Grands and Art cane uprights,
f C n l Latest styles, mahoarany case, lets
I VerS & FOntJ thanco.t buy.it
fSOfl.m rtnhy Orands 1'arlor Oramls
several niak-'s all inrw -goli.g for Jfi.i0.0n,
$."& 00 to
Wiflon Art raso uprla; hU-hrst ni;ikrs-rich,
rare woods youia t-Jt &0.iu, Umioo
to
tT.fln.on Cabinet Oramla, uprights nlisolutely
first class la vry ps-rtlculur ' '.no,
tumon to
t400 IX) Parlor upright In fanrv woods
strlrtly choirs Unit Cluss fur i:!15.00,
1290.00 to
HOOOO plain stvlss firs clay-: lust a life
time cloning- out, 00, 13.111
$475
$375
$300
$238
$190
$140
$118
$5 1 month buys any oprlght during this tile. Eierj piano is ns cholcs styles unlimited guarantae.
1313 Farnam Street
Omaha, Neb.
MANUFACTURERS, JOBBER3 AND RETAILERS OF PIANOS.
Sampla Flanos somo mnilp to sHl ns high
as Hon.flO ffuarantced tKn.OO, JliO.OO
to
JJrw rianos mpdlnm srade rrnular J200.0J
to t250.00 kinds tlfiT.i)d to
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