The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

" La n ALL
The weIl-knOyn who V~an9uished
Phiaeas T. BaTnum, the next greatest
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. April 1s.-Eyery5ody knows
what the greatest show on earth is Ike
but who Of all the millions that gaze on its
splendors has ever seen the proprietor on
tire show bills the owners set forth are
Barnum & Bailey. But ?. T. Barnum has
been dead these twelve years. Who. then,
remains?
James Anthony Bailey is the man. He
has really been at the head of the gigantic
show for twenty years. yet he Is so wrapped
up in his work. so forgetful of self. so care
less OF fame. that not one in ten thousand
could tell You what he looks like. He IS
about the show from dawn until hours after
dark. watching with the masters eye every
detail OF its manifold ACTIVITIES; yet to the
casual observer he seems but an ordinary
slghtseeT. deeply interested in the spectacle
This man met and vauquished P. T. Bar
mum in the business that the veteran had
made SYNONYMOUS with his name; he has
earned millions OF dollars at 1t and extend
ed Il in directions that the pioneer never
dreamed Of; yet he is as deeply Interested
IN Il to-day and as fOrgetful OF self as is a
master concentrated on a difficult game Of
LIVES ONLY FOR THE SHOW.
imagine q man Of medium height and
m az me.c age b1 9Sm ePiif more DaN ariIity, With a
good, big. forceful nose and clear, gray
blue eyes. ever ready to twinkle in mirth-
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thick gray beard plentifuiiy splashed with
reddish brown. He looks IS. but Is really
He wears no jewelry, has no fads or frip-
psries. wastes no time or effort on super
huiues- He spends fourteen hours a DAY
absorbed IN the work made necessary oy
somswhere In his letters to his son Old
Sefs Of ft thasr ~paednsthonse must be al the
world to him-art, music, literature. com
HeFG must Te eat dR2 liaEE: s s@e,q a@d b sxsISsnid the
business. That is the James A Bailey
plan Or. rather, it doesn't seem 10 be a
bought a string OF fine trotting horses and
speedway behind a pair that held the record
Of 2:14 to a wagon. No use. 1t bored him
to death.
this" he said. There isn't any excitement
In fast driving. Sell the horses" And they
hunting, yachting, polo. golf or the auto
mobile Mr. Bailey derives from his absorb
ing business.
TIRES OUT YOUNGER MEN.
His activity and endurance are phe-
Domenal," says r. F. Hamilton, for years
one OF his most trusted lieutenants, while
no millionaire anywhere on earth works
as hard, and therein lies the true secret OF
I all his pleasures. Other wealthy men en-
bark on excursions OF pleasure. in yachting.
hunting. sightseeing Mr.. Bailey works,
not because he has 10. but because he
wants 10.
HIS generosity is ~unDOunCed. Inc army
of people in his employ he looks upon as
sn a great degree his especial charge. and
they IN return consider him the most gen
erous OF employers-the best OF friends. And
that happy relationship has existed for
many years, a living testimonial to the
worth Of the great and Eooc man WHO
the proud position OF the greatest show
man that ever lived"
Just now the giant OF the show business
has Office hours at Madison Square Garden
from 7 o'clock every morning until 9 O'Clock
every night He is up at $50 a m; break
way from his home on washingsJn Heights
to the show. There he is all over the house
at all sorts Of odd hours. He knows almost
every one Of his army of SOS employees by
name. They are not only his empioyes-they
are his friends and business partners Many
years. When he made the concern into a
stock company a few years ago he pre-
employees. The newest canvasrnen in the
concern got one share apiece Older en-
ployes received according TO their impor-
lance and length OF service
BUSINESS IN THE EVENING.
The snowman goes home to dinner at 4
.. m. he spends half an hour or so after
dinner chatting with his wife and smoking
q cigar; then back to business. While the
show is In winter quarters he IS working
harder than ever. Several times a week he
has 10 go to the quarters at Bridgeport
He always takes the 6 a m train. His
luncheon is a cup Of coffee and a sandwich
at the Bridgeport railroad station while
waiting for the train. and ne is in the New
York ofice in Forty-second street ready
for business. at 2 p. m At I p, m, to the
dot. he is home.
His little chihuahua dogs. Punch and
Judy. OF a rare Mexican breed. are waiting
frisk about his heels. Frolicking with them
is the onlv play in which this hard-work-
ing millionaire ever indulges.
After dinner every evening he goes to
the hlliard-room with a bundle OF maps,
plans. etc. He knows every show town in
the United States. how to get in and out of
IL. the number OF inhabitants, the business
they are In. the facilities for bringing peo-
pie in from. the surrounding country TO see
all over the billiard table. There the
\ Snowman works until bedtime; absorbed
forgetful OF all else in the world but his
show He knows ali the difficulties TO be
met, enjoys graphing with them. conquer
fascination OF a game Of chess. 1t is a de-
nRhtful pastime in which every move has
been thousht out long IN advance:
No matter what complication arises. the
Snowman has been over the ground long
before and has his solution ready. Men
come to him with schemes involving hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars: schemes full
OF detail. He hears them out and answers
with q simple yes or 10. They think he
He hasn't. He has decided on the Sour
of three or four months before
his PREJUDICE AGAINST CANES
Mr.. Bailey has his little prejudices. For
example. he hates canes. Canes consume
time.
he says. he wastes from three tc nye sec
onds putting away his cane, and from
three to five seconds in finding II when he's
going away. Then IL he forgets It he has
TO come back and spend a minuts or two
looking for II. Think OF wasting hours o.
every year like that"
Mr.. Bailey measures time by seconds
On the first night OF this seasons show
the performance lasted thirty minutes too
long. He clipped half 6 minute on each
act next DAY. Result. a programme Of
proper length. 1t Sc paradoxicSl but true
that he saves 30 many loose odds and ends
of time that be never Is In q hurry. Nc