The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-26

business men Of the nations 70 which thew
As the head Of the Flint. Eddy
and American Trading Company Mr.. Flint
Is the great merchant trader of the United
Statos, and, perhaps, Of the world. And
alongsidethe merchant trader why shouldn't
there be the Representatives Of that great
American institution known az the trus,,
Therefore, let John d. Rockefeller and
Henry o. H~avemeyer and Charles NJ.
Schwsb be hidden to the feast.
Hut there could not be great traders or
powerful trusts without great fnanciers
II may not be TOO great an assumption 10
assume that. within the past few years,
America has become the banker OF the
world. Whether that be true or not, We
have some pretty big fnanciers in this
country n the whole lot could no: be-
better represented at the luncheon than hv
d. I1erpon. Morgan, Jacob II. Schin, James
stllman and George +. Baker. William
7. whitney. II. ii. Vreeland and John r.
Mcdonald should be included in the CUES,
list, because they represent more COM
pictely than anybody else in this country
b enterprise Of city transportation the
problem Of which has been solved for the
rest Of the world in the United States.
Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. vreeland would be-
introduced to the Prince as representative
OF city surface railroads and Mr.. Mcdonald
as the builde Of the greatest underground
railroad yet conceived.
The men who have made possible such
great works as the subway and bridge
building and the equipping Of great works
with electrical apparatus, are, in a wsy,
the engineers. TIE United States may well
be proud Of its leaders in this profession.
which could be no better represented at the
luncheon TO the Prince thar by Coleman
Sellers, who was the first person TO make
practical use Of the power in Niagara Falls.
Let Mr.. Sellers represent the mechanical
engineers; John Hays Hammond. the
mining engineers; Alfred Noble. the civil;
Charles p. Steinmetz, the electrical, and
Washington A. Roebling and l.. Lenerts
Buck the bridge engineers.
John Sargent Pulsbury has been selected
to represent the -four milling industry:
Frederick G.. Bourne and Samuel II. Wheeler
the making OF sewing machines; Daniel
chairman Of the American
d Refining Company, the business
OF smelling and refining ore: r.. c.
Mckinney, President Of the Niles Dement,
Company, and William Sellers, Presi-
dent OF the William Sellers Company, the
making Of tools; Thomas Russell, Presi-
dent Of the Standard Rope a Irvine Company
the manufacture Of cordage Inc Irvine;
stephen Sanford and Harry Hardwick, the
manufacture of carpets. and George c.
Boldt. to represent the American hotel
men. There are no such hotels in the world
as are TO be found in the United States.
The value Of the securities Of these great
Of ours is determined. at times.
by the speculation in them. Therefore.
has an important bearing on
American industries. The great American
Spectator is James X. Keene and as such
he ought TO be hidden TO break bread with
the Prince. Then let Charles Frohman
be there TO represent the development
Of the theatre; Or. Charles F. Dowd to tell
his royal Highness how he invented his sys-
EN- Of standard time; Robert Hoe 10 tell
about the printing press. and George A.
OF the Bagley d Sewall Company Of
to tell about how psper-making
machinery is made. The paper-making
machinery for the world is made in the
United States. Charles T. Silsby might
represent the builders Of fire engines. while
Senator Hanna should be there as the bright
particular representative of that industry
reduced TO a fine art in the United States.
known as politics. American shipping might
be represented by Clement A. Griscom.
President OF the international Navigation
Co mpany, and American merchants might
be glad to be represented by John Clahin
Of New York and Marshall Field of Chicago.
James p. Mcdonald has been chosen
10 represent the great industry OF con-
tracting. because Mr.. Mcdonald has an
International reputation as a contractor.
Outside Egypt. there has probably been
40 greater attempt at irrigation Of arid
than In the western part Of the United
States, and p. j.. Flynn, a civil engineer Of
Angeles, Cal, is the great American
Expert on irrigation. For the great en-
Of journalism. the man. above
Ill others, who should be invited TO meet
he Prince il b. W. Seaton, until a few
lays ago the editor-in-chief Of the Cam
bridge Qll) Prairie Chief. MIR. Seaton
las spent sixty-four years of his life az
editor, and IL he isn't entitled to repre-
ent American journalism nobody IL. Be-
ause we have lately invaded foreign paris
With American-bred horses, a represent
tive horse breeder should be hidden TO
he luncheon and no more representative
horseman could be found than
'. j. Hamlin OF Buffalo, who made = fort
ne as a starch maker and began TO breed
Iorses years ago for the fun OF the thing
The products OF American industry
7ould not be az well known as they are
1ere IL not for the advertising they get.
merican business men are tho greatest
dVertisers in the world, and the dean ~