Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01
RAILWAYS.
President Green Of the
Midland.
bxE OF THE YOUNGEST AND MOST
PROGRESSIVE HALLWAY MEN
OF THE SOUTHWEST.
IN THE PANHANDLE.
GENL PASS. AGENT KELLER
TALKS OF THAT SECTION.
Chairman ISenrs visit Here Is Only
Little Trip-Not After Rate
IN THE PANHANDLE.
GENL PASS. AGENr KELLER
TALKS OF THAT SECTION.

one OF the most interesting figures
In Texas railway circles is L. II. X.
Green the young and progressive prcs-
ident OF the Texas Midland, line
which extends from Greenville To I'm
mis-. and which is generally believed
is the nucleus OF a great indcpend-
ent trunk line that Will at no distant
day play an important part in Texas
railroadlng.
President Green is man of pleasing
individuality and is aggressiyely pro-
Hresslvc. Under his wise and capable
management. The Texas Midland has
been brought up to high standard
OF excellence, and the belief Is general
that the young man IL just beginning
TO show the people OF Texas what hc
can really do. Among the rumors Of
his contemplated plans for the future
~ the transforming Of his railway
into nm electric line, and Investigations
In that direction are now In progress,
30 1t In said.
President Green has many friends In
Texas who admire his prugrcssiVoncss
and expect To see him win much re-
nown In the field OF railruading. and
to all of these something OF the young
mans early life will be interesting
Eddie Green has had AN odd career
Tor the son Of the wealihest woman la
the country. He was born In London
about thiriY-two years ago, where his
mother and father were temporarily
living, His father at one time had "A
large fortune OF his own and he was q
heavy spender lie was "A big operator
In Wall street ana 50 was Hctty. She
was Invariably on the right eide ~
the market and he was on the wrong.
Eventually he lost every dollar he had
In the world, while In II comparatively
few years the fortune Of his wife doub-
led.
90 q
the education of Eddie Green while
soasting when he was Z years Old his
Knee was Injured. The accident was
not deemed to he serious, and FOR Il
long time medical assistance was not
employed to care for him. The hoy
suffered from his leg for a long timo
and finally Philadelphia specialist
was engaged to doctor him. II was
then too late. however. Every eNprd-
lent known to science was resortrd to,
but the task of saving the leg waA
given up. 1t was after young Green
had attained his majority that the doe
tors decided the leg would have Ia be-
nmputatcd. The operation took place
In New York boarding house, and
since then the young man has worn u
cork leg.
New workers. who lived In the neigh
borhood OF Union Square dozen or
more yenfs ago We're well acquainted
with young Green. He was Il pleas
ant fellow who always spent his allow
nnce an fast ns he got It, and therefore
broke.
He used to live with his mother at
that time In the nelghborhood OF
Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street.
lie spent most OF his leisure time
around the fire department house on
Thirteenth street, Al that time hia
mother allowed him 90 cents day for
aus meals and he used to eat in Dave
hollanl's restaurant In Fourth avenue
bnst below Union Square. John Ennis
ot East Fourteenth street IL another
restaurant proprietor who knew young
frcen very well Up tu the time no
was twenty years old Ned Green was
accustomed to taking the newspnprr
whloh MS mother had purchased early
IN the morning and selling IL ON tho
atreet corner after she had finished
h'uuylnE the financial page.
IN later years his mother bernn IN
educate MIN In the ways OF finance.
IllH nrst work was to settle M claims
AGAINST the Texas railroad. and being
unusually shrewd he was fairly auc-
cessfui Farmers who lost cnftie las.
nelng run down by the trains wero
the most numerous class OF clnImnnt.
anu u " said that IIctty Green's snn
never allowed any of the farmers tn
Eet inc best OF him. Very often the
i1ass'se was the case. by work OF this
Mnd ne appealed to the only yulner.
sp,e part OF his mother. and every year
~, az enfusts more and more 10 his
discretion and management. ''
~ Is said that the Texas Midland win
", u,r,,innt'eiy seek an entrance into JNnrt
Murth IN order to effect "A connec,ion
WIN the great network OF raIIwnva
entering this city. And when Prnsiden,
rreen tnns at Fort Worth's outer wates
hin admission VIM "ehE