Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-29
GLIMPsEs OF HEINzE.
Boyhood Days of Butte's Young Mine Owner.
INCIDENTS DEPICTING HIS TRAITS

1N0ADhN 46 O1L AO4ANU hA0 AAsA140 l Mother of the Speculative Young Mining Engineer Recalls Some Tn
 Her Boy'a Early Life-She Says He
 Is n Good Som, but Too Busy to Get | Married.
 Fritz Is kind hearted boy, gener- ous and true as steel. If he gets the right kind of wife she'll be a very happy woman
 The speaker was Mrs. Otto o. Heinze, mother of the successful young mine owner and mining engineer, F. Au- 1 gustus Heinze of Butte, Mont, who has been fighting the Rockefellers and their associates in legal battle in- l volving millions.
 It was at the old homestead on Pierrepont street, Brooklyn, the other day that Mrs Heinze consented to talk of her sons boyhood to reporter from the New York World.
 Fritz was always serious minded, thoughtful lad" said Mrs. Heinze. "He never had chance to indulge l much in athletics, as in Germany, | where he went to school when he was 1 about nine years old, not so much at tention is given to athletics as In this country. Then, later, when he went first to the Polytechnic. in Brooklyn, and afterward to Columbia School of Mines, he was living, of course. in New | York city and had not so much chance for sport as the students in out of town colleges.
 "He has always been full of fun, though, and thoroughly appreciates | joke. It was through no luck Of appre- citation Of the humor of the situation that he came to me one day when he was 8 very little fellow going to school here in Brooklyn and said: Mother, when I am a man am going to be called by my middle name, Augustus, and not Fritz any longer. The boys call me German Fritz, and don't I like it,
 You know" said Mrs. Heinze, 'his father was German, although I am an American. The funny part of 1t was l that when he went to school in Ger many he was again singled out on ac- count of his nationality, but this time l because he was an American.
 "@They tease me at home because I l am German and call me German Fritz 1 and tease me here because I am an 1 American and call me Yankee Frank he said rather quizzically. I'll be l Fritz no longer, but Augustus
 "He kept his word" said Mrs. Heinze, l smiling. "He is only Fritz to the home Il 1Nv s EQ<s %A,n 4s l to ridicule, but always ready and quite able to fight his own battles and punish l the offenders. His chief characteristics have always been determination, appli- cation and tenacity of purpose.
 "An old friend of the family met me the other day and in speaking of my son said: T never hear of his success but think of an incident in which he was literally the moving figure which occurred when he must have l been not more than seven or eight 1 years old. saw him one day fully a half mile from his home tearing down the street after another boy, who was running as though his life depend ed upon it.
 "'Why, what's the matter, FritzY I asked, seeing that he had been running long distance.
 %Oh,' he called over his shoulder, fhat fellow kicked me, and I am chas- ing him to pay him back
 1 "And he did catch him finally, al- though he had been chasing him all the way from home. think if he had not caught him Fritz would be chas- ing him yet
 "That is rather indicative of my sons character" said Mrs. Heinze simply. 'He never forgets friend. Once your friend, you will find him always loyal, and nothing that he has is too good 1 for those he loves. He Is generous to l a fault.
 My eldest boy. Otto, was in school in Hildesheim, Germany. So when Fritz was nine we took him over and I placed him there too. Tn talking to one of the professors of the school I asked what progress the boys were making and how they compared in l work.
 Well he said slowly, Otto is quicker, but Fritz bites into the heart of sour apple.'
 Doesn't that just express itg' said Mrs Heinze appreciatively.
 When he was about thirteen we brought Fritz home and put him to school at the Polytechnic. MT. Heinze thought the German schooling was good for the boys while they were young in order to fix the language firmly in their minds, but he wanted them to grow up good Americans; so, of course, the main part of their edu- cation was gained here.
 From little fellow Fritz's greatest delight was the study of minerals and the conformation of the earth. In walking along country road have often seen him pick up one stone after another, studying and comparing 1 them. There was no use trying to in- duence him. It was his natural bent. When he went to Columbia, he chose the course of the School of Mines, rath-