The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-02
HETTY GREEN'S SON
HE HAS AN AMBITION TO BE RE
PUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF
TEXAS.
HAS PLENTY OF FRIENDS
BUT EVEN THEY CAN NOT ASSURE
HIS ELECTION EVEN If HE
is NOMINATED.
BEGAN AS A SECTION BOSS
MOnths-Remarkable Career
Is His.

famous Hetty Green, whose wealth is
estimated at something more than
$40,000000 and something less than
$50, 0000 900. He has an ambition to be
governor of Texas, and his mother is
said to be as much concerned about it
as he is. No one along the line of the
Texas Midland railroad conceives that
young Green would make anything but
first-class governor. The only draw
back to his hopes is the fact that he
Is a Republican and would, or will, run
on the Republican ticket, and those are
few who can be persuaded that a Re
publican can be elected governor of
this state. Still, Mr.. Green is not
aVerse to trying. and his friends he
has many-will work hard in his cause.
SPENT $1,000 A WEEK.
Ned Green, as he is Familiarity known.
Is not the typical son of his rich
parents. His mother had enough money
to set him up with a racing yacht and
send him over to buy champagne for
the prince of Wales. But she didn' t.
She preferred to make him a railroad
president, but desired to test him first.
~ His boyhood days were spent in New
York Latin school, and he was then
sent to the Jesuits' college at Fordham.
In 1887, when he was graduated from
that university, he was bright boy
cites of New York, but who had not
passed through college without learn
ing something from his books. He re-
turned to his mother, and was asked
what he would like to co.
''Well, mother" said Ned, AZ think I
would like, first of all, to take a vaca-
ton and have a good time. About
three months would be enough
= think"
81 At the end of three months he would
be willing to accept whatever sugges-
tions his mother had to make How
much money did he think he would
need for his expenses while resting ?
He thought that about $1,000 a week
would suit him. Mrs. Green turned to
her secretary and told him to place
$4,000 to Mr.. Green's credit, and Ned
started out to enjoy his vacation. For
twelve weeks Mrs. Green saw or heard
nothing of her boy. On the last day
ofethe last month young Green returned
to his mother and reported himself
ready for work. On this occasion Mrs.
Green did not consult her sons wishes
as to just what sort of employment
would suit him.
IT want she said, turning to her
clerk, those papers about the Con-
necticut road"
GREEN'S SALARY $45 A MONTH.
The clerk handed her a bundle of
folded and backed documents. She Sc
lected one from the bundle and gave
it to her son. When he examined it he
found that it was an appointment MAX
Ing E. II. r. Green the foreman of a
railroad section gang in Vermont AS
a compensation for his labor in this
aesthetic occupation Edward was to re-
ceive $45 a month. He did not chew his
pill. He gulped it and struck out like
man for his job. A tough job he
found it. His section was one of the
toughest on the road. The drop from
$4,000 month spending money to $45
month wages was a rather difficult
matter to adjust, and the first months
end he was $40 in debt. He wrote to
his mother for a remittance, but the
mother didn't remit. Not a single
cent" was the only message he re
ceived in reply. Then he buckled
down, cut his expenses, and in three
months his debt was paid.
MADE HIM A SUPERINTENDENT
One day Mrs. Green rolled along in
her private car and stopped for chat
on the roadside with Ned. She was
favorably impressed with his progress.
and that night promoted him superin-
tendent of the division at a salary of
$100 month. In this capacity he la
TO receive his reward. Mrs. Green, as
good judge of men as of stocks and
bonds, saw that her son had the proper
stuff in him and took him into her con-
hdence. His surroundings changed as
by magic, and now, instead of bossing
rude laborerS about and soiling his at
tire with mud and cinder dust. he
found himself daily in consultation
with bank directors and railroad pres
1n
rector of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
and became the personal friend of
money kings and railroad magnates
NOW A RAILROAD PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Green bought the Texas Midland
railroad and sent her son to Texas to
be its president and general manager.
That he is a capable railroad man is
known by the rapid development of the
Midland since he has had control of it.
Under his wise management it's profits
have increased 400 per cent He i'm
proved the service in all it's. branches.
He put in new ties. seventy pound rails.
ano made the roadbed the best in the
South This was the first road to adopt
the use Of electricity for Illumination
purposes 1t is now the only road in
the South whose cars are lit by the
incsndescent bulb.
MIR. Green brought new forces to bear
on the development of his road, the
most potent of which was his contact
! with the people. He likes to meet the
men and women along the line of his
, read, and to give them what they ask
for. There IS no man in Texas that
has met Ned Green that does not like
him. He is what is called q good fellow
in every sense of the word. His liber-
ality is proverb, and wherever he goes
these around him feel the influence of
his money. Like Harry Hotspur, he
is willing to give much to a friend, but
when il comes 10 business transaction
he will cavil on the ninth part of hair.
Besides looking after the Texas Mid
land, mr. Green handles all his mother
properties west of the Hudson. That
means much. OF this property about
| IS, Geo 600 or 5000 $50 is located in Calf
eornia, $S,0Ga.0 In Texas, 81, oeo. 900 in
ST Louis and SIS, eeeSS, 600 or $50, 600, O0a
in Chicago.
Physically young Green is a giant
He is at least two inches more than
SIX feet in height, and weighs in the
Ecighborhood OF 80 pounds. He is
straight as & poplar, deep OF chest and
strong of limb. Ee is master of the
theory and practice CT .-ailros ding. lie
can Greet a railroad, or dorring over
ais and jumper, can take hold Of n
locomotive and run 1t with the best
engineer on the road
The Texas Midland road Is in close
touch win tae reopls along its ire.
spd the people have a geilu.as afsec-