The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-03
PLAIN JAMES HILL STRONG co. FORMED
Rode to His Daughters Wedding in
a Street Car.
PUT IN A FULL MORNINGS WORK
Japanese Noblemem Greatly I'M
pressed With This Object
s Lesson in Democracy.

While st. Paul society and the visiting
Japanese notables put in most of the
forenoon yesterday preparing to attend
the wedding Of James ]. Hills daughter
to Arson McCook Beard Of New York, the
transportation king put in good half day
at his desk by getting down to the Office
early and working until the last possible
moment. y5iG
There were several OF, the younger men
connected with the Great Northern at
the wedding, as we'll as many others who
bear names prominent in society ''on the
hill
When they started for home to array
themselves in broadcloth to attend the
nuptials their carriages called. There
was nothing unusual in this. Good form
and good income provide for private
carriage. "On the hill' the carriages
We're on the go during the entire fore
noon. Society was all agog. The mem
bers of the Japanese party caught the
real spirit of American hustle. They
arrived in St. Paul at 6 o'clock and by
had begun to- hurry UP work in prepa-
ration for the wedding. The Wallets
hustled the silk hats out to be blocked
and polished and hustled them back. Bell
boys at the swell hotel on the hill which
St. Paul society patronizes, were kept on
the jump. Costumers were hurrying to
this patron and that in the patrons car
riage in order to make sure that they
hurried. When the chimes rang at thirty
minutes previous to high noon, society
danes and well-dressed gentlemen were
ready for the event.
During all this time James J. Hill, who
in New York last summer took pride in
referring to himself as a plain, western
farmer, was at his desk passing upon
matters of Importance affecting the trans
portation world. He wore the familiar
gray suit made in St. Paul by the tailor
which he has patronized for full twenty
years. When the hands of the clock
pointed to 10, and the society on the hill
was engaged In feverish preparation, the
transportation king, apparently I'M
conscious Of everything else, was delving
into the affairs of his railway. At 1890,
when some of Mr.. Hills associates be-
gan silently to wonder if he had forgot
ten about the wedding, he was still at
work. At II o'clock, with the nuptials
just one hour away, there was more Won
dering, but Mr.. Hill was just, as busy.
Before the clock had time to record 100
the Great Northern president gave
evidence Of an intention to quit work and
go home. Carriages had called for other
members of the Great Northern official
family. st. Paul business men among the
invited guests had been rolled home in
the same luxurious style. Mr.. Hill
donned his familiar overcoat and started.
There was no carriage and he had ex-
pected none. He hailed street car, rode
to Summit avenue and walked across to
his home. One of the Japs, returning to
his hotel in coupe, saw him jump from
the car and hurry on. When he was aft
erward introduced to Mr.. Hill he won
dered. He had received a new demonstra-
ton of the democratic ways of the trans
portation king. Mr.. Hill was on time for
the wedding with several hours Of valua-
BILE time saved to his credit.