Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17

rugged, are SET and lmmoyable. His
dark, grey eyes glare strniEni before
him. His heavy, dark, Irregular eye
brUwa are hyphenated by the deep-cui
wrinkles from which a heavy, broad
nose sprInga A dark mouslache, ir-
regular and ragged az Il II had beer
Lltten, struggles below the DOWNWARD
corners OF a thin-lipped, tlghuy-sei
mouth.
II is the figure of man who would
fight better with an axe than a rapier
The short. thick neck, the big, heavy
hands. the square. heavy taws-every
limb and feature speak OF masterful
physical rather than Of intellectual
strength, The power that belongs 10
unrolening grip and unrelaxiug EFFORT
rather than the power that comes OF
inspiration or genius,
The Ggure Of man with a giants
strength and the look N man who
would use II Ike giant.
He may be seen siriding quickly
through the big ground floor Office with
q keen look 10 Plight and left at the
rows Of clerks intent on their work,
Who know too much to look up at him
~ he passes 10 the glass-p artltioned
corner which serves him for a private
Office Here he may be seen al work
any one may see him, since glass Is
transparent at his desk In the corner
furthest from the window. rapidly 60
lng through the pile OF statements and
reports and propositions awaiting him,
and quickly passing them one by Qne
~ his partners and assistants with the
brlefest, curtest words OF instruction or
comment
Bankers and flnancers. railroad
magnates. end other captains Of indus
try come IN TO see him, They are not
kept Walting-no one II who has bust
ness with him, business that Is worth
his while. Seeing through the glass
that he IL at his desk they enter
straightway say what they have 10 say
In as few words as pogsible--f0r he
gares impatlently at every roundabout
wOrd-receive their answers In fever
words still, "1'll do IT," or ''see Mr..
Perkins about that" or II won't do IT,
land retire to give way TO the next I'M
announced visitor
But there ia no man IN the world so
inaccessible to the person who has no
lie SMOKES big black cigars incos-
sanity while he works; he drinks tea
with his luncheon, he is fond OF good
dlnner he fancles collie dogs; the name
he chooses for each Of his yachts IL
the Corsair-almost the only clrcum-
sttnce win q touch Of revelation that
Is known OF HIM he Is a devoted
church member, ana sometimes takes
~ the collection at the Epis-Jpifian
church he attends, he IN an enthusr,a.
and connoisseur Of art, as dealers and
collectors all the world over Of whes-
ever Is rarest and most expensive kla,,
we'll Greek antiques, bronzes. carv-
ings pictures by old and new masters
books whatever Is unique and price
less ne acquires while museums hesl-
tate at the cost.
lie Is a munIilcent donor to public In.
stitutions. and open handed, though 81
lent, IN MS charities, These and few
other circumstances of his outer aspect
New York knows Of together with the
scantiest details Of his career. The
men who were his piaymates as a boy
as Hartford where he was born, hardly
recall more than his name. He was
silent boy who went his own way. Az
The Engllsh high school at Boston.
whore he received the greater part Of
his education, he revealed no promise
OF distinctions; he revealed nothing
concerning himself, 80 little that most
OF his contemporaries have forgotten
him. At Gottngen. In Germany. where
h. finally studied for two years, he
seems TO have left no trace behind him.
At 20 years OF age he entered business
as a partner IN the financial Arm OF
Dabney Morgan & Co.; next became
partner in the firm OF Drexel, Morgan
& Co.. working In connection with his
fathers business In London, the Drex-
el business IN Philadelphia. and the
corresponding house OF Drexel. Harjes
y Co. Of Paris. Plenty OF profitable
business, Of which more hereafter he
did in those days, but II was all before
bis real career began.
II was not until 1895 with the new
era OF American finance dawnlng that
he established the banking house Of
Worldwide operations. J. T. Morgan &
Co OF New York and everywhere,