HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW

In these times of the soaring Dow and billion dollar deals, here is a little quiz for any business or financial mogul who thinks hes on top of the world. Back in the 1920s during the last great bull market , who was.................. 1. President of the largest steel company in the U.S.? 2. President of the largest gas company? #. President of the New York Stock Exchange? 4. The greatest commodity speculator of his time? 5. President of the BIS (Bank of International Settlement), and one of the great financiers of that time? 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street?

The Answers......

1. Charles Schwab---who died a pauper, after spending the last years of his life begging for meals. 2. Edward Hopson who was certified insane, and spent his last years as a babbling idiot in an institution. 3. Richard Whitney, who was president of the NYSE, was released from prison to die at home. 4. Arthur Cooger died abroad completely penniless, living in flop houses when he could afford the nightly charge. 5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement Nelson Keeley, shot himself. 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Rivermore----a bit ahead of his time---died from suicide. So all of you moguls and deal makers.....just remember. Youre all to human and pride goes before a fall. ALWAYS HAS ALWAYS WILL

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 17, 1999

Answers

You forgot one, Bill Clinton, the first president of the United States to be found guilty of perjury and that will be his legacy.

-- don't forget (don'tforget@don'tforgettt.xcom), October 17, 1999.

Embrace poverty now, avoid the rush.

-- R (riversoma@aol.com), October 17, 1999.

Or in Ted Danson's case

HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 17, 1999.

Andy, what happened...to Schwab??? How can the leader of GM beg for meals?? Andy, a serious question...why did the BIS guy shoot himself?? What the hell happened??

-- K. Stevens (kstevens@ It's ALL going away in January.com), October 17, 1999.

KS

from aanother forum - any more info please post!

"It is interesting that this item has been making the rounds again of late. I did some research on it and it is all over the internet on different websites but with different text and names in some cases. I checked into the names on one post (they disagree with some that you posted) and found much of the information to be factual such as the fates of the participants. At most of the sites that carry this item, these men met at the Edgewater Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There was an Edgewater Hotel there at that time and there is an Edgewater historical society which collects items from Edgewater (which is a suburb of Chicago) including items from that hotel. It is an interesting story and I would love to know why these men met there at that time. I don't know if anyone alive today knows but, if anyone does, it is probably one of their decendants. Just an item of interest."

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 18, 1999.

A fairly quick search has found no information on the above. Andy, could you add a link or two?

-- the Virginian (1@1.com), October 18, 1999.

Good work Andy - I love it! Just goes to show you, "crime doesn't pay". And also, "what comes around goes around"! They spent their lives giving people the shaft, and in the end they got shafted!! LOL!!

-- @ (@@@.@), October 18, 1999.

Hey I got another "here today gone tomorrow".

A five-digit DOW index level! Bwaaaaah haaa haahahahh hah!!

-- @ (@@@.@), October 18, 1999.

Sorry the Virginian,

this is making the rounds on the web but is apparently true...

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Lol!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 18, 1999.

Clinton will be remembered as the first president since Kennedy who was able to maintain a stable erection and how jealous and hypocritical his opposition was because of it.

-- zoobie (zoobiezoob@yahoo.com), October 18, 1999.

zoobie,

LOL!!! Good one.

Sad, but very true!

-- @ (@@@.@), October 18, 1999.

Andy -

You forgot the "punchline" to that posting:

The same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championship, Gene Sarazan, won the U.S. Open and PGA Tournaments. Today he is still playing golf and is solvent.

CONCLUSION: STOP WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESS AND START PLAYING GOLF!

The piece has been around for years and many golfers know it well. Must appeal to that small masochistic streak that golfers have to have to keep taking that "good walk spoiled."

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.hid), October 18, 1999.

Riversoma - thanks, I like that. We're almost there, having started our preps early.

-- bw (home@puget.sound), October 18, 1999.