The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-21

foundation of the Michael Cudahy packing
interests in that city.
After the Omaha venture Upton opened
the packing establishment in Chicago known
as tne-Cork house, now owned by Swift. His
present plant is the old Myers house, and in
conjunction with stock company he oper-
ates between this city and New York 600 Lip
ton cars for the handling Of meat. He IS now
having built sixty new cars. which will be
run between Chicago and the seaboard From
their color, they will be known as Lipton's
white squadron.
With all his business interests to look after
and to keep in perfect condition Sir Thomas
IS firm believer in frequent vacations for
business men, He sets the example by trav-
cling as often and as much as he can. He
HES away to Egypt or to Ceylon whenever he
feels like 1t, and visits the United States
every year. His nature is inclined to the
philosophical, and his business duties do not
given to work
Commercial men Of aesthetic tastes will
deprecate his free use of advertising as vul-
gar while seeing their business pass to his
hands. But Sir Thomas takes his age as he
finds it and appeals to popular curiosity in
the strongest way to move it. He feels that
1t is necessary he should do this to keen I'D
interest in his great enterprises, and he likes
to do it. The sport is much like angling for
black bass.
A year or 50 ago, to take from his shout
ders some Of the responsibilities he had
created, Sir Thomas sod out his provision
interests to an incorporated company known
600. He himself subscribed for one-third OF
the stock of the new company. The Bsnk
of Scotland offered the remaining stock t,
the public. This remainder was sub cri e i
fer six times over The first day fer the sub
scriptions the Bank Of Scotland, which he'd
the books. received 2S,0cO letters, and the
crowd of personal applicants was so great
the regular business of the bank could mt
be transacted. The second day thu bank
found it necessary to rent an extra building
to accommodate the public.
At the time of the queens jubilee the
Princess of Wales conceived the idea tia. a
dinner for the outcast roor of London would
be one OF the fitting celebrations Of the time
est Of London's poor and give them a sub
stantial dinner. After giving large sum
herself popular subscriptions were solicited
so that S15O.0O0 might be raised fer the din
ner. Lord Mayor Sir George Faudel Phillips,
Of London. and his wife had charge of the
fund, but the popular subscriptinns came
slowly, and finally only reached $4,000.
The prospect was that the dinner would
be a dismal failure and the peop'e connected
with it We're feeling very blue. Just then
Upton learned that mere money was ne dad
He Immediately drew his check for s125 30
ard sent it to the lord mayor asking that
his name be not connected with the gift
that the donor always remain unknown Blu.
some one in the Bank of Scotland could not
keep his mouth shut about this big check
ard soon all England was ringing with the
praises Of the Scotch provisioner. The d n
ner for the outcast poor was succ ssfuI
that 10000 hungry people were fed on The
first day and 5000 on the second day.
Shortly after this the report was circulated
that Sir Thomas was to marry the daughter
Of Lord Mayor Phillips, but he will net IN
firm this and 1t is not believed. He says
he is old enough (forty-eighD to support a
wife. The Phillips family, when officially at
the head of London, was well known through
the fact that it raised s10C0o.0O0 for the pcor
In India and other parts of the world.
Ltpton's opinion of the poor u.s.
ct like to help them. I like to be with
them and see how to make them happy. If
I did not have so much business I would like
to try to be more to Them
breakfasts on oatmeal porridga. boiled eggs,
bread and butter and tea. For dinner he
wants corned beef and cabbage steak,
potatoes and Appointments. In the evening
ne is ready to quit with chop. bread and
butter and tea. One Of his chief recreations
is in the enjoyment of flowers He has sixty
He believes in the use of short skirts by
women when riding the bicycle.
His life with his employees is a peculiar
one as compared with that Of other great
employers. He mixes UP with those wfo
labor for him and learns their names. He
believes in arbitration and he invites all
that way. He Is ready to listen to complaints
and ready to remedy wrongs when 1t Is on
his side. He has never been troubled with a
strike.
The income tax which he pays to tho
British government annually is 100000.
His portrait by Herkemer is in the Royal
academy. and he has been knighted by
Queen Victoria.
The first popular advertising which he ever
attempted was to have two fat hogs driven
through the streets of Glasgow They bore
the label:
"Lipton's Orphans
Ten days ago he visited Marlborough house
and gave the Princess Of Wales $4,000 with
which to start dining rooms in London at
which working people may secure substan-
tial meals for from to 8 cents.
Americans will take new interest in him
since he is the challenger now for another
race for the Americas cup held by the New
York Yacht club. OF the challenge he says:
'The challenge Is absolutely Condolences
as am perfectly satisfied that the race Will
be conducted with the same impartiality as
are the Cannes races and that all Americans
desire the best boat to win, as my col
leagues and myself do. My boat will be
ninety -footer, cutter-rigsed."
The boat will be known as the Shamrock
and will be built at Belfast It's completion
the representative OF Upton. Is expected to
arrive in New York within ten days and ar
range the details OF the race with the off,
ciais of the New York Yacht club.
The Defender was the last American boat
to prevent old England from carrying of the
Americas cup, but the Herreshoffs are said
tn have designs In contemplation which will
give a much faster boat with which to meet
the Shamrock than the Defender was. CAPT