Evening journal., 1891-08-28
MILLS was a savoRlre.

/ A Railroad Man IeIis Two Anecd otes
That hows How transformations the ok
superintendent OF the Delaware Divi-
sion was.
Isaac N. Mills has retired from the
uperiatendency Of the Delaware Divi.
sion Of the r., w & B. railroad He
has been in the employ Of the Pennsyl-
gauia Railroad Company for forty years.
IN different capacities, and while he has
retired with honor. he will be rsmem-
bered for years and years as one OF the
most successful railroad men the country
eyer produced.
While he had charge OF the Delaware
division, which has but a single track, he
shamed many double track division sun
erintendents by the immunity from &C
cideRts and the amount of traffic sent
over his single belt Of steel
In speaking OF him the other ay a
railroad man said
Yes, he was a favorite with every
man on the road, and so is run Like
H" Holiday, as the boys call the
new superintendent. +"
why do they give Holiday such
manner asked the reporter
well, you see. Superintendent Holli
days initials are r l. Il. and that is
about all of his name the beys ever see
on orders, &s 80 as he Is a hustler some
one read Il out Run Like HI. and
it has been taken up and carried all
along the line
You would never imagine that Mr..
Mills was superintendent Of the road 10
see him on a train or elsewhere
mo guess not. But a better man
for the position never lived I'll never
forget a story | heard about him when
he was offered the superintendency If
You have paid any particular attention to
his personal appearance, you have doubt
less noticed that he always wears soft
SLOUGH hat Well, those hats are made
TO order and every one costs him $5 or SO
To 60 on with my story. When Mills
was advised to go before President Rob
erts in relation to the Delaware division
he was very meanly dressed aud looked
more like backwoodsman than rail
road man. Pugh and several others at
tempted to have him dress up for the
presentation to the man who directs the
destinies of the great Pennsylvania sys-
tenn. Pugh was almost importunate. as
he considered appearance and first i'm
preston two very great things.
AT length Mills grew weary, aud turn
ing TO Pugh and tapping him on the
head he said.
"tLook here. Pugb, Mr.. Roberts does
not want clothes He wants brains
Accordingly they took him up just as
he was, and one of the party told Mr.
Roberts what Mills had said. Turning
to him, he reached out his hand and
said:
You're right, Mills. We do want
brains and we don't want clothes.
And the outcome was that he soon
afterward assumed control Of the Della
ware division
Did he put on any more style, them"
asked the newspaper man.
NOT bit, ana 50 show you that he
did not | will relate another anecdote to
you. One day ! was in Broad street
station. Having occasion to 60 up stairs
TO see one of the officials / stepped on
the elevator, and was followed by some
one. Looking around l saw that ir was
Superintendent / N Mills he had on a
cheap straw hat, with shoe string band.
linen buster, his face was unshaven.
his locks were unshorn, and his boots
looked IS l. they had not seen the black
ing and brush for week The old
lrishman who was running the elevator
looked at him ia surprise and asked
him what floor he wanted TO be let of
Mr.. Mills gave him the number. It was
the hoor upop which the highest officials
had their officer, and was very exclusive
Mr. Mills stepped of the elevator and
seemed to be perfectly at home. went
on up and as we were alone the porter
turned TO me and remarked:
"An' sat in the divil does thot coan-
thryman want a goin' to the office OF
President RobertsT
Don't you know who that ISL
asked
'Au' sure, an doant, unless hits SO ne
count man as has lost his way, SEE to
myself. SEE
We'll, that's n Mills, superinten-
dent of the Delaware Division of the
Pennsylvania railroad; man who has
forgotten more ABOUT railroading than
most of your fellows up here ever knew 4"
The porter's jaw dropped, and after
scratching his head for few seconds, he
said:
"By ST. Pathrlck an all the saints; he
doan' look as II be knowed anything, SEE
TO mesilf. sez l.
II left him ssdder and wiser man.
Oh, you can just bet that Ike Mills was a
man who took with the men, every time;
and. as he was a brakeman himself at
one time, he knew how to treat the
bows