The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-13
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~ narrow counter. breast high, at
HIF%A%1 one end and a closed, door viii
- - a ground-glass window panel
GLIB a5Gne o Sds i thG eytraase
nate who sees possibly one out OF every e'c
fifty hat seek him. pr ssure O We T,a
electric button is followed 6y me rs qn an,
nsanins sha poiis Rapf ss Wish
to see ?ii'S suiutes the ear Of, the visitor
s7sS Is Mr. George !. Could I'M
8.NVrite the mature OF your pusln e 's ~
b This sadlnonition being obeyed the caro-
is taken In at the wndo the voice i,
fmurmurs q will see II Mr.. g ould ~
The WIND shuts is d Wl5n opens .
$sedate, shurp-eyed ma n ppe: with n me
card lin his ha nd. This is "A H. Ga LEI
secret ary OF wa rious Gould y corpora ions
George j. Gould from all kinds OF gin-i
gtrusions No person whom the busy
5Inulti- Millionaire does not actually want an Z
TO soc gets CO I no isual for
.You desire to see ould abo'' ;7 "A
eyes. IL possible. 4 53st3 s4i s$
.3"Could you not as well transact your
business with me 4? Slr. Gould ssis very
:N i;i, exactly; would Ike e see M
..I am very sorry, but he lis now o .!, Y
pied and will not have asnoment5to 2 spare
Ifmight call to-morro'w?" interrogas- ga.
lively. !,
..As You please and with a courteous
bow Mr. Ca ef with draws TO the inner .oi 4
View repeat his VISIT no would have mo
better luck. After Mr-yS Calef3 has once
proposed tina t. a callers business be trans
acted with him tha tsaller n,id
Callers business to know lust whom On his
EMPLOYER desires to- see and such 1; per-
soma ges are admitted viii (, e3 y,
r ~ nie and socally are fire.
n ain ohed up" BY Mr.. calef not from
any lack Of respect, but because. he bus
mess demands MI Gouds t1mes fa
fourth floor of the Western JnionS = uild-
ing in New York city Is such tina t n'ea ~
all OF lis daily visitors M MN by "a y
pointment. Il. sSs5j
"sentnels ike Mr.. C'alef gll.a 70 =, me
not only in New York. but In 3 BOSTON, y
had ssnsss cnefEg sHn @
usually bear the fticial q title of private
secretary. Sometimes, however, the Y are
executive officers g grea fnr =
long time the absolute confidence of INC =,
dominant power find the scope aof th y,
dntesl and responsible ties creas g IRON
Es dWsf &c YEAR pSn, y
man Of William X va nd erbllt For. a
number of years Mr.. r ossit ter was treas e
uyer Of the New York Central Hailr aGa,1
panny in charge OF tile. financial depart
@ment. and his SON Is treasurer. Mr. VAN
derbits desk is In osslters (, OF Z,
hce in the Grand Central !, Z, ) "
|3friend---can see Mr.ivanderbilt during bus
|iness hours without. passing IunderIreyisW
by Mr.. Rossiter Ir,yanderbiltype srssao' q !
rule. One day al ew York bank presl,,
! dent OF some note called a the Grand
Central Station and asked for y. Is n,
derbilt He was told by q O, e ,h RI
Rosster Feeling that his business tal1a.
! Ing and the character Of his mission. 7,
! of prime Importance, he #decllned ~ u. N
isfy Maite any outslda Mr.
room until the latterIcane out. Without
thought d any rebuff he started TO ma !, 7.
rate his Grand antocra.t so tne
however i'eSe &. as MI, Vanderbilt caught the
! drift Of his remarks he said Z, (,
/ - "Pardon me, you rnll stt SEQ Nj Rossl'
And the bank presid dent say MI Ro IS
| opportunity toltransact business WI = N :
! Vanderbilt, the latter having 1nst cio ss
his affairs prelin,irl 70 " fac!! Z!
| cruise. IT may be renal en @lnciq1entatls
i that r. Y. w. r ossiter rs no ~ dlsa gree
i able man to see. Att mere ls !tsIse 9.
| ness and postiVenessS In his ma nners ne Y
tactfuljand Inclined to be good ma tur e
Probably the best known private see I5,
| tary III railroad circles is Horace G, ~
Val. who for score Of yea rs ia p ,Nn
the right hand mar of Cha uncey M .io 9.
pow. lIc was priva to 70 sJa ms
II. Rutter, who preceded ~ D,e e., e e
president OF the New York Contra !, J ~ !,
since the sena tor has me cha irIlita ~
OF all OF tho Vanderbilt sdlreGS q =,
rates Mr.. Du Val has rem alnea WIZ ~ = y
| In position Of the closest persona am, ~
official confidence 1t is 30 ubttui at's ~
is d keener reader OF human Azure % ~ "a
| earth than aHarrY' Du His LINN \,
works with the dual ffectiy eness -, ~
X-ray and an automatic kscre 81 ,i ~
impostor who tries to bra go, ~ qr gdse
Dm val will find himself Yer ines nski.
and hnrs du combat he :. q II
story, Pretty nearly all az the H
railrg2aaa m a M ", ~ ~
know i ihen,. = Tile unerring ], acenfa g,
With which he sizes np On applicant s 1nt
arts. Az a buffer between MI. l2,e IA IR,,a
ana local who ask "a aueces a
lie seems 70 be sushi.toi,ed m a on e s