New-York tribune., 1894-01-14

watering place on thr northeast coast had. AZ
one time. attracted the attention of George Hnd-
son, the Railway King of earlier days. When
IL settled that the Northeastern Railway
was II have q terminus at Whitby. Hudson
bought up the West Gin ana the land thereunto
adjao mt. perhaps meaning Whiily I, h"rom" q
rival to Scarborough. His estate passed into the
hands Of The railway. ana then was bought 10y
Elliot. and IS still owned by tine family. The
Royal Crescent. fine name for large block
# lodging houses. was built by him. and uiti-
mataly h. laid on th, grounds near the beach
kind If Spa. and built lhc West Clin saloon.
Whitby has never become rival To Scarbor-
ough. and hop- never viii. for the larger wa
tcring-p,ace 20. the south g. but kind of York
shire Margate. Tie charm. one Of the charms
Of Whitby is that II has never quite lost rs
primitive simplicity. II - still q fishing village.
though of some L. 0o0 souls. and still 4 port Of
very moderate capacity. True. Leeds and other
Yorkshire towns IOur an array Of tourists ana
visitors into Whitbv during two months Of The
year. but they pour ont again. and the place Is
not much the worse for thcm: nor for the saloon
and promenade on the cliff. Sir George Elliot
became q local maErat" as a landlord in tnS-
land is pretty sure 10 be-. IL or his family al
ways spcn; som" weeks there during the season
l. was 50 Ear as property went. no great matter
for the millionaire coal owner, but !; amused
him. and his plans were to a certain point carried
ont.
Neither thor, nor elsewhere did he give himself
the airs Of Il grand.e. lie retained. as Whtby
retained. his somewhat rugged simplicity Of man
nor and speech. When 70 came 10 business he
was anybody's equal. but he seemed to care
little about social sp.cndDrs. II was the same
In London. He had house IN Park Lane. when
is perhaps the best street in London, but he was
content with the company Of his associates III
business and In politics. H. used 10 remind me
little Of NJ. Andrew Carnegie. There was
perhaps. 10 real resemblance. but each suggested
the other ST. George Elliot had the shrewdness
Of manner ana expression which Mr.. Carnegie
has. He hai definite views and convictions. His
iutorc+; in politics vas less speculatye-I mean
that h, had less regard 10 the future and the
near coming of the millcunium- than MIR. Carnc-
sirs. H. had not the enthusiasm of the Pitts
burg ronmastor. and ne never entered upon any
missionary ,home I'm English politics nor
thought Of buying seventeen newspapers as a
means Of political regeneration for England.
Sir George was. in trath a Conservative. ana
It was the Conservative leader who gave him his
baronctcy i'm 1874. none other than Lord i"acons-
field himself Elliot liked po.idcs we'll enough,
and understood so much of th"m as hc chose -
understand. lie was NOT conspicuous figure in
the House Of Commons. whore he sa, at differ
ent times for three diff nt constituencies. lie
had the kind Of influence which men Of strong
character and acquainted with business often
have. lie WIS MOI yoiUo.,. bu; he was consulted.
ana on many matters beneath the surface his
oninion was as we'll worth having as anybody's. !
Lord Bcaconslirll thought highly oi him. and
Lord Eeaconsheld was a judge of character and
knew q man when he saw ore. nor did he eyer