The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-25
Colombo, where he raises tea, coffee and
cocoa with native labor. He is the
largest individual land owner in Ceylon.
His packing house in Chicago is a more


largest individual land owner in Ceylon.
His packing house in Chicago is more
recent undertaking.
Upton has Travelled in most quarters
Of the globe, but many of his properties
and employees he has never seen. He
trusts to subordinates, and knows how
| to choose men whom he must trust.
There are APO Upton shops in Great
| Britain, all just alike; 60 in London
alone, the others everywhere.
Every new Upton shop is opened by
a brass band concert. In every one of
them the employees wear the same uni
form. Every one is decorated in the
same rather snowy style. The prices are
all uniform and low.
All are lighted with electricity. This
| is the unvarying rule. In many small
town this requires the expense of a
special lighting plant, but it is worth
| the money. In such case the Upton
shop shines like jewel beside it's dingy
| neighbors. 1t is all the better advertis-
| ing. 1t is a nine days wonder at first
and distinction always.
Sir Thomas Lipton's fortune is called
$50,000,O00. 1t is only 19 years since he
stood behind a counter waiting on Gus
toners.
Last spring Upton formed joint
stock company TO take his London bust
! ness. The capitalization was fixed at
$12,5O0,000, Of which only $5,OOO,0OO
| were offered for sale. The stock was
subscribed for Is times over. The same
sum had been previously offered by
Hooley and refused. Upton is his own
| promoter.
Upton may have been relieved of some
| Of his labors and responsibilities by the
change in his business. He is able to en-
| joy such leisure as comes to him. He is
| of medium height, but so slender and
| sincwy that he looks taller. He dresses
neatly, not with the gaudy ostentation
| of Barney Barnato. He is erect, alert,
| quizzical smile ever fingers on his thin
| lips, twinkle shines in his gray-blue
eyes. He can enjoy,a joke.
This man is q Democrat among mill
ionaires. He owns a beautiful country
place at Osidge-a palace our volatile
and explanatory British cousins call it
and here every summer he entertains his
own employees, brought hither on special
1ipton trains from every part of the
kingdom.
| When Sir Thomas Upton challenged,
in the name of the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club, for the Americas cup, there were
in Britain certain proud aristocrats who
sneered at him as not quite gentleman,
don't you know.
The first gentleman in Europe" came
to the defense of it's first merchant. The
prince Of Wales and the duke of York
showed Upton most friendly attentions.
| The princess of Wales sent him dia-
mond scarfpin at Christmas in her graft
tude for his assistance with the jubilee
dinner His coffee house gift was nam
! ed the Alexandria Fund, by her permis-
sion, and the prince of Wales is sponsor
for the three trustees, who, with Sir
Thomas, are to manage it.
There is no more sneering now.
The most extraordinary secrecy has
been insisted upon the planning and
construction of the Upton yacht. Her
metal parts have been made by Thorny-
croft, and shipped to Harlan & VOLTS
yard in Belfast. The Shamrock will be
an Irish boat and she will be sailed to
win.
The Upton flag has never been hoist
ed in vain," says this bold sportsman.
He says that he is prepared to "spend,
if necessary, G50,0O0 or 100000 to lift
that cup" The Shamrock is his sole
property. No syndicate was formed to
build her.
Nor will there be any moan of unfair
play from Sir Thomas Upton If the
Shamrock should come across the line
beaten boat. He is sportsman as he
is merchant, neglecting nothing to win
success, and leaving the rest to fortune.
He will be the keenest competitor that
ever confronted American yachtsmen.
A cable dispatch to the New York
World, dated London, Feb. is, has the
following on Sir Thomas Upton and j.
P. Morgan:
.It doesn't seem right. 1 wish they
would quarrel about something. This is
most unusual, this agreeing to every re-
quest of your opponent, as Upton and
Morgan are doing" said a prominent
English yachtsman yesterday. His re-
marks voice the sentiments of the whole
yachting world.
The challenger and the builder of the
defender seems to be anxious to make
concessions, and have the next inter-
national yacht race for the Americas
cup fair, square contest, in which
neither party could have any possible
objection to any of the conditions.
The preliminary details We're easily
arranged; tho challenge was promptly
accented, and now J. Pierpont Morgan
and Sir Thomas Upton are dining to-
gether in England and discussing their
chances Of winning. For no one doubts
that the Shamrock and the new cup de-
fender will be faster than any craft Of
the kind ever built.
CIV Thomas Linton and Mr. Morgan