Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-08

ful lie seems to have the entire rail
road situation of the country absolutely
in hand, also. No man can better give a
writer on railroad matters IDEAS on which
to base comprehensive articles
No Leisure Till p. in.
1t is hardly necessary to say that Mr..
Fish IS an extremely busy man. A news
paper man who went to his office recent
ly to see him was told by a friend there
that good time TO see him would be
about o'clock in the evening This may
seem a gross exaggeration, but it is ac-
tually true that Mr.. Fish may often be
found hard at work at his Office at that
hour, even in summer No man, busy or
otherwise is more accessible than he
when he can find a moment to see his
callers. Once in his presence, it is even
more difficult to get away than it was to
get in. This great railroad chief will. of
his own volition, chat most Interestingly,
not only of Illinois Central and railroad
matters in general but of his farm at
Garrisons and numerous other topics as
well.
He is extremely plain in his tastes,
particularly in the matter of dress. The
same is true of Mr. Hartman and George
Gould, Mr. Flsh's business dress is in
variably plain sack suit, coat, vest, and
trousers, all of the same material. His
neckwear and linen, while always neat
in the extreme, are perfectly plain.
Mr. Hartman also wears a plain sack
suit, low turnover collar, and a small
plain black bow. George Gould never ap-
pears in business hours in anything but
a plain sack suit, his favorite materials
being blue or black serge All three
pieces of the suit are always of the same
material-no figured waistcoats or
striped trousers. Ms neckwear is cor
resPondingly simple.
Mr.. Fish cares little for the gayetv and
couvcntionalties Of Newport, where Mrs.
Fish is so prominent, but takes far more
delight in his farm at Garrisons- on the
Hudson, of which he is wont to speak Of
ten to his callers at the Illinois Central
office.
Other Roads Similarly Ruled
The great Rock Island syst TEN, since it
passed to the present management, has
been directed chiefly from New York L.
+. Ioree, when president of the Rock IS
land Company, had his headquarters in
New York, and now Robert Mather, his
successor, has come here from Chicago
to direct the properties. b. f. YoaIium,
until recently president, now chairman
of the board of directors of the Frisco
system is supposed to have his main Of
flee in ST. Louis, but he spends more
time in New ! orll than there 1t is prac-
ticaIly true chat the Rock Island system,
the largest in the world, is in the hands
Of bankers, and is directed by them from
New York, as are the Hartman. Gould.
and Illinois Central systems. With the
exception OF the Wabash, none of the
lines OF these systems comes nearer New
York than Buffalo or Pittsburg, while
most of them do not extend east of Chi
cngo, thousand miles from New York
With the exception of the Rock Island
all the great railroad systems mentioned
are specimens not only of the new style
of railroading outlined, namely. the di-
rcctiOn of a great Western railroad prop
erty by banker from his New York of
flee, but also of one-man power, both in
the organization of the properties and
their management.
Another example of the one man pow
er regime is w. X Vanderbilt. head of
the large system of railroads bearing the
name of his family. Mr.. Verderbilt is
president of only few of the companies
in the Vanderbilt system, but he is the
supreme authority in every company, |
nevertheless. All matters of importance
must have his approval, and if he is |
abroad he passes upon them by cable, if |
OF sufficient Importance, otherwise by |
mail. As a matter of fact. because of |
his long trips abroad. Mr.. Vanderbilt |
transacts more business from London. |
Paris and other European centers than
from his Office in the Grand Central sta
tion in New York
Another that might be mentioned in
the Southern Railway, Samuc! Spencer,
its president, has spent most cf his time
in New York, although the main Office of
the company is in Washington, D. c.
1T should be said in passing that Mr..
Spencer has managed his property with
marked success, having brought the pre-
fewed stock up to the full ) per cent
dividend basis from a point where the
share holders received no return on their
yestmcnt.-Wash. Post.
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