This page has been validated.
28
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The historian desires at this time to speak briefly of the methods of Cortez from a commercial standpoint.
Will the reader be good enough to cast his eye on the Cortez securities as shown in the picture
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/028-Bank_of_Cortez.jpg/430px-028-Bank_of_Cortez.jpg)
BANK OF CORTEZ.
drawn from memory by an artist yet a perfect gentleman?
Notice the bonds Nos. 18 and 27. Do you notice the listening attitude of No. 18? He is listening to the accumulating interest. Note the