The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-05-18
Malcolm Ford Was Athletic Fellow Of the Author
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| are securing favors and patronage. 1t is
inconsiderable, still 1t counts Nixon is
becoming more and more popular and
gaining the unqualified support OF tpe
entire organization. In fact Tammany
has not been for years so perfectly
united. The visits Leader Nixon has been
making to the several district headquar-
ters have had the desired effect OF draw
ing the districts into closer connection
with the central body. Isolation was the
complaint of the districts in Cookers
time.
1t is surprising how young men are com
ing to the front In the great financial
corporations. Oakleigh Thorne, president
of the North American Trust Company,
has following behind him that has
made him very prominent IN several or
the largest transactions Of the year. He
is quick, able and possesses genius for
organization. W. H. Cook, who is we'll
known as an author of standard books,
on corporation lawS is regarded as the
ablest corporation lawyer in the State.
He cares for the Mackey interests and
is the counsel for the Postal Telegraph
and Commercial Cable companies. e.
Hope Norton is only thirty-three years of
age and is vice-president of the Rogers
Locomotive Works. Since his arrival
from Kentucky he has made himself felt
as flnancier and promoter. These three
men are all under forty, and are re-
garded as coming men-the Morgans of
! the future.
| 1t Is odd how the wine business looms
up now and then either on the social or
| the legal horizon. A recent suit by
George Kessler, who is styled the Prince
of Wine Merchants to restrain his sales
men from making a contract with an
other firm revealed the fact that the
salesman was allowed $4,000 a year for
expenses. Tom Howard who was at one
time a fashionable young man, distin-
guished for affability and dancing. was
an agent for Kessler. His work was to
| introduce the brand of wine Kessler rep
resents into the great and fashionable
houses. His salary was said to have been
$4,000 a year. When he married and re-
| tired, the agile and graceful Harry Lehr
obtained the job of pushing the amber
hued juices OF the grape. 1t may be sur
prising; but it is nevertheless true, that
the many sided Harry received for his
service only $4,000 a year It is to be pre-
sumed that a vacancy now exists and
! that Mr. Kessler is wondering what
young man of fashion can produce enough
custom to be entitled to this lucrative en-
ployment If Kesser will pay persons
! salaries ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, and allow others $4,000 a year, the
question naturally arises, what must
Kessler spend? l have heard all sorts
| of figures, but can find little ground for
them; but 1 do know that in the busy
| busting world Kessler frequents, he
spends money with the easy grace of an
East Indian nabob in his palmy days
Wine, therefore, must attract many mil
| lions a year.
| Although the work on the tunnel is
rapidly progressing, the completion of 1t
will not be one day too soon. The de-
mands on the surface lines and IL roads
for transportation increase rapidly. This
! is due to the enormous development of
the Manhattan above the Central Park
and of the Bronx. 1t is impossible to Sc
cure seats, and standing room is UNI
bearable. Strangely enough thousands
who have been watching the work on the
| tunnel now say they have little desire to
| leave the surface for the underground.
l would not be at all surprised to find
! three years hence surface cars crowded
and sub-surface cars empty. There is no
accounting for people.
JOHN MARTHOL.