The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01

eral other Continental cities. he travelled
to 81. Petersburg to visit a friend. who
took him home in one OF the rattle-trap
tramcars that had long been fixtures Of the
Cars capital Mr. Werner Was SO dis
gusted with that mode Of getting around
that be said, jokingly. TO his companion;
I've q notion TO come to this town and
give il electric railways"
The friend took the remark seriously.
III you can get the proper concessions
from the authorities, he said. you'll make
a mint Of money
That remark made Mr.. Werner prick up
his ears. and. whereas he had planned to
remain In 81. Petersburg scarcely . week,
he stayed two months making tnvestiga-
tons and talking TO officials. When he de.
parted he carried back to Pittsburg an
agreement between himself and the Cars
representatives for modern transport alton
lines in the Russian seat of government.
The men who had hacked him before
we're only TOO wiling 10 back him again,
and 50, to-day. q former Yankee horse-car
driver Is the street railway king Of Russia.
Another Pittsburg man who has recently
become widely known as q street railway
power Is Judge J II. Reed. His prominence
and his fortune Of - .UOO, 600 hs We come 10
him only within the last few years, but both
are the direct result Of years OF study u
corporation law during spare moments.
When a young man Judge Reed went
from q n.ighboring town TO Pittsburg
where he read law In the office In which he
earned his bread and butter as a clerk
He stayed there until he was admitted to
the bar, and then he rented q dingy little
room and hung OFT his single.
A. he had few clients to represent for
the first few years ~ his legal experience
lac took the opportunity TO inform himself
thoroughly In corporation Law, Of which
he had been ext remedy fond a. a student
Some years later. while be was prosecuting
case in court against q railroad. that
property's officials became aware u the
| fact that hs was more than q match for
| their attorneys. and after tbs case had been
disposed of they made Mr.. Rad their legal
representative In Pittsburg
Along in the 'pOs the railroad got into .
| suit ia which million OF two was 81 stake.
/ and William x Vanderbilt. who by that
4 time owned . majority u the stock. sum
| noned all the roads attorneys 20 New YORK
| for q consultation a. 10 the hest met hod "
| d.fendh.x the oAse soore ~ lawyers
were present and ninets~n gave involved
| reasons Why ths suit should In defended
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