The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
a MAN YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

MAN YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.
There's man you ougt to know" said a
friend, pointing out a gentleman who had
just turned into Broadway from Twenty
dfth street.
"W ho is he"
That's John Brisben Walker, the editor
of the Cosmopolitan. He made an enor-
nous fortune in the west, and he bids fair
70 do just as well here as he did in Colorado
In some respects he is remarkable man.
He has just left his office for the day. He
Is never there after noon. His energy is
something boundless."
Some days later it was my good fortune
10 be introduced to Mir. Walker. He was
exceedingly inaccessible in one respect
nothing could induce him to permit the con-
versatlon to take turn personal to himself,
but from one of his magazine associates
gained much extremely interesting intorma-
ton concerning his chief. Mr.. Walker had
already won and lost a fortune when, in
1879, be began in Colorado the cultivation
OF alfalfa the Lucern clover of Europe) on
an extensive scale. For ten years he spent
about half day on horseback, personally
experimenting farm operations, which.
during later years, involved the employ
ment of more than forty men and the
harvesting of more than 900 tons Of alfalfa
hay per annum. He has made a careful
study OF the farmers interests in the United
States, and during bis residence in Colo
RADIO took an active part in the de-
tense of their legislative interests. While
engaged in this work he also purchased a
large piece OF worthless river bottom near
the city, and by bold engineering opera
tons recovered it from the water and made
It 80 valuable that 1t is said the railway
companies have offered 81 200 900 for what
but few years ago was comparatively
worthless. These engineering operations
were carried forward in the face Of ohsta-
cles formidable enough to dauut almost any
man. Twice the river swept away all that
bad been done, but the third ATTEMPT was
crowned with complete success to the aston
tshment OF the most capable engineers Of
the state. Soon after Mr.. Walker came
EAST he purchased the Cosmopolitan. Those
who undertake to steer magazine out of
foul weather into fair have about all they
can attend to. Mr. Walker was we'll
equipped for the work by tempera-
nent and by training 1t was
40 place for a man who was apt
10 "waver in his faith" but something
more than mere tenacity of purpose was in
demand. Among the essentials we're con-
victions absolutely free from ambiguity
and the patience which is proof against ex-
separations small and large Obstacles
which stagger some men stimulate others
he had had experiences of a character we'll
calculated to tougher his naturally athletic
mental and moral fiber. They gave him
powers of endurance not easily taxed to
their straining point, and they enabled him
b place at the disposal of the magazine
Just the kind of service which insured sue
cess. To the affairs Of the Cosmopolitan
ne gives personal and unremitUing auten-
hoa. Mrs. Walker is the daughter of Gen.
Strother, writer, who attained wide
celebrity as Porte Crayon," and the
Walker household includes seven possible
Presidents, to say nothing of a very young
lady who, unlike her father, is to the last
degree autocratic.