Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-28
j, z. MORGAN'S BIG JOB
INAUGURATION OF THE GREAT
TRAsCONTINENTA ROADS.
The Greatest Struggle for Control OF
Vast Railroad Properties
Ever Known.

that of j. Pierpont Morgan At the
present moment Mr. Morgan is very
much in the public eye on accom-. OF
the crisis in Western railroad affairs.
Next week, or a little later, he will
perhaps be heard from as controlling
the freight or passenger carrying ia
cilities Of the Atlantic ocean, another
as the organizer of some vast trust
embracing half a hundred affiliated
manufacturing interests.
Nothing too big for him. He han
dies millions with the same facility
tnat he does pennies and has never yet
conf ,nted a situation which he was
unable to master.
There is something in Mr.. Morgan's
face and general makeup at close
range which suggests the lion. II is
one of the most virile and vibrant per-
sonalities with which one can come in
contact The face at first sight appears
to be broad, fat and commonplace, es-
pecially when in repose
To study that face for half an hour
is to witness a revelation. The con
centrated power in II Is perhaps the
most striking characteristics II Is a
Kaleidoscope Of emotions ranging from
the most fierce and arbitrary to the
most playful and gentle. There is no
phase in which a suggestion Of by
pocrisy or deceit Is shown, no momen- /
tary glimpse of a RIGHTEOUSNESS or
nervous anxiety betraying fear 1t is |
the face of the lion even when Il smiles |
or playful expression lights up its |
grim sClidity The fash OF the eyes is |
like the darkling light in the eyes Of |
the king OF the forest.
Mr. Morgan stands over six feet in .
height and is massive i'm build without |
being clumsy. TO look at that force
full personality you would not doubt for !
a moment that he f. big eater Mr..
Morgan is that. in fact for he has what /
n normal man would consider y prodig-
ious appetite He drinks ana smokes (
freely. the letter only to excess, AT least
dozen Of the strongest cigars rer
diem being necessary to satisfy the
bankers aprotite
The great thing about Mr. Morgan Is
lis wonderful vitality On the hottest
days of Summer ne may be found In his
office from n. m. until 5 2. m work
ipg IS lard az his cheapest clerk with
his sleeves NJ and the perspiration
r0uring down his deeply marked face
The scars ON Mr.. Morgan's physiogomy
were Incurred in battlc-the battle of
the boNds-an incos-ant warfare which ,
he carries on SO strcnunusiv that I've
may practically be said to live in tao /
thick of the fight.
To = n'c"v Morgan this battle
on VIC, Ia W. d mi i Ealf so accept
able if the wealth did not carry with it
power. It 81 power tN0t Mr. Morgan
,ovets, but not n selfish d 'sirtreGatiug
power. a power which FeeFs TO realize
the best economics and develo0c the
most perfect systems Personally Mr.
Morgan could live upon a thousand a
year for his tastes are comparatlvely
imple. but he would not feel happy for :
. minute II peonle did not regard him l
IS the king of Wall Street which he re- 1
lli2cs
Nothing better eXomp}1es this than '
he position which he occupies in the {
treat contest now going on for the con- !
no, CT the great railroads cCnro ,ing the
At'nntic and Pacific.
The gigantic etruggln ROW in progress 4.
iet5cca two Groups of iuancicrs in J
Wall Street over the control of the i
great ra lruad SIS stems Of the West fun l
nish one Of the most interesting situ
,tiCas that have been brought about in I
he railroad history Of this country /
Some short ;ime ago the uniiication t
Il the interests Of the Northern pacnC |
nd Great Northern railway systems 1
was brought about by the great North i
western railway magnate, Mr.. J. i. /
nm. This gentleman has LONG been '
0rsidrred one of the holdest aui most e
state managers OF railway properties
.u the world his undisputed genius {
ln aat direction having won for him the {
g." irItOn OF Mr. Morgan and many ,
9Th 'F equally capable of judging his !
liabilities. t
Wing carried through one gigantic ,
3uhiuc President Hin felt that he I
could still further add to the value OF {
the nmalg0mated properties by absorb
ing the Chicago Burlington and Quincy !
Is r. The gpOgrapn cal location of this
road seemed 90 lead him 10 the conClu- |
ion that IL would be most desirable to '
Gtlin control of the Burlington sys- l
tenn. He saw that II reached ter S
B tory OF great extent rich in an resour- {
.cs except timber, already we'll popu- I
lated aud developed and containing q
many large cities. tie knew that the A.,
"rrliurN served 10y the Burlington pro- {
dGuns most of the machinery aud inn {
mouts used on the farms. i'm the S
.'s mines and mills Of the tier of
IaIHs reached AZ the Great Northern {
r' Northern Pacific. Also that IL pro {
o".a RrE' part of the iron and $
.. JE.aa..a gNp3l}gl iU ASIA via tht {
..a N.,u .uI thHt Chicago kansas
. .tI 50 lDsyph and Du,pbp arp thu 4