The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-11-25
pRE>IDEN1 NIL.
An interesting Sketch or Ills Life Wiitt"n
by II Personal Friend.

by II Personal Friend.
Some four years ago Mr.. Paris Gibson
prepared the following sketch Of Mr.. J.
J. Hill. 1t is worthy reproduction as
being a truthful history Of the gentle
man. Since il Was written and published
the Great Northern has been extended
until it now has Its terminus on the
shores of the Pacific The vast country
ives, of Montana has been opened up
and It's resources made tributary to the
markets, The sketch will be interesting
to those who know the subject. and it
will prove equally so to the stranger who
may read it:
James j.. Hill was born in Canada IN
1881. He came to st. Paul, Minnesota,
in lsJS and has rver since resided there.
He was always Il careful. thrifty ISL
ness man. and would nave amasscd a
handsome fortune even If he had not
embarked in the business for which he
has proved himself SO %cmincntly
fitted. He is IA strong, well
should live To- a good old age. Mentally.
ne 1NJSStSStS illbSf Nuullti'S - ui'''u'
! g"ncralship which place him at once in
| the very front rank oF the railroad giants
'of the country. 1t is doubtful, all things
considered, If there IS today as able Il
railroad man IN the country as Mr. Hi.
To be, at this age. ID great man IN sdch
/, affairs, one must possess even To Il
greater degree those rare qualities winch
make the successful railroad general:
= .- l.. . l.,,.,, as o. f..f tluN
able railroad leaders are more difficult Ia
: find than able leaders in time Of war,
The history IF railroad building docs not
/, ! record the name of another man Whp
, has accomplished az much rs Mr, liIII ~
: eight years. Standing today al the hcan
, Of the great Manitoba railroad system
: he has done more to settle and develop
/, he northwest than any living man, lie
has not only pushed his lines OF
, railway INTO The unsettled. Ter
/ Tile prairice Of Minnesota an,
northern Dakota. but through him the
Manitoba has done its work Of frontier
development on ii broader plan than any
/ other railway corporation. lhllke mos
other men who build and shape the pol
icy Of railroads he has treated settlers on
. the live and Yet live" plan. and he ha'
r constantly aud in many ways outside o.
his railroads. contributed Ia the pros
. perity of the regiOna trarerscd by ms
, roads. Mr., Hill possesses enormous
wealth. but those Who kunw him VII
cay that he Is entirely worthy OF IT, art
that his great wealth is being constantly
handled fur the advancement uf his fel
lowmen. and for developing the resources
! of the western country. In the midst OF
great business problems he iin"s tiul1
for the study of books and for mental
cultivation. He has given much thought
to economic anbiecfs,andi il is safe to state
that no other man in the country pos
sesses as accurate IA knowledge 81 int
great northwest. and knows as well no"
its people can DE best employed |" AT
vance their interests. lie delights II
rare works Of art. and his keen pcrrep
ton and cultivated tastes have enabled
him to gather one Of the choicest roIlcc
tons in the land. These are some oi In
/. characteristics Of the man who Is t"da,
attracting more attention than any othr
man from Lake Superior to the lac''I'
ocean.