The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-03-23
Personality Of Man
Who' Rising from
Street.Car Driver to
Millionaire Magnate,
Wants to Give Us 3.
Gent Fares and Take
Passengers to and
from Philadelphia for
so Cents:

ALDER; l.. johnson. the railroad mag
nate, who declares he can prohtably
carry passengers throughout Greater
New York for "A thrcc-ccnt fare. is 5ix
man OF hig undertakings.
II" also Is big az voice and o. conf.
cence.
wtcn he comes into room occupied
by ordinary persons he seems to III! Il.
His is n dominant, confident. breezy
personality. and coid-Dloodcd cautious.
conservative men are apt to iook ask :
ancc at the methods OF this man who
rose to fortune from humble street
I; Car driver In Louisville.
Il HIS career reads Ike a fairy tale and
Indeed Il IL IN a measure. FOR the good
!. spirits tina, led Albert l.. Johnson 10
, the store OF gold were his own talents.
which We're frightened and kccued hy
/. sdvcrtisity.
j Mr. Johnson. though a wonder work
cr himself. bluntly dSsvows this fair,
~ story smile and says his success y due
}, to hard hustle and horse sense
II speaks from the. HuOL,
y ArI rs he steadily succeeded he grew
IN confidence. 80 thar when ho speaks
o. connecting Long Island ana Staten
Ilsiand by tunls! t. connect With MS
New York and Philadelphia trolley lin.
and carrying passengers between tho
two cities hc knows what he Is talking
about and Is not emitting ''Hird q.
Mr.. A. y. Boardmnn Il prone to think.
A millionaire himself. Mr. Johnson
has AZ his cali unlimited millions 70 ba1k
his enterprises. He has hts roads In
sixty-six towns of Pennsylvania and ma.
secured n footing In England which ne
cons...Tr,ti.c hest field 10. electric roads
In the world. II Is not improbable that
Johnson roads may set be- IN "ycry poo-
ulous country Of the globe, FOR there
seems to be no limit 10 the mans enter
prise and readiness 90 take chance =:
when there ~ a REASONABLE proportion .,
certainty In his favor.
He has amazed the Rapid Transit
Commissioners and Others Interested In
the problem of transportation hut on
only has 10 glance back over the record
OF the man TO realize that his state.
ments are che uiicrancc Of no dreamer
but the statement OF truth by a man
TO whom rnilroidinS Is second nature.
Mr. Johnsons complexion Is n norid
now as when he drove street cars IN
Louisville. II shows his sang,ilnc ma.
turc and the healthy condition OF IN,
blood that nils the wondcr-house OF hi,
big brain.
= He has n good digestion. 20 which /,
due his unfa!ling optimism.
81 "Born In Old IScntuck,."
II !. He and his brother Tom" who Is AZ
d, ardent disciple OF the late Henry. George
: were born In the Blue Grass State Bon
are stiil expert drivers. for they hav.
never lost the art. which they ga!net
while guiding refractory mule ant
horse teams. Last year Sir. johnson
ustoundei NIL LorIon by driving Il six,
tfAin.hand through streets thick with ,ras
81 ac and then cut fancy tgui,e in Iiyd.
4 Park.
~ English papers lcarnedly discussed III,
lmmeihoi and narvc!lcd al the sure Sk!l
1afOf the American. Big Mr. johnson
elsmi.ed to himself and to friend said:
M i'.I's as easy as rolling on a los. fo
lHsrm used TO Il. used to drive lively,
NJ horses at a tim. In front OF a i.ouisylii.
fshow.pIough with the wind and slee, II
6fpTny face, and beside that this coaching /.
e1eOnly nursery pay"
~ ~. Proud Of Humble Origin.
I = s;bfr. johnson. like NIL really big men
~ NOT ashamed Of his humble origin
~ ~ Is proud Of It. <cr Il I, were no, hi
81 ~ would not havo had to struggle an,
lrecysrcorpe and achieve.
s IL IA. Johnson had lived In tn
FSllccent ase his prowess with the s,on
- would have made a great leader