The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-03-26
SOME OF THE COAL KINGS.

young man. He wears black moustacbe
aud dresses plainly. Numerous lines on
his face gives him careworn expression,
altogether, he looks like man who should
be thinking of a trip to Europe to get rid
OF business cares. lnstead of this he has
Just added immense burden to his labors.
Mr.. Gowen looks more like rather sue
cesstul lawyer than scheming capitalist.
He is young, but is wearing himself out
rapidly. He does a tremendous amount of
work. Already he has had to stop work
by order of his physician. Bat the willy
hnancler came it over the doctor, for he
went to Europe, and placed the Reading
Coal d Iron Company iu the leading posi-
ton as mining company, through negotia.
tons with English capitalists His success
cured him. He is a wonderful man. Five
| years ago he was lawyer in Pottsville
Now he receives salary of $50 900 from
the Reading Railroad Company, and could
command 100000 Besides he is Presi.
dent of many other organizations, and
directs as many more.
Samuel Sloan, the President of the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Rail.
road Company, is about fifty five years
old. de has stern couutenanee. and is
most determined man His company
controls large amount of coal land. Its
productions are sold monthly at auction.
The sales take place on the last Wednes
day of the month, and it generally has a
large Influence on the prices of the ensuing
month. La the management of the i'm
mense business Of the company, Mr.
Sloan is ably assisted by intelligent
subordinates.
John Taylor Johnson, of the Ceptral
Railroad of New Jersey, is fine looking
middle aged gentleman. He wears
pair of side wiskers little tinged with
grey. He is an atfable gentleman, and his
presence suggests the idea of wealth and
comfort Besides attending to the % ost
enormous duties Mr. Johnson finds time
to devote some attention to art His
gallery of paintings, at his residence in
New York, is among the most noted of
private collections in the country. Under
his Presidency, the Central Railroad has
prospered beyond all expectation. When
he assumed control it was an unimportant
line running between New York and
Easton. Now the road extends to
Scranton and taps the Lehigh, Beaver
Meadow, Upper Lehigh, and Wyoming
coal regions, and through the wise policy
adopted by the company it will be able
to control large portion of tho coal
tonnage for all time. From New Y York to
Easton the road is double track and in
some places treble track. The company
owns coal wharfs at Elizabethport, ferry
in New York, and a most valuable
property on the Hudson opposite that
city. Col Kicker H. P Baldwin and
Samuel Knox, hold prominent positions
under Mr.. Johnson, and have rendered
invaluable aid in extending the operations
of the company.
Mr.. e w Clark, President of the Le
high Coal and Navigation Company, is one
of the best looking of the coal kings he |
is young looking man, though be may
be forty FIVE He is a well known Phila-
delpha banker, and brother of Carance
II. Clark, one of that city's millionaires.
He has risen to the high position he now
occupies through his own exertions. Mr.
Clark's right hand men are John Hisley,
G. r. Potts, W. D. Zenner. +. Hill, and
the Messrs. Howell, Hon John Leisen
ring and Fisher Hazard, Esqs., are on the
board Of management OF the j.. G. q n.
Co, and their COUNSEL is always sought
when matters Of Importance are to be
decided
OF the many private operators in the
region, Arou Pardee stands at the head.
His mines are situated in and about
Hazleton. ii is said to be worth twenty
millions. Mr. Pardee has given over
million of dollars to the Lafayette College
at Easton His two sons, Calvin H., and
Gen. Ario Pardee, Jr., are engaged in the
mining of coal. The latter was gallant
solder 10 the late war. He com manded
a brigade iu Gen. Geary's division. Dur
ing his service on the field he contracted
a chronic disease, from which he will
never recover.
Hon. Asa Packer is not directly eDgag
ed in mining. He owns large amount
os coal land which brings him handsome
revenue He is considered the wealthiest
map in the State. The Judge is in his
56th year is hale and hearty, only of late
a little feebleness has been noticed 10 his
gait He has been candidate for Gov
ernor, nearly defeating Gov. Geary, and in
1868 was the unanimous choice of the
Pennsylvania delegation in the Demo
cratic National Convention for President.
Judge Packer founded the Lehigh
at Bethlehem, to which
be gave a million and half dollars. He
also gives twenty thousand dollars yearly
to the Iustitution. The Judge was re-
elected President of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company at the annual meeting
held recently.
DIR. G. b. Linderman, SON in law of
Judge Packer, is one of the wealthy mine
owners in the Hazleton region. He was
practising physician in Mauch
Chunk He is very wealthy. Mr. Q. ..
Skeer, DIR. Linderman's partner, is also