The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-14

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 Tn the death of Themas Mast this city and country loses one of it's most fa- nous eartoenists, His most noteworthy work, the work with which hs name will always be associated, was done when New York city was dominated by Tweed and his gang, He was a prolific and forceful oartooniet, of late years his style of work was not in great demand. but his name was SO wid sly known that he devised a system of lectures and sketches which greatly enriched him. At the time of the failure of Grant & Ward, MT, Mast was in very comfortable cir cumstanoes. but his savings were iTn- paired by the failure. At the time of his death he was consul-general at Guaya- quil Ecuador. Speaking of newspaper men reminds me that Colonel Harvey has recently purchased the Metropolitan mag aEine and the Daily Telegraph, a sport ing paper, Colonel Harvey is one Of the few men who having had an all round newspaper experience abandoned 1t for another business and who having made a large fortune wns willing to re-enter journalism and assume it's exactions Colonel Harvey will make the Daily Tel egraph an important one in sporting mat ters as well as in arts. I also understand that much space will be devoted to demo- cratic politics. Taking Into consideration the people with whom Colonel Harvey works namely Messrs. William c. Whit new, Anthony Brady, Thomas F. Ryan. and August Belmont, it is safe to say that 1t is more than likely that at the proper time Colonel Harvey will be in the race for mayor.
 A meeting of the commissioners of the New York State Commission to the IT .l@aA Tl..n -I-.~ al the permanent offices of the commission in this city. Governor Odell was pres ent. Mir. Edward H. Hartman, presi- dent of the commission, is very desirous of having the sta,e well represented The state building will doubtless be very handsome MT. Louis Stern and MT. Lewis Nixon have the matter of build ing in hand and they favor style of architecture of which the new chamber of commerce Is an excellent model
 
 William c. Whitney when he retired from business stated that he had earn ed vacation and that he was deter mined to enjoy himself. Nobody took him seriously. They believed his love for conducting large enterprises had become so much a part of his nature that he would find 1t impossible to resist the temptation to exploit new fields. But subsequent events proved theR wrong. Whitney Is a many-sided man. His suc- cess was due to his ability to throw himself with all his marvellous energy into the particular thing which at the moment interested him. I remember well when behind a barracade of desks he held the corporation counsels office against all corners. Again, when he practically controlled Tammany; again when he dominated the convention and forced the nomination of Cleveland, and, again when he said to me, q propose to take off my coat and work for street railroads all summer. He took off his coat with good results. And when he put his coat on he went to work at mak- ing the Saratoga racetrack what 1t is today-the greatest track in the United States. But MT. Whitney has son, MT. Payne Whitney. I understand Payne Whitney has sold out his share in the racing firm of Duryea and Whitney to his partner, and now proposes to give all his time to looking after the large family interests. It Is hard work for a young man with such a father to forge his way in the world and to establish a commanding identity of his own. Yet. this Is what Payne Whitney IS deter mined to do. He is ambitious Of being a factor in this busy world, to be some thing beyond man who married van derbilt and owned a string of thorough breds Payne Whitney somewhat re- sembles William c. Whitney in appear ance. He is tall. naturally clever, capa- ble of great exertion anu possesses ready faculty for embracing details. He has had the advantage of his fathers counsel and advice, and profitng by such tutorship he has every chance of becom- ing a great factor in the financial world.