The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-03
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fomnsodore Vanderbilt IL regarded By
$3.50 rho measure men disinferestedIy
~ reobahly The ablest instance Of COM
Grcial master ever produced in America.
= other kind Of . man he might have
-. but for what he was he deferred TO
one. Without education, he wax aone-
80 Of solomon, having correct prov
~. which be did not keep in old age. and
attended his sway from the picayune
50 % the region beyond the mountains.
100 to m eminent authority In Wall
11not. q Ne were driving out last Sunday:
e1lho do you regard - the intellectual
& - u the street in these days."
y. Pierfspont Morgan. There Ii very
- doubt Of his domination: other men
Z NTH penknife, be reaps with scythe.
k operations are ali of m extensive
Rsr.cter, In the nature Of the biggest
nking operations Of Europe. He is the
5n Il man almost equally eminent in
6nncial msstfers. and the younger man
= thsrefose born, like the son Of Column
With 81 admirai's commission. In
<ooca. & ,st men have TO commence 1T
: retait 90 inter, and slowly work their
- aiong IN banking operations. but
r7epont Morgan. like the Junior genera
~ q the Rothchilds, was raised at the
&ofssaIc counter.
what Is his main interest in this
1ntry7"
Well, you might consider him the New
Inrk Central railroad OF the present peri-
Ever since William ri. Vanderbilt
I'D thaf great block Of stock In the Gen.
III property. which was taken by Pierre
s not Morgan aud marketed la Lofssiun. be
+ - represented the holders OF that prop
~ and Incidentally the property itself.
= Vanderbilt interest is extensive, reach
- over New England. New York. Mon
6ol. the coal regions Of Pennsylvania and
s Eastern lakes to Chicago. the North
- and Of late 10 the sonth. for they are
IDposed 10 be behind the ingalls, combine
= ID Indiana, Ohio and Virginia The
Ito thinks Of the Vanderbilt family first,
~ down in Wall street We always think Of
5sTepont Morgan when the property Ia
81 6ntioned. BY his banking connections
IN The DrexeIs In America and the most
nInsnt houses in London and on the con-
& eat Morgan can touch the ownership Of
q ~ property At every point; IL responds
& = him like network OF telegraph wires to
81 y arger OF an operator"
What sort Of . looking man y PisSfs-
mt Morgan7''
He Is tall man. with . most whey
B Hing nose: his nose Is Of that lares bot
oyoined kind which would indicate port
- IN the immediate and past genera
~. He IL an Episcopalian. and good
III on the model Of an Americau- Eng
81 Aman.'
You hare referred " Cofbin; what b
y opinion among the hest A0thofjtin II
al street Of Corbin's nenneGoment - IL
Ieading railroads ~
II II not favorable Corbin ID hard.
G selfish man in the estimation Of many Of
g our fraternity. and perhaps in the estima-
1i0n Of the majority who have come in con-
s net With him. He drawsa salary Of $2B,-
& 20 year from the Reading railroad. and
B toss moi do any work commensurate with
!; hts salary"
DO you see much Of Jay Gould in these
6AysYn
Il see him about every week. Gould. Is.
howevr. very careful Of his health: the
lat time saw him he told me that II was
Nquisite for him 10 be strict In everything
- did. Every good day he goes out riding
3 The park with his daughter. His iangh-
~ y young woman. Gould lives close
within his family"
Has the former hostility of what is
nlled society OF New York ceased It's oppo-
diion 10 Mr. Gould :"
'0h. suppose IL has, but he does not
h eAfs to 90 into the clique or cliques which
nominate themselves tn he society. How
an any man busy all day. and successful
u bis business. let go of his infinite con-
esns and his own family life. 10 have his
house overran with return calls and flying
kouehams and victorias. A business man
night rs well be in he'll. Some of these
people whose fortunes have teen made.
Nd who merely go 10 the hank i'm the
morning and cut of their coupons, can
B tuitisate circle which takes the name of
New York society. Most Of US have too
much company as IL Il. A man absorbed
eown town. or staying home, with tele-
pnone wires running into his house, SO
Wat he Is called up at all times between
eeakisst and midnight 20 answer ques-
hons. cannot go into society. and cares
scthing about IL commensurate with the
YEAR and tear of it,"
How do you measure up prominent
4efa,ors ike Mr.. Brice, who desire TO
sstN ttAtttA EtSst- CtHStt
Well, a case like that il exceptional.
e. hfice is not man who cares nyshing
scout money. His wealth Is greatly over
e.amssed. thonsh he has had luck in most
Dis operations. lie might become a
peos man; and suppose there is no ether
nsn IN the range nj my acquaintance who
suusd pay as little attention % having be-
seme suddenly poor a Brice. Money to
an y mere instrument for the employ
sut OF restless and rapid mind and
saefwiss genial sensihsli,ies. He likes 10
= iavoss 10 ohbee his fam lily. to fulfil the
la measure OF those around him aud 10
s.fry cut what he niay believe to be his old
seshyterian fathers public ambition.
gu never could make out oil a nam ike
as esose extending and money
Asvsng liaanoler."
What Is The estimation put in Wall
avet upon Chsuncey N. pepews"
ne stands we'll there IS an unusual
wy q parliamentary orator, incidentally
soAhessesi with property interests. lie
YES TIE large interests which employ
I'M Is well IS many subsidiary interests
zach do not employ him, in keeping the
@ne Of the community socishle and
eassy. Since he was elected Go the bead
sne New York Central railroad We have
Aaa railroad qusrrelS as we formerly
nspes gets aroaad, fraternixes. and
- Asaa Of good pastor 20 railroad con-
svsaaon He breaches the discourse
sA' every week, smooths out difficulties,
-. 49, on TIE SICK nnSnelers. prays with the
s.as hhznosets. eats a,ancr NTH raelicsns
~ saissrs, aud At the head of large
rsfsF'y IN which be has probably very