Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-09

Toward suntn in summer the chunky |
owner wOuldag q plain wooden chair I
out TO the siCalk and gaze at the Third |
avenue horsers, which ran by the door. |
At times het upon one OF two stone |
steps that Ito the hallway door and !
stared unint8tedly at the steady stream |
of shop gi and mechanics flow !
ing up Cham street. Night after
night he at there for years
and always one. No neighbor ever
stopped to BIZ chat with him, and he
never smiled appeared to be interested
in anythinglt Third avenue horse
car. AS theeat City Hall bell changed
8 O'Clock disappeared within the hall
way: but nOght shone from tie Win
dows of the hse after his disappearance.
There were Ter shutters on the upper
floor, and tie were always closed.
With the eeptiOn of his snowy hair,
the man hast changed much in looks
in 30 years. ,e always had a sawed-Otf
appearance,id legs that recalled Dick
ems descrinn Of Quilp. He moved like
a man pre'naturally old. His face
seemed impeious to emotion. Sympa-
thy ever apared to be frozen within
him, and il gate to say that he never
gave anythiI to the poor. In appear
ance aud dissiti0n he was miserly. He
once went in Ferris d Legetts restau-
rant with a Ii of bread under his arm.
Taking seat the table, he called for
cup of tea, c his loaf IN slices, used the
restaurant hter 10 spread them, and
sprinkled thSutter with sugar that aid
not belong tdm. He escaped after pay
sc. for the te but not without scathing
rebuke from ne OF the proprietors.
THIS MAN FIST CAME TO THE SURFACE
of notoriety the days of the Tweed
ring. Dick onHolly had been thrown
into prison, ad bOndsman worth mil
lions was wand. After vain searching
the pawnbrOke was announced as one
of his bORdsmel Dicks relatives, it was
asserted, had plaed millions of securities
in mis- hands, anCwhile taking no risk he
largely feathere his nest. Everybody
was surprised athis sudden confession
of his wealth. Head been silently piling
up money for yrs by investments in
real estate and street railroad stock,
but nobody dreann that his wealth had
run up into milliCs.
About ten yearsgo he again came to
the surface of nOtdetv. This time wall
street was astoniied. He burrOwed I'M
der one Gifts favote stocks, made coup
de main, and caRlred the Presidency
and the Board OF lrectors of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Ompany. Indeed, he
bloss0med out onshe same stem with
Jay Gould, Russo Sage, Waerishaetfer
and similar roses itn thorns, and since
that time he has ten recognized as a
power in the finanal community. Up to
the time OF the Padic Mail emente he
had lived in the tugy old building IN
Chatham street. 3 the Brooklyn bridge
approached compton, however, he was
.,l-ft - 10 Ha6
town. where he lied so retired that none
but those inUeresd ever fad him. He is
now believed to 3 worth between $I0,-
000,00 and 100000. His Pc
nuriousness is anost prOverbial. Many
stories in ILLUSTRATION of it is told. The
last is worth recording. A well-known
firm on the seveBh -four OF the Tribune
building mas haCseverai visits from the
old man. His teephOne each time was
out of order, andle begged permission to
use the firms ilstrument. The favor was
invariably courelusly granted. A few
weeks ago a member of the firm, unable
to secure a PROMPT business cOmmunica.
ton, dropped int the old mans office anC
sought the use oihis wire. After some
hesitation the faor was granted. The
telephone was sed less than minute
At the end OF the hOnth the old man sen
the firm bill chagiDg 10 cents for thu
use of the instrumnt. To the credit o
the firm the bill was promptly paid, ant
no discount asked.
WORKLNGMRN WILL BE INTERESTED
in learning that this oil man holds ma
joritv Of the stock II the Third AYenu'
Railroad Company, But for him tn
strike of the drivers and conductors oil
this liHe would havj been settled Ion!
ago. The strikers asked for only tn
same pay as was given on the Sixth ant
Eighth avenue lines. Unfortunately 10
them, however, the coupled with this
demand for the diIcharge of seven EN-
ployes who had made themselves obnOXi
GUS to their fellow-NOrkmen. With fox
like perception, the old pawLbroker mad
this demand the basis of nis refusal u
arbltrate. Under the pressure of tn
Railroad Com mission the men Withdrew
the demand, bnt the old maj
still remained 6bdurate. He refused
to concede the rate Of wages paid by th
other roads, and every police officer In tn
city has been rObted Of sleep by the extr
duty for three weeks under the plea tina
his line needed projection. The boycott
ing of the road reduced the receipts NOR
than one-half the usual amount. AppaI
emily incensed by this, the obstinate oil
fellow went before the grand jury, and Sc
cured indictments for conspiracy agalns
the officers OF the labor union of whic
the drivers and conductors are members
Nobody dreams that any square
ly drawn petit jury will COZ
Wet them. Meantime the Legisli
ture is threatening an investigate
and a repeal of the charter OF the roaC
The fight has now resolved itself from
question OF wages into one OF arbitration
The old man, however, stands his groun
and will not give an incn. Some OF n
Observation-Disclosures fume anG fret owe
the loss of their dividends and the depr
citation OF their property, but they receiV
no satisfaction. The stock has ialle
nearly 80 per cent. in value, but the oil
man faces the music and holds his gri
His past life fOrbiGs the idea that he woul
throw away even the smallest sum
money to CRAFTY spirit OF O0stlnacc;
This leaves an inference that can hardl
be avoided. The small stockholde
are apparently beng frozen out. \
one need be surprised 70 hear that u
veteran pawnbrOker holds much mol
stock nc the end Of the strike than he d
at the beginning, and that his additions
shares were bought at an extremely 10
figure. New York contains many ric
men who have made fortunes BY patier
perseverance and industry, but MOI
whose history would prove more lnteres
ing than that Of Henry Hart.
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