Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17
CHICAGO's RICH MEN
They Don't Like Clubs and Are Not Give,
to Ostentation.

CHICAGO'> RICH MEN.
They Don't Like Clubs and Are Not Given
to Ostentation.
Chicago Correspondence Of Savannah News.
Inc merchant princes and millionaires OF
Chicago are unosten tatious in their methods Of
getting down to their business in the morning
| All Of them have splendid and well-eouipped
stables. but for all that these gentlemen reach
their places of business in very much the same
manner that Sl0-a-week clerk arrives at his
Take Marshall Field. the merchant of whole
sale and retail fame. for instance. | do not
know that MIR. Field is on the verge Of pauper-
ism-indeed, it would probably be safe to saw
that he is no.-but for all that he nearly always
walks to his stores in the morning MIR. Field
usually leaves his elegant mansion on Prairie
avenue about $50 o'clock in the morning. walks
down Prairie tq.l6th and then crosses over TO
1iichlgan boulevard and continues his tourney
down town on that thoroughfare. He walks
very oriskly. for he reaches the retail store
promptly at 10 O'Clock. talks with his head men
few moments and then repairs to his whole
sale store on 5th avenue. There he spends six
or eight hours at unremitting labor leaving
Tor home about or O'Clock. very often later
In these downtown wrlks Mr. Field is not al
WAYS careful about his relations to other
pedestrians. One day last summer was the
was the central figure. Mr.. Field was crossing
Wabash avenue at pretty lively gait to get out
OF the way OF an approaching cable train. and
just as he reached the curbstone ne ran over
and knocked into the gutter a very small Italian
newsboy, whose diminutlveness had led 20 his
being overlooked by the Chicago millionaire.
The little fellows stock Of papers were scattered
IN all directions and his not over-elecant clothes
were befouied with filth and mud The young-
ster jumned TO his feet. and shaking his grimy
INST at the stately Mr.. Field heaped the most
frightful maledictions upon that gentleman's
devoted head.
Whether the young bandit would have
rounded out his revenge by calling the attention
of the Malta 10 Mr.. Fields case will never be
known. for that individual. having patiently
waited until the lad had exhausted his extensive
yituperative vocabulary. took prompt concilia-
tory measures. He beckoned to the youngster
and told him to come along" The small boy,
rather suspecting that PREPARATION was at hand
very pgomDtly complied. few moments later
Mr.. Field had turned over tie bow to one of his
clerks. with instructions to see that the youtb-
ftll Italian was properly cleansed and then pro-
vlded with good outfit of clothes. hat and
shoes. together with a new stock of papers
An hour later they oungster was back on the cor
ner selling papers in attire which made his fell
ow-merchants green with envy. Thus did Mr.
Field escape the fate which overlook poor Chief
hennessey. II that little italian knows what
the amende honorable is have no doubt that
he has long since reache d the conclusion that
Mr.. Field has made it,
George NJ. Pullman. the sleeping-car mag
nate. IL another millionaire who doesn't arrive
at his office IN state-that is not always In
pleasant weather Mr.. Pullman 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 carriage, driven by a colored jehu.
tastilv liveried
in a xrbi ~ NJ ~
some daughters drives her papa to the Michi-
gan avenue pile in vi Oh the Pullman Com.
pany has its headquarters. But that is not
often.
Often as early as o clock in the morning
the eqnipage of Philip ID. Armour. the dressed
beer king OF ChicaSo, stops in front Of the
great Home Insurance building on La Sale
street. and a portlv gentleman with forid
face and carefully trimmed side whiskers steps
To the pavement. Mr.. Armour prefers riding
IN plain surrey, but always insists on his
driver being liveried In stormy weather.
however. he seaches his Office in the handsome
closed family carriage. Once in a while he
walks down. but 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 arrives
earlier at his Office than any other prominent
business man in Chicago. As already init
mated he Ii often at his desk by Z O'Clock in the
morning and at 1880 Ole can almost invariably
mud him there. And the gentleman insists that
his clerks shall be equally early and runctual
Woe be to the tardy emplove whose dereliction
comes to the attentiop-of Mr. Armour. For all
his apparent sternness. however. the leading
member Of the big Four" is a kindly man.
although he will pot be imposed upon. There
Is afoa. good story illustrating this point
Every year Mr.. Armour makes each of his
clerks in the Office the present Of a good busi-
ness suit of clothes. There is an unwritten law
that this suit shall no. exceed in cost $40 for
which sum.it Is rightly considered n VERY hand
some every -dav outfit can be purchased. Bat
one new clerk. upon being told to go to a
tailor, make his selection and have the bill sent
70 Mr.. Armour. determined not to be hampered
by any paltry $40 limit. He accordingly or
dered suit costing sS5. In due time the bill
was presented to Mr.. Armour He called for
The Young man who had contracted it. and that
worthy appeared. a confident smile overspread-
ing his face. He had no thought of impending
danger.
You're Mr.. So and So?' inquired Mr.. Ar
monr, with great apparent affability.
Yes. sir"
.You had the suit made?" with a coaxinc
emile.
"Yes. SIR
Fits you well. eh2' very bIandly.
Exceedingly well. SIR" replied the clerk
rather surprised bv this line of questioning.
well" said Mr.. Armour slowly. in that
stern, crushing manner OF his. II We seen a
great many hog, in my day. but you are the
biggest one L ever came across"
And that day the clerk with the SIS suit be-
gan to hunt for a new job.
Potter Palmer is getting to be a pretty old
man, and he doesn't get down to business as
early in the morning as he used to when he was
struggling to make a success OF his hotel VEN
ture. Ten or IL o'clock is early ~ he arrives
upon the scene OF action. or occasionally it is
noon before he puts in an appearance. Mr.
Palmer travels in a handsome carriage. driven
by a white coachmdh in immaculate livery.
Once in a while Mr.. Palmer walks from his
Lake Shore drive palace to his hotel. but this is
very rare.
n. n. Fairbank is rapidly getting weaned
from business life and sometimes doesn't visit
his office tor weeks 1t a stretch When he does
condescend to make his appearance it is
in great state, with hseried driver, costly
equipage. &c.
Ex-Mayor Cregier gets down town in little
buggy. pulled by small, ratty-looking animal.
which. however. can on occasion develop con-
siderable speed Mr.. Cregier is somewhat sd-
dicted to fast driving through the streets.
Once during his term of Office as chief eAecu-
tive Of the city Mr.. Cregier was stopped by a
new policeman who him tearing along The
MAYOR woald have been dragged Oh 70 the
lookup but for bystander. who explained the
situation to the jealous copper.
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