New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-15
Il MAN WITH IN EXPRESS RECORD
SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A wELL-Kyows
NEW-YoRKER.
From The Graphic.


John Hoey is very rich man. He lives in great
comfort In the city, and he has estate the colny
which, judging from their level cost has ten times tho
value OF the little properties Of many Of teagyug
notabilities Judged from the weight Of his money
bags alone he challenges comparison with Of
men and women whose fatulent utterances arc tao
gossip OF the day. Judged from the point Of view Of
The substantial institution he did much create b
Is as CULVER to those pygmes Of achievement H,
Is man OF taste, and his collections pictures and
works Of art of various nature, the very frames Of
which Of society kings and queens could no;
understand Quiet. uDostent atous simple in bis habit,
methodical in all hts work he moves quietly along,
with no stir. Like the depths of the sea, he Is
always there. There is never any doubt to John
Hoey's position in affairs. No uncertainty In bis yea
every way sturdy model, inspiration, gdlde,
exemplar beacon, showing the struggler OF to-day Ta@
he may hope for in the sodlties of the future;
The press and the express 90 hand iu hand
In these days Of special newspaper trains, wnea
single metropolitan journals send out OF town thou.
sands to various cities of the land, utilizing their own
machinery for that purpose, the general public bas
little understand, about, for that matter, 70,
marvellous growth Of both press and express IN w
many time and oft, covered themselves with coaaoa
and glory In running mile a minute for the NeIiosr
full use to the public by reason OF significant sqs en-,
done the newspapers. 1t was 10 their power 10 rhs
the extras, the latest editions. from other cites
NewYork, and In that connection Nj Stmson' sn oa
eXpressman, speaking of Mr.. Hoey, SAYS: The M"s
paper editors who conducted the Ncw-York pres,
1911, 40, '43 and IA will remember as long as thq
live sandy-halred rosy checked bright, blueeyed ~
who used to rush into their sanclums once OK 49, 49,
a day with the latest news from Boston, and desire , ~
to give credit to Adams & Co.'s eXpresS-tha was yo.s
Hoey, And as he served the papers by bringns
them news, intelligence, fresh and timely, he niU ~,
them served the general public The express
were of great importance to the press a. neNspsgs.
carriers and delivered the various Journals OF the ID
cral cities along the railroads o. the entire country Am
the carriers In any particular city dcVetee 80
along the streets From this habit agencies g~
branehed out and extended into colossal ~,
part Of the spirit and energy and necessity u
In ell this John Hoey took significant l ~ ths
From carving new: and latest lntellsensse prs
newspaper Offices he developed INTO clerk 9TH
more early recognized in him kindred spIfls.
this difference Dnsmore preferred a e,Se 10 drs
others while Tcey was always eager 10 90 ,s,hs
In early DAYS he pasted labels or paGkagei 1s he h
coming freight from other places made ON ard
drivers books, checked the books kept INC Ssa tho
Taorna ;ayer broke ont and the Adams 90 N
the Fast became the great bankers as wen ,ssr vaults
n san Francisco sacramento Marysve and G,.'
places I'm California millions OF gold uus and no es-
spirit OF growth developer IN MN 20 Charleston q.
In his own name which was Subsequently Us 81 sub
the reerganized Adams Expresss ysr gave an pegs
to the express business I'm 1SA7 when we're then
cannot be expected to gndeTs,a,nr HoSsnd As
pInwalls j. Howard Sons and the Ntes s,yScsht and
~ all these Adams CO sent , SfgTss' Willie thes
brought by them from California largeu pboient "
OF the gold dust necessang the ess'Ses,fornla sli
banking houses throughout ne steIe Oh q.
In ali the principal cities OF the East .,t 10 <aI|-
Alvin Adams as head OF the concern; went =" "I,l n
fornIa where he was welcomed lhe .s, ANNA asr
c,r,ande6 NTH ener ainment OF every natue fkOs "a
hands Of enthusiastic men e cSu la, cG IN Day
,ha ne massage across the Isfbpus " pfref
was by means Of boats thFogsa the 80 @s Ars
, ne hcau al msrshes and tropion grow * s and
city OF Panama Then came re- rss ,.q -
tnen nshs road which Changed ,@nksrof
current o. individual ,ray sgs y A g, W
'0P Pars sn nd' parcel Of III tEis John eva