Where the Money Grows

The author in an easy, conversational way gives a series of remarkable vignettes of Wall Street, meaning the whole financial district. It is as if one should visit all the banks and brokers' officers in the district, follow the trader or the manipulator through his day, be privileged to invade sanctums and able to understand the motives of everything done. The odd habits and alleged superstitions of the men in the Street are discussed, and various striking types, such as the "hoodoo," are described. The ways of bank presidents and brokers' clients, the mysterious doings of manipulators and traders are entertainingly set forth. Finally, there is a chapter upon the Wolf — the man who preys upon the Bulls and Bears as they are supposed to prey upon the Lambs. There is no financial discussion, advice on money matters, or preaching about the ethics of speculation.