The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-10


horizon ard wondering what new sense
ton ls gong 20 push up lis head. that
may - charged 10 the hand ot tAG great
manipulation.
Air Hlu is an enigma. and when rail-
road wheels canaot carry him fast enough
b. puts on mis- seven-lstste boots aad
spreads himself about the world AZ an
alarming rate belng al half dozen places
all AZ cuce and kecpiug people guessing -
each. AZ ore moment %" wltl be IN Lon
don Berlin. New York. Chicago. -. Paul
and Seattle. and when he leaves. behind
Inn trails a long wake of conse qu1nces
and the financial world hops over.
James J. Eill - probably the most IN
ierestilsg figure IL railroad circles ia tho
world today. Interesting partly for the
way he handles blk properties, and also
for has utter indifference 20 many couyen-
t.ouaitics fhat Etauneey Dopew t.
lirfd observer Of Mir It'll 81 "a very rich
man. bat ne IS also very simple ia his
tastes A. the rich man. he has no end
az big investments. and the financial sheet
of the Great Northern shows one block Of
preferred s2D.to50so. drawing per cent.
which Is said 20 be owned by AIr. Hiil This
would make his Income from thar source
alone flptpo per month which Is enough
70 keep "A man with Mr. HiIs simple
tastes oat 81 the poorhouse.
Yesterday evening the presidents car,
bcanng. besides sir Hin. + r Ward as
sistant to the president ana Russell Hard
ing general superintendent 90 the Great
Northern, pulled into the yards. and was
deposited between Madison and Marion
streets a. Railroad avenue. Nh IAN
shortly afterWard went 10 tbe Hotel Butt
l,r where for time he was cio.eted with
Frcde-lek ". Weycrhauser. Of 81 Paul
The stlf ement Is made above that Air
lilHs advent h matter 81 newspaper as
we'll - of railroad Importance.
The truth Of tbiS statement lies in the
fact that lre Is one of the most delight
T.. percentages Of Importance to inter
pew that the newspaper man is brought
II sontact with. This is largely due TO
HE absence Of conveutionalism also spof-
On ~. above. that is one OF Mr.. Iiul's pre-
dosauant characteristics. He either wil
ar ~ill not teIl. and he answers the blunt
ct kind Of questions with repartee Of
equal bluntneas. \ Fost-iutetlgeucsr
man last night sent up his card TO Pres
ident Hlil and the answer came down
that Mr.. Hlil would - at liberty in a
short time. The newspaper man looked
about Tor something - 30 for ten minutes
expecting then to hunt up Mr.. Hiu. At
the euA Of Zen minutes Nj sim was hunt
Ing for 'he newspaper man II was not
that bee sought an interview, hut he un-
douotedy aent ou the theory that IL Wa
lest % dispose % an urpleasant task as
soou as possible. and have u done with
iiiiI an Enigma.
what dis come out here fore he re-
peatsd. in answer 10 question Well
because J havea't been out here for a long
'is2e. ana thought that / would come
that's all"
Il have 20 ask you lot OF questions
some OF which you vii not answer said
~" reporter. What do you know about
Northern Pacific AFFAIRS"
= great deal" Said Mr. Iiill. 1T is a
lonE railroad and a very good one
What do you know about ljs future
management 20
The Northern Pacific VIII be controlled
10y It's own officers"
WIN Co. Lamont ho lts presidente"
That son w4li have to ask az the board
OF directors
II is said that YOU viii have the naln-
ing ~ the president Of tho Northern Pa
CHIC. Is that soT'
4 am rot "a director Of the Northern
Pacific and never expect 10 he. neither am
] an officer nor shall l ever tie" replied
~ Hin
az is sa'd that your friends IN the
board VIII alioN YOU 30 name the pre4i-
dent Is that truee''
II u were true. ! should consider That
my friends had paid ne ercat honor
was the reply
well what 40 vou know about tho
sltu7ttoO@' was asked
know o great deal that IS nor sor
ifaiea.tou at present. su3 I would mot
tell sea y you rTlei Your eycs out"
IAe h-7rt rn uaprrs have said that xau
faNor COS Lamont Tor tho presidency q"