The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
THE PORK CITY PRINCES.
A Hsrd-Workine and Kindly Lot of
Fellows.
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and millionaires of Chicago are unostenta-
tious IN their methods of getting down to
their business in the morning
All OF them have splendid and we'll
equipped stables, but for all that these gem
tlemen reach their places Of business in
| very much the same manner that a $40 a
week clerk arrives at his.
Take Marshall Field. the merchant Of
wholesale and retail fame. for instance.
do not know that Mr.. Field is on the verge
of psuperism-indeed. it would probably
be- snte to say that be is not-but for all
that he nearly always walks 70
his stores in the morning. Mr..
| Field usually leaves his elegant
mansion on Prairie avenue about $50
o'clock in the morning, walks down Prairie
| TO Sixteenth and then crosses over TO Michi-
gan boulevard aud continues his journey
downtown on that thoroughfare. He walks
very briskly. for he reaches the retail store
| promptly at 10 o'clock, talks with his head
men few moments and then repairs to his
wholesale store on Fifth avenue There be
| spends six or eight hours at unremitting
labor, leaving for home about or O'Clock,
very often later.
In these downtown walks Mr.. Field is
not always careful anout his relations to
other pedestrians. One day last summer l
was the eye witness of an amusing incident
in which he was the central figure. Mr.
Field was crossing Wabash avenue al a
pretty lively gait to get out of the way OF
an approaching cable train, and Just as he
reached the cur stone he ran over and
| knocked into the gutter very small
Italian ne Hsboy whose diminutlveuess had
led TO his being overlooked by the
Chicago millionaire. The little fellows
stock of papers was scattered In all di>
rections and his not over elegant clothes
were befouled with filth and mud. The
youngster jumped to his feet and, shaking
his grimy fist at the stately Mr.. Field,
| heaped the most frightfui maedictions
upon that gentleman's devoted head.
Whether the young bandit would have
rounded out his revenge by calling the at
| tention of the Malta to Mr. Fields case will
| never be known, for that individual having
patiently waited until the lad had exhausted
his extensive vituperative voca buiary, took
| prompt concilatory measures. He beokoued
| to the Youngster aud told him TO "come
along" The small boy, rather suspect
| ing that reparation was at hand,
very promptly complied. A few mo-
| ments later Mr.. Field had turned over
the boy to one OF his clerks with instruc-
tons to see that the youthful Italian was
| properly cleansed and then provided with
good outfit OF clothes, hat and shoes, to-
| gether with a new stock of papers An hour
later the youngster was back on the corner
selling papers in attire which made his fell
| low-merchants green with envy. Thus did
! Mr.. Field escape the fate which overlook
| poor Chief Hennesssy. II that little Italian
| knows what the "amende honorable" is l
| have no doubt that he has long since reached
the conclusion that Mr.. Field has made it.
George NJ. Pullman, the sleeping car
| magnate, is another millionaire who doesn't
! arrive at bis office in state-that is, NOS
/ In tOlaaCapf Vuaafbar Mr. PtYllroa
often stretches his legs by footing the two
| miles between his Prairie avenue home and
| his place of business On other occasions,
however, Mr.. Pullman rides in closed oar
rage, driven by oolored Jehu, Hastily liv-
cried.
Once In a while ono of Mr.. PuIlman's
handsome daughters drives her papa to the
| Michigan avenue pile in which the Pullman
company has its headquarters But that Is
not often.
Often as early as 7 o'clock in the morn
ing the equipage Of Philip d. Armour, the
dressed beef king Of Chicago, stops In 'front.'
| Of the great Home Insurance building. on
La Sale street, and portly gentleman,
with hortd face and carefully trimmed side
| whiskers, steps to the pavement Mr.. Ar
mour prefers riding in plain surrey, but
always insists on his driver being liveried
In stormy weather, however. he reaches his
office in the handsome closed family car
! rage. OuCo Ia q Hnllc us WdkkS uOWu, OUT
this is not often, though years ago when
Mr.. Armour less resembled in girth some Of
the enormous porkers he slaughters at his
yards, he was an indefatigable pedestrian.
The dressed beef king undoubtedly ar
rives earlier at his Office than any other
prominent business man in Chicago. As
already intimated, he Is often at his desk
by o'clock in the morning and at 1880 one
can almost invariably find him there. And
the gentleman insists that his clerks shall
be equally early and puncuual. Woe be to
the tardy employe whose dereliction comes
TO the attention OF Mr.. Armour. For all
his apparent sternness, however, the lead
ing member of tho big Four" is kindly
man, although he will not be imposed
upon. There Is adoat a good story
illustrating this point Every year Mr..
Armour makes each of his clerks in the
office the present of a good business suit
of clothes. There is an unwritten law that
this SUIT shall not exceed in cost $40, for
which sum it is rightly considered, a very
handsome everyday outfit can be purchased
| But one new clerk upon being told to go to
a tailor made his selection aud have the bill
sent TO Mr.. Armour, determined not to be
hampered by any paltry $40 limit. He ac-
oordingly ordered suit costing $85. In due
time the bill was presented TO Mr.. Armour.
He called for the young man who had con-
tracted it, and that worthy appeared, con-
fident smile overspreading his face. He had
no thought of impending danger.
YOU'RE Mr.. 30 and Sof' inquired Mr..
Armour. with great apparent affability.
Eyes, SIR"
"You had the suit made" with a coaxlng
smile.
"Yes, sir"
Gifts you well, ehr' very blandly.
Exceedingly well, sir, }" replied the clerk.
rather surprised by this line Of questioning.
"Well, :" said Mr.. Armour slowly, in that
stern, crushing manner Of his, "I've seen a
great many hogs in my day, but you are
the biggest one l ever came across"
And that day the clerk with the SS5 suit
began to hunt a new job.
Potter Palmer Is getting to be q pretty
old man. and he don't get down TO business
as early in the morning as be used to when
he was struggling to make success OF his
hotel venture. Ten or IL o'clock is as early
as he arrives upon the scene Of action, or
occasionally it is noon before he puts In an
appearances. Mr.. Palmer travels In q
handsome carriage driven by a white
coachman in immaculate delivery. Once
10 q while MIR. Palmer walks from his lake
shore drive palace TO his hotel, but this lie
very rare.
N. X. Fairbank is rapidly getting weaned
from business life and sometimes doesn't
visit his office for weeks at a stretch. When
| ne doaR roDdaRcand To make his