Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-07

times of trouble the controlling fac
tor in several of what are known as
the coal roads of Pennsylvania-the
Erie, the Lehigh valley, the Central Of
New Jersey and the Reading, together
with their tributary coalfields. He Is
the predomin9ting influence in the
Southern railway and in three of its
connections, the foremost railroad sys-
TEN Of the southern states, with over
5000 miles of track, system which
be has created and out Of which an as
sociate and friend is president. He is
also a power in many other railroads,
as witness his recent appointment OF
the directors of the Northern Pacific
railroad and his evident influence
through J. J. Hill in the Burlington
and Great Northern management. And,
as | have already said, he is at pres
ent practically dictator of the vast
steel interests of the country, through
the United States Steel corporation and
he controls at least one Atlantic
steamship line.
Personal Characteristics.
Mr.. Morgan imprcsses one as
large man, thick Of chest, with a big
head. set close down on hurley Shout
ders, features large, an eXtraordlnar-
lily prominent nose, keen gray eyes,
deep set under heavy brows, a high,
fine forehead, a square, bulldog chin.
His hair is iron gray and thin, and his
mustache is close-cropped. For man
of his age and size he seems unusual
ly active, moving about with almost
nervous alertness. He is man OF few
words, always sharply and shortly
spoken. When a man comes to him
Mr.. Morgan looks at him keenly, wait
ing for him to speak first and his de-
cision follows quickly
Hobbies and Charities.
Business by no means absorbs all
Of Mr.. Morgan's energy. Perhaps his
first interests outside of his work is
his enthusiasm as a collector of works
of art. He is the pOssessOr of many
fine paintings, and is Interested in
rare china Limoges ware particular
ly. As evidences of his taste he has
gathered and presented a collection OF
fabrics to Cooper Union, of rare gems
to the American Museum of Natural
History, Of Greek ornaments to the
Metropolitan museum of art. Yacht
ing is his diversion. and he superin-
tended the building of his steam yacht
~. I,t, Ng4s lT.T1
time he was commodore of the New
York Yacht club which he recently
presented The land for new club
house. After q hard siege at business
| Mr.. Morgan goes for n cruise, and 1t
| is related that he often takes with
| him a mass of papers. and that when
his friends look for him he is to De
! "-vr1 roIcw dock bu~iOd deep in fig
ures, utterly obliyious of his surroug@-
| ilgs. Fond of a fine dinner. cOnuOis-
aeur i'll wines and a Judge of cigars, he
is temperate in all these, Caring
| little for society, he occasionally en-
! Joys a quiet party and may warm into
| talkatlycness, though never on bust
ness subjects. Anyone who has seen
! him at the dinners Of the New Eng
| land society knows that he enjoys
them There he viii sometimes join
in the singing but it is rarely that he
makes Il speech. None Of his few IN
innate friends are among his businC y
associates. The outward mark of +
! tuem which MI. Morgan bestoWs Oh d
man Is to present him with dog from
the kennels of his country home. A
: MJI4b-E OF many clubs, he l. 10 busy
to be much Of club man, but he has
always been a church gOor, and, what
is more, a church worker, being YES
tryman in St Georges church in
Stuyvesant Square and the unfailiug
friend and helper of his rector, RCv.
DR.. Rainsford. He has taken especial
interest In the boys of the church,
has helped devise means TO keep tn n
off the street and to teach them trades
and sometimes he attends the evening
session of their club and talks to tltvm,
Two of his known philanthrOpies have
been the establishment at a cost If
over $500. 600 of the now we'll known
+ New York trade school in the upper
east side of New York and the found
ing Of smaller trade sechool in con.
ncction with st. Georges church
r. NN-.4,