The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
BY CARL FREDERICK AcKERMAN

ing antltheses-pliab BILE u1avbe as A
garland OF roses. II one would he poetic
and. again, as firm as a rock on the
hills that have yielded him his vast
wealth.
So quiet, so reserved. so dignified
that he might have been taken for a
member Of the judiciary, as he sat at
his desk in his Office at 4s Wall
street. one day last week and looked
his visitor full in the face, searching
him with A lighting glance. A swift
question: then. as a regiment relaXes
at a command. the tenseness left the
features Of the great organizer and L
was welcome.
Man Of millions. political power.
controller Of the destnies of thou
sands Of persons who depended upon
him for a livelihood; the largest indi-
vidual owner OF copper holdings in
the world. member Of the United
States Senate, art connoisseur and df-
rector IN dozens of institutions and
corporations. the nan who is said to
have the largest income of any person
in the world-how shall ne be de-
scribed?
AS one who has risen from the low
" walks Of life to a power in the
financial and political world, he
surely must bear characteristics and
possess qualities with which few are
endowed. Always erect, he is about
feet Sk inches in height. His
shoulders are spare. his frame is lean.
his features are sharply cast He has
the eyes Of the eagle. They search an
interrogation with a penetrating glance
and speak when his lips are dumb.
His chin is covered with a luxuriant
brown beard and his upper lip with
carefully trained mustache. His hair
is still abundant. and now. in the
s!Xty-fifth year Of his busy life, shows
only a streak here and there. His
eyebrows are bushy and far protrud-
ing. the eyebrows OF a thinker, of a
man who closes his eyes upon a prob
lem one instant TO open them the next
and settle the disposition Of properties
and determine destinies.
Senator Clark has the face %
man OF determination. of quick. de-
cisive power. but still one that is
shrewd enough not to miss the minor
details Of undertakings which often
mean so much for their success or
failure. he inDresses you with the
belief that he viii fight. and fight on
with the tenacity OF a bulldog, and
falling in the last ditch will rise and
fight again.
His words are chosen, carefully
chosen: his voice is well modulated.
rarely rising above the tone used in
ordinary conversation. 1t was his
quiet demeano=. his soberness, his
seriousness, which can, if necessary,
give way 10 forceful and dramatic de-
nunciation, that impressed me. While
his frame is not large, it is we'll mus
BILE. agile-a combination of physical
acQuirements which are the result Of
years OF continuous activity at his
mining properties in Montana and
other States, where one must be alert
and quick and active when climbing
among the rocks and debris upon a
tour Of inspection.
Climbing mountains did Senator
Clark a world Of good in making him
a strong man. as the healthful noun
tain air developed his lungs and made
his heart full and strong.
What about this man-his hopes,
his ambitions, his yearnings in the
autumn OF his life, when the apex OF
his career has been reached and there
is nothing TO do but look forward for
another morld to conquer?
The private life Of Senator Clark is
laid bare for the first time.
II you were worth a great many
million dollars. how would you live
and what would you do?
Well. Senator Clark has got several
hundred million dollars, and this is
how he passes his time:
His habits are simple, his REQUIRE
ments few. He has his fads, as YOU
have yours. He is very unlike the Hi
Ia
what he would do If he suddenly
found himself possessed of a few mill
ion dollars replied that he would en-
gage an extensive suite Of rooms at
the WaldoTf-Astoria. dine we'll with
plenty Of rich wine; leave a call for
five o'clock in the morning, retire
and when the porter came to call him
yell over the transom that he didn't
have to and would be - if he would
get up.
The Senator is an early riser. He
acquired the habit during early davs
on the farm. when the cows had to be
MIXED and he did the milking. He
IS in New York only a small part OF
the year. but when he is there he
takes his breakfast shortly before
eight o'clock-that is, after he has
stretched his muscular limbs in a
short jaUnt
Breakfast is not sumptuous His
morning and midday meals are very
light and simple. and he waits until
the days duties are performed. when
he leisurely partakes OF a rather gem
erous dinner in the evening Then he
walks again. Leaving the Lisbon
apartments at 175 West Fiftv-
eighth street. where he lives with his
daughter, Mrs. E. w. Culver, having
one apartment for himself and an
other for his art treasures, he starts
with q swinging pace to Fifth avenue
and heads for the south.
There are many mornings when he
does not reach his Office until moor.
r2uf the hours intervening ha+u,aa,,