Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAINS BOOK
nis Autobiography Fortheomsns
vita Interesting "Reminiscences
Of Easily Omaha history.

George vralcis Train is writing a book
which will Be certain to contain much In
teresting information about early Omaha
history centerlng about the building Of
the Union Pacific railroad. The book which
viii bear the title MY Life In Many States
and n Foreign Lands" Is to appear In the
autumn from the Appleton's press. being
now In the last stages OF completion be-
tween Citizen Train ana his ntenoerapher.
According to the prospectus the book will
cnmnrlna q nkafeh nf hia entire nAraar. his
recollections going back to his early child
hood. when he went to New 0rleans With his
father and was the only one OF the amily
that escaped death from the yellow fever.
He was long engaged IN shipping enter
prises IN Boston. Liverpool. and Australia.
and made large sums Of money. Ills share
ia the building Of the Union Pacific rail-
way was IN Important one. and his real
estate ventures in the city Of Omaha. where
at one time his in~veatdenfs represented
. foftune risfug into millions OF dollarss
form, In all their varied details. g most
interesting chapter, To . man OF his temper
ame4t ana alertness Of mind the civil war
co@sa not pass without finding him deeply
stirred and Hot;4efy interested. When the
troubles occurred IN France ana the Com
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government. he appeared on the scene, and
the part he took there IN unconscious events
acquired international interest. Citizen
Train a few weeks ago prepared the alb
stract Of the autobiography. Citizen George
Francis Trains autobiography boiled down,
900 pages in 400 words. Born s-2t-'29. Or
phaned New Orleans, 'sS. lFather. mother
amt three slsters-yoIiow fever). Game
north alone. 4 pears old, TO grandmother.
Waitham. Mass. Supported self since baby
hood. Farmer eli IA Grooerboy. CAM
bridgeport, W. years. shlppins-clerk, i6.
MenaEer, 49, Partner Train q Co., 20 (fn-
come. s1o.0ooj. Boston. "a ais 00). rs
fsblishee q. +. T. & Co.. Melbourne, Au-
tralia. 'bS. Agent Earrings. Duncan a sher-
man. White Star Line lincome, SOS, 000).
Started forty clippers to California, AZ.
Flying Cloud. Sovereign OF the Seas, stat
fordshire. Built D. q @. ". h. r., con-
Meeting Erie with Ohio and Mississippi. 400
miles. Pioneered first street railway, Eu-
rope. America. Australia. (England. Birk-
enhead. Darlington, stafiordnhlre. Lon
don, 'so). Built irsl Paeinc Railway. ~.
P.), $500. through first trust. Credit Mo
bllier. Owns nve thousand lots, Omaha,
worth $50. coz. 900. Fifteen infs. without a
crime). Traln-vnla. built at Newport. IS.
Daughters house. 15e Madison avenue. go.
Organised French Commune, Marseilio,
Ligue du Midi. October. 70. whue on re-
turn trip around the world IN eighty days
Jules verne. two years later. wrote this
~ Il nrtson. cornerca lawyers. coctcrs.
cIorioass. By quoting three columns OF
Bible to release Woodhull-claain from
Beecher. ~. Now lnnatlc bylaw. through
six courts. Now living Ia NiIis palace.
IS against $1,000 q week. At Trnin-Vflh.
daughter always has room for me In the
country. Played Carnegie forty years
ahead. Three generations living OF Credit
Mobiller. Author dosen books out Of print
(Vide who's VINO. Aliibone. ADpleton's'
Cyclopedial. Four hines around the world.
First. two years. Second. eighty days. 20.
Third, nlxty-seven and a half days. 90
Fourth. sixty days. shortest record. "a
Through Psychic Telepathy, am doubling
age 5tth year. young
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN,
%fills paiace.
President Drirtwood club. 1900 solvent
members.