Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-02-22
NAMES RICHEST MAN.
TIE Makes Htmseif Pleasant 20 strangers
and HELPS struggling Youths.

ne Makes Himself Pleasant 20 strangers
and HELPS struggling Youths.
Passengers on the Maine line steam
ers frequently notice In the pilot
house "a tall. slender man. with "A long
gray beard and the general aspect OF
n retired steamboat captain or some
thing Of that sort He seems TO take
a casual interest In the navigation of
the vessel. and is evidently on familiar
footing with the officers of the boat.
Occasionally he may invite some curiT
Gus passenger into the wheel-house to
see the compass or to peep through
the glasses. With such he will chat
entertainingly about ships, the ocean.
the weather or any other ordinary
subject. incidentally IL will probably
come out that he is president OF the
line. and he may mention that he Is
also In the oil-cloth business in New
York, though his home is in Maine.
He is full OF thoughtful suggestions
about the best way to avoid sea-sick-
ness. the best state-rooms to try to
get for the return trip. and rs to other
matters relating TO the comfort of the
trip. The passenger who has been
fortunate enough to fall in with him
concludes that the Maine line has a
most accommodating gentleman for
its president. and thinks IL would be- a
good thing for the line II it would
hire its president 10 sail on every trip
and make things pleasant for the
patrons.
Going to stop over In Portland and
come back with "a next trip. are you?''
he said to couple of vcyngers recent
ly. Well. now, don't you stay In
Portland; go over to Cushing's Island
TO the hotel there, the Ottawa; it's ths
| only ono there 10. and you can't miss
1t. It'll only Ike half an hour or SC
To go there. and you can spend on,
night and two days there good dea
more comfortably than you can II
Portland. just mention at the hote
/ that ] told you TO come. Mr.. Bailey
president OF the steamship line; /
won't do you any harm. F"
| These two passengers were mor'
than ever impressed with the genialit,
of the Maine lines president, and the.
took his advice. They had the bes
room Mt the hotel. and received othe
attention that made them curious a
TO whore Mr. Bailey got the pull
that he evidently had with the hote
proprietor. They asked some one VIII
thu Mr.. Bailey Was.
bailey? oh, president OF tb
steamship line? Why. that's Charlie
> Bailey. He's the richest man i
Maine Worth ten or fifteen million
and made il ali himself He was abou
the first oilclOth manufacturer in th
country. and is the biggest one yet
He most owns the steamship line an
lot OF other things. Close as achesi
nut burr. too. about business. but doe
an almighty lot OF good with his none
on the quiet. He don's go much o
churches. but he has fancy for helI
ing young mon studying for the minis
try or young preachers. He'll put u
ali the money they need right alon
until they get 10 mixing in polite
[ UT bti HHNko dON
on 'em right on Says minister
business is to do good to humanit,
not t. talk politics or prohibition
He'll do most any thing for man
takes a fancy Ia. ! knew a young ma
who went Ia him once and asked hi
: for 5000 lie got II. and was goin
| to give note for 1t. Never mir
. that he said. IL you're honest you
J pay me without il. and II you're di
honest you won't pay me any hov
your word is all want That's II
kind OF man he is. though you
/. never suspect IL II you had any bus
ness dealings with him. You don
; mean to say you were talking to hi
, and didn't know who he WASP Reckc
| You don't know much about Main
there amt many pies down Eastwa.
Q that he amt got finger in"
! The two travellers made up the
: minds that they had reversed Il
3 usual form and had been entertain'