New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
ODDS AND ENDS OF CHAT
PERSONAL TRAITS AND BITS OF EXPERI.
ENCE ILLUSTRATED.

George b. Roberts, president Of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. has been in and out OF .Yort
rather often lately Ia evident that man occupying
his high aud responsible position must be romarkaba
for his executive ability. Tho n5ylyania Road dis
burses more money In year than many government,
both in the New and tho Old World Yet this railroad
the growth OF only little quarter OF a centnry
IL OF the MANAGEMENT that its En-
ecutvo officers have nearly all worked their way On
from minor positions In the service ~ the road. Mr.
Roberts rolma0. MI Dubarry was IN the en-.
gneer corps. Metres, manager OF tho Western Inca
carried chain when the road was being bnt M
Roberts is spare. thin and tail, with nervous tempers
ment. He has black hair. brown mnstachs
and face in which sharp angles are predom nans
should judge that be was about fifty yean
OF age. 1 told that ne IL deliberate. patient
and exhaustive In his examination OF tas
matters affecting his and absolutely master Of de-
tail. The enormous responsibilities resting upon hira
weigh heavily that at least week in four he 10
obliged to away from Pnadei phia for brief rest
ing spell 1t is his leaving the ofic. 10
give his chief assistant, Frank Thompson, the warning
which happened to overhear the other day in thes,
! words: "Now, Frank am OIL Don't send me tole-
gram oftener than once IN thirty minutes" Mr. Roberts
ia approachabc. genial and popular HIS command Of
| the road has been brought about by good service
through long period Of years He has little ownership
ia it aud makes daily report OF all its operations to the
executive committee which meets for six days Of the
in the office In Philadelphia There are probably
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sion daily and this fact account for the prompne
with which tho Pennsylvania road ia enabled to meet
| any emergency
There were scores OF visitors in President Dcpews
Office the Grand Central Depot after his return
from his flying Western trip. They all nqubos
after Mr. Depews condition, his special car having been
In collision Syracuse. His callers comprised law
DOCTORS merchants. priests. Rich men. poor
pensioners and employee When found Nh Depew aud
asked him how he liked being In railroad accident no
replied in a humorous vein Makes you think OF your
graLdflther's ancestry But my behaved just as
railroad presidents ought TO behave. woke up ~
Of sudden elevation OF my head above the ort
nary level. The had tipped up the eni AZ
down rolled first 10 side. Their TO the otIer
then reared up In 'front.' and down pat aud firm
the track IL demon strsted the excellent discipline OF
the NewYork Central rolling stock beyond any question:
When ggestod thai Proy fence hal been his side.
Mr.. Depew remarked with twinkle IN his eyes: "Wel,
I've been studying that problem. I intending
70 through the regular train leaving Rochester
at 7:3O. persuaded remain and take spe.
cal at 10 o'clock. in order make speech at meeting
called 70 induce OF Rochester ubscrba
money erect building for the Young Mems Christian
Association. Nothing In that to give such shaking
up, and my Theology shook up the circumstance
until remembered That / am a Presbyterian Then
concluded That this accident was prede7tnet to occur
aud that had been specially saved from y stay
ing for that meeting"
There has been an immense amount OF talk about Nr
Blanes nomc Rule speech most OF 1t favorable TO tho
sentiments expressed. told that be
grams cablegrsms and letters OF generalization
address from all parts OF the country and many parts
OF the world TIL bis desk piled high with them
One of the remarks have heard about tho speech
from the lips of Colonel " Tom" Ochlliree. Said the
Colonel: :" There was never such spectacle in t5s
world the rcsnlt of b alne's speech II snpya
marvel OF marves Here man,
moner. way up in the bsckwoois OF Maine. with
official title OF any kind under this Government and
official position adecatei candidate for Its Chief Execu-
tive rejected head OF the nation II you will wno gets
up and makes little speech To mis- neigao1rs aDOutS
matter In which they are interested anu what he >ays
OF the earth Itisheralded IN the prss 1t becomes tns
topic OF public men IN the National forums. Il requires
Salisbury. come MS feet In Psr ament for por-
sonal explanation. There was never sIch marye. boz
fore. His enemies say that he maize speech get
irish Well. Lord Salisbury. by ,1us trepy,
did more to give Blaine that vote than Blaine did or
himself"
Twas up at the Grand Central Dopo, the other day
watching the quick movements OF II. c. Duya. the pri.
vate secretary OF President Depow with little inter.
est He seems to mo quite as busy man IN his way
Mr.. Depew himself heard him answering questions
ranging all the way from inquiries about free passes and
special tickets up to knotty law points, involving serious
responsibility himself and friuyht conse-
to persons making the tag iiries gentleman
from Brooklyn. for tnssLce, wanted TO know whether
his NewYork Central stock could be assessed pos
session personal property or whether having oncs
paid It's propOrtonate taxes, IL was exempt. He
given 10 eistdnl once Dceu taxed tno
stock was not second time assessable Mr.. Duyh
is slender. medium sized. well-buiit man,
thirty thirty five and forty years Of ass. with
large ose AMI a brown mustache lie has quick way
OF dspOsing OF business and be great AT 10
chief He is member OF the 7tn Regiment AMI
writer bright verses recent prolu tiou o his 10
The Juigs indicates In cnat with Mr.. Dsva he told
me story illustrating the pr taken by employees .:
occasion the other day TO the depot at nalf.pa.t7
to meet friend who was coming IN on tho tram. rhs
down for It, He had his watch IN ms hand AMI rxst
an irish porter to whom he was unknown "B,i.L"
said he Irlshm.n, You can set your watch by tho
New-fork Central trains every time
Chaunccy Andrews. tho millionaire iron man OF
youngstown, Ohio, was here dleng tho week He had
just returned a California trip. and when asked
his opinion Of the Pacific Coast expressed it in sfew
words Said he: If you could knock out Nsw.Mcxco
and Arizona and all those long stretches OF staring
ieserts and bring California right up to Coioraiou
would be magnificent. but when you hays to travel
400 niles across country which presents nothing 10
your view except sage-brnsh cactuses and praredos
In order to 20 to the oranges aud roses in California
paying pretty dear for the pleasure At every p ace
went 10 IN Caiforn they came To with tins sterce
~ ped inquiry: WELL what yol think OF the saier
I thought great deal OF It. rncy showed Us IN ons
place seventy five varieties OF They dgOye rs
through the magnificent Magnoaaye.. wi,h its row "
inside aud trees iuing every side. with
and rnagnihcent yards IN which ths trees bent VITA
lru whose owners were constantly asking Us to step
IN side and help ourselves But there always TIA
ti said one day To an OIL iay wap nai repeated tAs
question Two or three lines II iise oraases hrst'rate:
single dish OF 0ld-fashioned pork and beams"
Jones tell to talking with me r..
,ently about the ewspaper uts upon public mea
.ud animated the topic, saying "such assaulu
DO good and do very much harm 10 innocent people
They have no effect upon naal results. AMI mea WHO
lave been Knocked around In pIblic life have becous
mpcrvous these thinss. It is their families that
uifer. may be callous. but his wife aud
children will suf-r ntsnsely The general course OF tbs
In such matters ia simply Infamous There ougas
o be law to shut up some OF the people who MAKO
uch attacks understand, Of course that the news.