Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-02-03
AMAZE OF MORNING BUSINESS.

A MAZE OF MORNING BUSINESS.
IA half-past nine Mr.. Depew pre-
pares 20 90 TO the Grand Central Depot
on East Forty-secoHd street. Rain,
snow, hail or sunshine, be always walks.
Down Madison avenue he goes with
an easy swing and rapid gait, and
soon he is at the head of short stair
way entering o door above which is
printed president" The furniture OF
his room is plain and massive. there are
railroad maps and few pictures on the
walls, including one of Peekskill, his
dearly beloved ooyhood hone. A cheer
ful CRATE fire 5lsZes away and their
are SOFT roomy leather chairs and
great big business-like looking desk
with little buttons on il like the keys
of typewriter. By touching one OF
the keys he can summon any assistant
or emploYe in the vast building. This
desk is near the north end OF the room.
A door opens east into smaller room
where Il. G. Duval, his private secre-
tary, Lransacts his business, and north
into 8 room occupied by Mr.. DepeW's
coored stenographer At the south
side OF the room is door opening into
Cornelius Vanderbilt's private office.
AS soon as Mr.. Depew reaches his desk
he glances over a photograph OF all OF
the happenings over the road during the
past twanty-four hours; he goes over
the accidents, the DELAYS, II any, and
every detail Of the vast concern receives
his personal consideration. Mr. Duyal
disposes of more than twO-thirds OF the
callers, aud Mr Depew is never aware
of their visits. The reporters from the
several newspapers gain an audience,
for seldom does day pass when Mr..
Deuew is not called upon TO deny or
affirm or TO give his opinion upon some
railroad, college, political or financial
matter. Tue next thing is the CORE
spondence. The enormous mail is
sifted so that Mr.. Depew receives only
about twenty or thirty Of the many let
ters addressed TO him every day.
These be answers through his
stenographer, for the social and
private mail usually comes 70
his house. His mail is curious jun
Bile; there are requests for passes, for
donations, for autographs, criticisms
and commentators OF his speeches, and
nearly thirty days in every month the
announcement that some young Amer
lean has been given part or his name
in full,
THE AFTERNOON CONSULTATION.
After the heads Of the departments
have come in, reported aud received
their orders, Mr.. Depew has his lunch,
which. like his breakfast, is very fru-
gal meal, and usually during the whole
time ne ia discussing business matters
with the officers or presidents OF other
railroads or with officials connected with
his own.
The afternoon is filled with commit
tee meetings and Consultations with the
second vice president, the general traf-
6c manager and the third vice presi-
dent, Il. Walter Webb, who comes in
with matters affecting the Transports
ton department. After them comes a
committee OF employees, and their state
ments are carefully listened TO and the
issue is argued out with the same
kindly courtesy which body OF million
aires would receive. At nalf-past five
Mr.. Depew dons his hat and coat and
starts on his walk home. These two
walks of fifteen blocks each way is all
the exercise Mr.. Depew takes.
Between six and seven o'clock his
family claim mis- undivided attention;
then comes dinner, which is very
cheerful meal, because IT'S red-letter
event, when Mr.. Depew can dine at
home. Mr.. Depew gets huge enjoyment
out Of an evening In his own house.
There are callers every half hour or so,
but he is so used to it that ii never wor-
ries him.
he has splendid library, Is won
derfuIly fast reader, and has peculiar