The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-03
lethsrsy to yhi!ch m!.eoyornmsssnt and political

revolutions had reduced her. There Is ssarcsiY
any great enterprise connected with the i'm
Within Che last thirty years or more that Mr.
Martins name Is not connGcted with. either as
ways which covers Spain wos designed by him.
iiminary surveys. made amid the labyrinth Of
the Spanish peninsula. and at the expense OF
inconceivablo hardship and privation. enabled
country in rs every aspect and capacity as well
as OF the races and populations OF the different
Called ess the &c
produStiyeness Of various mineral deposits.
became more and more generally known. A
Ing rich mines reported to exist In the island
OF Majorca. and connected with them was
nR Gs Sss R The head c tho snsy
prise, for which capita OF half a illion ster-
ling had already been subscribed BY her The
esty were well known sent for him and gave
him the direction of the enterprise. This, how
Majoros ana made a careful! survey e9 Of the
mines and the entire h district IN which they
mitted to the Queen, the result OF his examina-
ton. advising both her Majesty and the other
persons conce err to have nothing TO do with
but not SO the other capitalists and specula.
tors Interested In the matter. Other engineera
Mr.. Martin and the enterprise was continued
at most ruinoYs expense. being only given
Conviction foreed on m' tose u that hat
nothing was to be gained BY further waste
ME- Martin and heartily thanked him for his
rience about the same time. One of the count
less streams which run down from the sierras
ing peasantry to. contain in its sands numerous
particles OF gold. A company was formed. and
OF WorEns the lode e oi Snar tn roce
gold, After some, contradictory reports, Mr..
posits and decide the vexed question. He
drove one or two deep tunnels into the noun
found absolutely. nothing that could Justify
the proposed outlay He went back to Madrid.
and told he@ what he had %n
OF gold pieces sSs on the table he said
coined will only cost you 81. To get q piece Of
acost a, S a ses %'S would M IKE
have gold SO chsap from the mint. you
Well. you would think that there could be but
Of the Spectators were not convinced. and en-
gineers were found to encourage theml The
"ned at s d Sas 5
up in despair.
More than one Of the existing Spanish rail-
ruin by his DISTINGUISHED management. The
lines running into Madrid we're In the Begin
but run BY English sngineers The latter. see
i9G the little value set on time by the generality
be quite careless in keeping up to their time
tables. This became II serious annoyance. As
usual. Mr. Martin was requested to remedy the
roads were under English management. with
none n but English engineers to depend upon?
was overwhelmed by public business OF the
greatest Importance, recurring every hour
to the atmns He was oceped rsm aaT1
dawn till night. for Don Melton has ever been
very early riser; Selecting: however twenty
own house, from p NJ til oelock A. H. ev se
management on line of railway. Under such
an admirable master, those young mon made
themselves in their profession. and several
have become the foremost railroad .superin-
we'll in snsp pSn When ms he h at on n
Gentlemen -" he said here; believe. is what
of the conditions on which your services were
engaged shall most conscientiously, keep
regret to say it,,you do mo-. keep yours. There
eSi7ts a seandalous irreguIarty in tho hours
l give you fair warning that every ono OF you
who is found In future to be single minute
Denlnu inc time IN leaving the station shall he
forthwith dismissed l have good and skilled
men to take your place. SO do not deceive
yourselves rs to your being necessary to u.s."
Some Of the Englishmen did not believe that
Don Melton meant seriously to carry out his
threat. and did not mend their ways. They
soon discovered however. that he mea what
he had said and tho others took warning from
what befell them. BY degrees Spanish engi-
neers were placed on all the trains and the
whole management was so controlled that the
shareholders received regular dividends.
-, Again and again Mr.. Martin was pressed by
the railroad companies to become a large
shareholder. but nothing ever has been able to
make him waver in his resolution of having no
pecuniary interest in any of the great works
which he has originated and of which he has
made a success.
l omit many most interesting anecdotes of
his busy and romantic life. He has boon the
Spanish Commissioner to all or most of the In;
greatly regrets his having been unable to visit
tho Phi adelphia Centennial Exhibition. To
tho various scientific congresses he has also
been deppted. but has rarely found time to ac-
cept the duties of such position. said good
deal in my last about his labors in, favor of
workingmen More may say at another time.
At present l do not dare to venture on this
question. BERNARD O'REILLY.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE,