Telegram-herald., 1890-08-19

sh.t. kzaaox1e L2o1ey Iaakzrs- Co1 Davis
vi turn ~ naoaes gsstl1g II hs bs not
as2s olrectar general q the WORKS
ts5r. Ez-Ssastor Pau has p&i4 more
attention ~ bassnasS thai 10 po1ues for
.,-vsrzl years. Ar. C1arks0n l. hkely -
SO inso some large business eRtsrIxlsss
= soon - he cxn ge< oaI II otnos. Tie
railroads of the country swallow up .
lsrss p4r1 q the BEST business talent ws
hsys. Il Is surprising how r2psdly some
q our brazRy young men develop u the
railroad fed Ten OF twelve yesrs ago
Vas 0ut On the frontier - Nebraska.
sad rlding enc day IN the ssbcoSe OF
fr~ight tram asked soEae Questions of
the oonducsor, who seemed 70 be q bright
voung msn- Three years ago / again
visited Nebraska, and foRAd that Young
nan, Holoolnb by name. the general
manager OF AL the Burlington lines IN
Nebraska, with prse@hly ,60e miles OF
road under ms control.
A few mouths ago q boytsh looking
man appeared before the house commit
tee on railways 20 give evidence IN the
matter Of the proposed law requiring
railway companies % equip their freight
ears with automatic couplings he was
introduced 10 the cosnnittee a. Mr.
Brown, Of Burlington, and as he began
70 talk a member Of the committee whis-
pered 10 one Of his colleagues: don't
believe We shall get much information
out Of that yozng fellow. Hes brake
man, isn't he" But in few minutes il
was seen that the young man not only
knew what he was talking about, bat
that be had singularly clear and direct
manner OF saying what be had to say.
A little later and he had the close atten-
ton Of every man in the room, for il was
apparent thst he was master Of the
science Of railroading in all its branches.
For an hour he talked and answered
questions, and gave the committee a
keener insight into the wonderful deyel-
opment the mechanics Of railway have
experienced than any of them had ever
had before.
You seem 70 know your trade pretty
we'll" remarked Congressman Hill, of
Illinois, after the final hearing was over;
'have we not met bcfore?"
Il think we have. replied Mr. Brown;
sit WAS thirteen years ago, IN your town
of Joliet There had been an accident
on the gravel train on which / was work
ing, and You came upand asked me some
questions"
you were then working on gravel
trainy'
''Yes, sir"
"And what are you doing now?"
Mr.. Brown modestly handed the con-
gresham his card. 1t read: ''Superin-
tendent of c., B. and Q. lines in Iowa"
Since that day this young man, who
went through all the stages of railroad
ing, and who can make coupling, run
locomotive, build bridge or manage
10000 employees, has been promoted TO
control Of tho Kansas City lines Of the
great Burlington system.
Down at Cape May a week or two ago
7 met President Roberts, of the Penn
sylyania railroad. Here WAS man who
had started out twenty or thirty years
ago as track hand and who had come
up through the mechanical and the ex-
ecutive branches OF the business to be
the president Of the greatest railway in
the world. His salaries-for he has sew
eral as president of the three or four cor
porations which are in the Pennsylvania
acknowledgement 100000 year. Mr..
Roberts shows the effect of his early
training in the strong love which he has
for the details of railroading. Where one
would think his conversation would be
of the large phases of the business. OF the
finances, of the building of new lines, he
speaks most Of new inventions, new
methods OF bookkeeping, of the rate
/ sheets. and of the countless details OF
the work. Possibly he pays too much
attention to details, said ore gentleman.
NO" replied another, who knew the
/ president well, che does not. 1t WIS
close attention to details that made him
what he is. To this day he has a fond
ness for going out on the line, watching
/ the tracks, noting the condition of cars,
switches, buildings, and for taking a
| look in the Offices 10 sec how the BOYS
10 their work The great fnancier gives
his attention to stocks and bonds. The
great railroader knows his road as the
| fond proprietor OF villa knows his
front yard.
Another railroad man whom met at
Cape May is George Boyd, the assistant
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania.
! Probably if vote Of the travelling pub
lie could be taken on the most popular
-, ., d !
would win the prize. Unlike most men
who have wide popularity. he is remark
ably efficient II was Mr.. BOYD who
planned that greatest of railway jour
neys, the tour OF the Pan-American con-
gress. To his ingenuity. energy and tact
many Of the improvements in modern
railrosding which have tended 10 make
travel more comfortable than staying az
homo arc due. Not many years ago
for he ia still young-Mr. Boyd began
railroading "A clerk in a freight Office
at Indianapolis at a salary q go q
month Some time probably he will be
president Of the Pennsyivanis.
Another interesting man whom 7 often
gee in Washington is Col. a. l.. COnger.
Of Akron. o. He is a type of the ideal
b-sinAx men and men of affairs who in
this country usually come from the farm
He is also type of the politician II the
sort spoken II by Pistt and ClaTkson in
their recent srticles-pohdcisns who
learn sud teach lessons of life IN work
ing fCr others and not for themeelves.
( Col. Conger was a poor boy on farm
He has forced his way 70 the front til
now he is not only millionaire but one
of the potent men q great political
party. WAITzR WEI1.AA1S.